1956 NCAA wrestling championships

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.

1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationStillwater, Oklahoma
DatesMarch 1956–March 1956
Host(s)Oklahoma A&M
Venue(s)Gallagher Hall
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma A&M (19th title)
1st runners-upOklahoma
2nd runners-upPittsburgh
MVPDan Hodge (Oklahoma)
← 1955
1957 →

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

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Rank School Points
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

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Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
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

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  1. ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "26th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.