NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1942 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion Dick DiBatista, Pennsylvania.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Dick DiBatistaPENN
  2. 2Leon MartinUNI
  3. 3Paul ChronisterKSU
  4. 4Ken BerryILL

Connected 1942 175-pound bracket

Tap a name to follow that wrestler

Key
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Jump to finalJump to placements

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

9 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 1 bout

    7 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Paul Chronister, Kansas State over John Spalink (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dick DiBatista (1), Pennsylvania over Herman Cox, Illinois State — Dec 11–0 · View bout
    2. James Galles (2), Michigan over Quentin Joy, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Leon Martin (3), Northern Iowa over Ken Berry, Illinois — Fall 7:10 · View bout
    4. Paul Chronister, Kansas State over Tracy Young, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dick DiBatista (1), Pennsylvania over Paul Chronister, Kansas State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Leon Martin (3), Northern Iowa over James Galles (2), Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dick DiBatista (1), Pennsylvania over Leon Martin (3), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 5 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation semifinal

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Ken Berry, Illinois over James Galles (2), Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout
      2. Paul Chronister, Kansas State over Herman Cox, Illinois State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Paul Chronister, Kansas State over Ken Berry, Illinois — Dec 13–9 · View bout