1956 NCAA wrestling championships
Tournament information | |
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Sport | College wrestling |
Location | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Dates | March 1956–March 1956 |
Host(s) | Oklahoma A&M |
Venue(s) | Gallagher Hall |
Final positions | |
Champions | Oklahoma A&M (19th title) |
1st runners-up | Oklahoma |
2nd runners-up | Pittsburgh |
MVP | Dan Hodge (Oklahoma) |
← 1955 1957 → |
The 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 26th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at Gallagher Hall.
Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 65 points and having one individual champion.[1]
Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[2]
Team results
Rank | School | Points |
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1 | Oklahoma A&M | 65 |
2 | Oklahoma | 62 |
3 | Pittsburgh | 51 |
4 | Iowa | 43 |
5 | Penn State | 27 |
6 | Lehigh | 25 |
7 | Colorado State | 24 |
T-8 | Michigan State | 20 |
T-8 | Illinois | 20 |
10 | Purdue | 13 |
Reference:[2] |
Individual finals
Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
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115 lbs | Terry McCann, Iowa DEC Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh, 6–0 |
123 lbs | Ed Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Harmon Leslie, Oklahoma A&M, 7–5 |
130 lbs | Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 3–2 |
137 lbs | Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State DEC Ron Day, Colorado State, 4–3 |
147 lbs | Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh DEC Dave Adams, Penn State, 6–2 |
157 lbs | Larry TenPas, Illinois DEC Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 4–3 |
167 lbs | Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh DEC Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4 |
177 lbs | Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Roy Minter, Minnesota State, 1:37 |
191 lbs | Ken Leuer, Iowa DEC Jim Gregson, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3 |
UNL | Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma RD Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 4–4 |
Reference:[2] |
References
- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "26th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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