The 1928 NCAA Wrestling Championships were contested at the first annual

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-sponsored wrestling meet to determine the individual national champions of

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in the

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. The inaugural edition was hosted by the

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(now known as Iowa State) at

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. Unlike later editions in 1929 and 1930, and every NCAA Wrestling Championship event since 1934, no team championship was awarded. A total of seven individual championships were awarded across seven corresponding weight classes.

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, nonetheless, won four of the seven weight classes and have been subsequently deemed the 1928 unofficial national team champions.

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