NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1952 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion George Layman, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1George LaymanOKST
  2. 2Bob MorrisUNI
  3. 3Harold ReeceOU
  4. 4Norton ComptonILL

Championship

Round of 16 · 7 bouts

  1. Bob Morris, Northern Iowa over Dick Gunner, Michigan State — Fall 6:00 · View bout
  2. George Layman (1), Oklahoma State over Sam Costanza, Wisconsin — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Harold Reece (3), Oklahoma over Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Len DeAugustino (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Phil Rollins, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–0 · View bout
  5. Leo Ballinger, Wyoming over Sam Ruzic, Iowa State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  6. Norton Compton (4), Illinois over Paul Neville, Colorado — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Rod Norris, Maryland over Warren DePrenger, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 6:45 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Morris, Northern Iowa over Len DeAugustino (2), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. George Layman (1), Oklahoma State over Leo Ballinger, Wyoming — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  3. Harold Reece (3), Oklahoma over Rod Norris, Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Norton Compton (4), Illinois over George Feuerbach, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Morris, Northern Iowa over Harold Reece (3), Oklahoma — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. George Layman (1), Oklahoma State over Norton Compton (4), Illinois — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. George Layman (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Morris, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Leo Ballinger, Wyoming over Delbert Lockwood, Colorado State — Fall 5:13 · View bout
  2. Sam Costanza, Wisconsin over Len DeAugustino (2), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Harold Reece (3), Oklahoma over Leo Ballinger, Wyoming — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Norton Compton (4), Illinois over Sam Costanza, Wisconsin — Dec 10–10 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Harold Reece (3), Oklahoma over Norton Compton (4), Illinois — Dec 8–5 · View bout

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