The 1942 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the fifth annual National Collegiate Athletic Association-sanctioned men's gymnastics championships to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.
The championships were hosted by the United States Naval Academy at Macdonough Hall in Annapolis, Maryland which marked the first time the event wasn't hosted by the University of Chicago at Bartlett Gymnasium in Chicago, Illinois.
Three-time defending champions Illinois, led by coach Hartley Price, successfully defended their title and won the program's 4th straight and 4th overall team championship.
The individual all-around championship went to Newt Loken from Minnesota.
Due to the onset of World War II, this would be the final NCAA men's gymnastics championships until 1948, six years later.
Team results The table below reflects the official NCAA record books. However, newspaper recaps of the event reported participation by Maryland who scored 0 points.
Illinois 39 Penn State 30 Minnesota 23 Temple 20 Chicago 17 Navy 13 Army 12
Individual event finals According to the NCAA record books, Calisthenics (now known as the Floor Exercise) which was added last year, did not note a champion for 1942. Additionally, newspaper reports do not mention the event either.
Medalists Newt Loken, Minnesota (1233.8) Caton Cobb, Illinois (1100.5) Courtney Shanken, Chicago (1094.6) Caton Cobb, Illinois (260) William Blattman, Navy (247) Courtney Shanken, Chicago (238) Earl Shanken, Chicago (68.31) Louis Fina, Illinois (67.58) Newt Loken, Minnesota (67.21) Hal Zimmerman, Penn State (270) Caton Cobb, Illinois (267) Newt Loken, Minnesota (254) Norm Boardman, Temple (263) Edwin Trybala, Penn State (246) George Eberle, Army (245) George Szypula, Temple (285) Newt Loken, Minnesota (265) Harold Zimmerman, Penn State (265) Dale Cox, Navy (4.0 sec.) George Davis, Navy (4.0 sec.) E. Leavey, Army (4.3 sec.) Jim Parker, Navy (153) W. Hughes, Army (250) Sydney Rudman, Penn State (239)
See also Pre-NCAA Gymnastics Champions
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