The 1949 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the seventh 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 University of California, Berkeley at Gymnasium for Men in Berkeley, California.
Defending champions Penn State were bested by Maximillian Younger-led Temple. It was the Owls' first team gymnastics championship.
The individual all-around championship was won by Joe Kotys from Kent State.
Team results The table below reflects the official NCAA record books. However, newspaper recaps of the event reported 15 total teams with additional participation from Arizona, San Jose State, and Stanford who all reportedly scored 0 points. Some coverage reported Minnesota scoring 19 points, while another had major differences including overall placement.
Temple 28 Minnesota 18 Illinois 17.5 California 17 Kent State Michigan State 15 USC 14.5 Army 11 Michigan 10 UCLA 3 Colorado 2 Occidental 1
Individual event finals Medalists Joe Kotys, Kent State (1035) Mel Stout, Michigan State (1025) Bob Stout, Temple (1003) Joe Berenato, Temple (270) Harry Shuler, USC (266) Joe Kotys, Kent State (264) Joe Kotys, Kent State Mel Stout, Michigan State (274) Frank Dolan, Illinois (270) Bob Stout, Temple (277) John Hodes, Army (275) Mel Stout, Michigan State (270) Edsel Buchanan, Michigan (275) Gay Hughes, Illinois (268) Charles Lucchesi, California (257) Charlie Thompson, California (286) Jim Peterson, Minnesota (265) Charles Lucchesi, California (264) Ken Foreman, USC (3.4 sec.) Bob Pearce, USC (4.2 sec.) Bob Howell, California (4.4 sec.) Jerry Todd, USC (276) Lewis Jamison, Army (273) Donald Hedstrom, Minnesota (256)
See also Pre-NCAA Gymnastics Champions
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