NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1930 NCAA Championships

155 lb

Champion James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1James 'Otto' KellyMICH
  2. 2Bryan WatkinsCentral Oklahoma

Championship

Round of 16 · 1 bout

  1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over Paul Myers, West Virginia — Dec TA 5:57 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over Wilbur Juhl, Iowa State — Dec TA 1:16 · View bout
  2. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over George Whitney, Rochester Tech (NY) — Fall 6:29 · View bout
  3. Phil Berry, Oklahoma over LeRoy McGuirk, Oklahoma State — Dec · View bout
  4. Woods Talman, Virginia Military over Cecil Cree, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec TA 6:45 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma — Dec TA 4:01 · View bout
  2. Phil Berry, Oklahoma over Woods Talman, Virginia Military — Dec TA 7:45 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. James 'Otto' Kelly, Michigan over Phil Berry, Oklahoma — Dec TA 6:46 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation semifinal · 1 bout

  1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over George Whitney, Rochester Tech (NY) — n/r · View bout

Placement bouts

2nd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bryan Watkins, Central Oklahoma over Phil Berry, Oklahoma — n/r · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.