NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1940 NCAA Championships

175 lb

Champion Don Nichols, Michigan.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Don NicholsMICH
  2. 2Garnett 'Tuffy' InmanIND
  3. 3Leon 'Red' ReynardKansas State
  4. 4Joe AschauerKent State (OH)

Championship

Round of 16 · 6 bouts

  1. Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Paul Govedare, Illinois — Dec · View bout
  2. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over Dick Brenneman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec · View bout
  3. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Stanley Koloski, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec · View bout
  4. Leo Wiznitzer, City College (NY) over Denton Caves, Southwestern Oklahoma — Dec · View bout
  5. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over Earl VanBebber, Oklahoma State — Dec · View bout
  6. William Hoffman, Rutgers (NJ) over Lloyd Black, Temple (PA) — n/r · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Leo Wiznitzer, City College (NY) — Dec · View bout
  2. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over James Taylor, Cornell College (IA) — Dec · View bout
  3. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) — Dec · View bout
  4. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over William Hoffman, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 1:53 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) over Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec · View bout
  2. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State — Dec · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Don Nichols (1), Michigan over Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. James Taylor, Cornell College (IA) over Dick Brenneman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec · View bout
  2. Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) over Stanley Koloski, St. Lawrence (NY) — Fall 11:07 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) over Al Crawford (2), Appalachian State (NC) — MFF · View bout
  2. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over James Taylor, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 10:30 · View bout

Placement bouts

2nd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Garnett 'Tuffy' Inman (3), Indiana (IN) over Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State — Dec · View bout

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Leon 'Red' Reynard, Kansas State over Joe Aschauer, Kent State (OH) — Dec · View bout

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