| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Collegiate gymnastics |
| Location |  Annapolis, Maryland |
| Host(s) | United States Naval Academy |
| Venue(s) | Dahlgren Hall |
| Participants | 7 teams |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Illinois (4th title) |
| 1st runners-up | Penn State |
| 2nd runners-up | Minnesota |
| Tournament statistics | |
| All-Around Champion(s) | Newton Loken, Minnesota (1,233.80) |
The 1942 NCAA gymnastics championships were contested at the fifth annual NCAA-sanctioned gymnastics meet to determine the team and individual national champions of men's collegiate gymnastics among its member programs in the United States.[1]
The championships were hosted at Dahlgren Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
Three-time defending champions Illinois again finished on top of the team standings, the Fighting Illini's fourth team title.
The individual all-around championship was won by Newton 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
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
- Italics = Debut appearance
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 | Illinois (DC) | 39 |
 | Penn State | 30 |
 | Minnesota | 23 |
| 4 | Temple | 15.5 |
| 5 | Chicago | 17 |
| 6 | Navy (H) | 13 |
| 7 | Army | 12 |
Individual events
- (H) = Hosts
- (DC) = Defending champions
With the removal of the floor exercise from the program for 1942, only seven individual national championship events were held:
| Event | Champion gymnast | School | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pommel Horse | Caton Cobb (DC) | Illinois | 260 |
| Vault | Earl Shanken (DC) | Chicago | 68.31 |
| Parallel bars | Hal Zimmerman | Penn State | 270 |
| Horizontal bar | Norm Boardman | Temple | 263 |
| Tumbling | George Szypula | Temple | 285 |
| Rope climbing | Dale Cox | Navy (H) | 4.0 |
| Flying rings | Jim Parker | Navy (H) | 153 |
See also
References
- ↑ "NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.