The 1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 29th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. The University of Iowa hosted the tournament in Iowa City, Iowa. Oklahoma State won the team championship with 73 points and had two individual champions.

Iowa State's Ron Gray was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[1]

Team results

Team results
Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma State 73
2 Iowa State 51
3 Oklahoma 41
4 Iowa 33
5 Pittsburgh 30
6 Wyoming 25
7 Minnesota State 21
8 Lehigh 20
T-9 Minnesota 17
T-9 Michigan State 17

Individual finals

Individual finals[1]
Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs Andy Fitch, Yale RD Dick Wilson, Toledo, 3-3, 5-4
123 lbs David Auble, Cornell University DEC Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh, 10-4
130 lbs Stan Abel, Oklahoma DEC Les Anderson, Iowa State, 3-2
137 lbs Larry Hayes, Iowa State DEC Shelby Wilson, Oklahoma State, 10-3
147 lbs Ron Gray, Iowa State DEC Jerry Frude, Wyoming, 9-3
157 lbs Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State DEC Sid Terry, Oklahoma, 8-5
167 lbs Ed Hamer, Lehigh DEC Tom Alberts, Pittsburgh 4-0
177 lbs Jim Craig, Iowa DEC Al Blanshan, Minnesota State, 6-5
191 lbs Art Baker, Syracuse DEC Tim Woodin, Michigan State, 9-5
UNL Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State RD Bob Marella, Ithaca, 1-1, 2-0

References

  1. ^ a b "29th NCAA Wrestling Tournament". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_NCAA_Wrestling_Championships
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