NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1952 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Gene Nicks, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Gene NicksOKST
  2. 2John WitteORST
  3. 3Ed MaltonyWaynesburg (PA)
  4. 4Dick TorioToledo (OH)

Championship

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Schildgen, Wyoming over Dick Read (4), Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Gene Nicks (1), Oklahoma State over Ed Maltony, Waynesburg (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. Jack Dorfman (3), Minnesota over Norm Bertoia, Northern Colorado — n/r · View bout
  4. John Witte, Oregon State over Dick Torio (2), Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gene Nicks (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Schildgen, Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. John Witte, Oregon State over Jack Dorfman (3), Minnesota — Dec 1–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gene Nicks (1), Oklahoma State over John Witte, Oregon State — Fall 4:19 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dick Torio (2), Toledo (OH) over Bob Schildgen, Wyoming — Dec 1–1 · View bout
  2. Ed Maltony, Waynesburg (PA) over Jack Dorfman (3), Minnesota — Fall 5:01 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ed Maltony, Waynesburg (PA) over Dick Torio (2), Toledo (OH) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

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