NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1953 NCAA Championships

115 lb

Champion Hugh Peery, Pittsburgh (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Hugh PeeryPITT
  2. 2Bob ChristensenNW
  3. 3Richard MeeksILL
  4. 4Art HelfFranklin & Marshall (PA)

Championship

Round of 16 · 4 bouts

  1. Art Helf, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Ruben Shehigian, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Cramp, Penn State over Billy Jackson, Arkansas State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Bob Christensen, Northwestern (IL) over Gary McClain (3), Oregon State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Hugh Peery (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Richard Meeks, Illinois — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Christensen, Northwestern (IL) over Bill Cramp, Penn State — Fall 5:01 · View bout
  2. Ed Dawkins, Ursinus (PA) over Chas Ofsthun (4), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Hugh Peery (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Art Helf, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Robert Whelan (2), Southern Illinois Carbondale over George Custer, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Christensen, Northwestern (IL) over Robert Whelan (2), Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Hugh Peery (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ed Dawkins, Ursinus (PA) — Dec 11–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Hugh Peery (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Christensen, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Art Helf, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Bill Cramp, Penn State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Richard Meeks, Illinois over Gary McClain (3), Oregon State — Dec 12–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Art Helf, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Robert Whelan (2), Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Richard Meeks, Illinois over Ed Dawkins, Ursinus (PA) — Dec 12–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Richard Meeks, Illinois over Art Helf, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

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