title: 1939 NCAA Wrestling Championships
text: # 1939 NCAA Wrestling Championships
  
  The 1939 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 12th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at the Mayser Physical Education Center.
  
  Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 33 points and having three individual champions.
  
  Dale Hanson of Minnesota was named the Outstanding Wrestler.
  
  ## Team results
  
  | Rank | School | Points |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Oklahoma A&M | 33 |
  | 2 | Lehigh | 12 |
  | 3 | Illinois | 11 |
  | T-4 | Minnesota | 9 |
  | T-4 | Michigan | 9 |
  | T-4 | Indiana | 9 |
  | T-4 | Franklin & Marshall | 9 |
  | 8 | Penn State | 5 |
  | 9 | City College of New York | 4 |
  | 10 | Appalachian State Teachers College | 3 |
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  ## Individual finals
  
  | Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
  | - | - |
  | 121 lbs | Joe McDaniel, Oklahoma A&M DEC Frank Burgess, Franklin & Marshall |
  | 128 lbs | Dale Hanson, Minnesota DEC Woodrow Rorex, Oklahoma A&M |
  | 136 lbs | Archie Deutschman, Illinois DEC Joe Roman, Indiana |
  | 145 lbs | Harold Nichols, Michigan DEC OT Joe Scalzo, Penn State |
  | 155 lbs | Stanley Henson, Oklahoma A&M DEC William Combs, Michigan |
  | 165 lbs | Henry Matthes, Lehigh DEC Boyd Nelson, Oklahoma A&M |
  | 175 lbs | Chris Traicoff, Indiana DEC OT Henry Wittenberg, City College of New York |
  | UNL | Johnny Harrell, Oklahoma A&M WBF John Sikich, Illinois |
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