1958 NCAA Wrestling Championship

The 1958 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 28th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. University of Wyoming hosted the tournament at Laramie, Wyoming.

1958 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationLaramie, Wyoming
DatesMarch 28th, 1958–March 29th, 1958
Host(s)University of Wyoming
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State (20th title)
2nd placeIowa State
3rd placeOklahoma
MVPDick Delgado (Oklahoma)
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1959 →

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 77 points and having two individual champions

Dick Delgado of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[1]

Team results

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Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma State 77
2 Iowa State 62
3 Oklahoma 50
4 Michigan State 35
5 Iowa 26
6 Illinois 22
T-7 Wyoming 16
T-7 Cornell 16
9 Pittsburgh 15
T-10 Minnesota State 13
T-10 Lehigh 13

Individual finals

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Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs Dick Delgado, Oklahoma DEC Bob Taylor, Oklahoma State, 8-3
123 lbs Paul Powell, Pittsburgh DEC Bob Herald, Oklahoma State, 11-4
130 lbs Les Anderson, Iowa State DEC Max Pearson, Michigan, 7-5
137 lbs Paul Aubrey, Oklahoma DEC Shelby Wilson, Oklahoma State, 11-9
147 lbs Ron Gray, Iowa State DEC Dick Vincent, Cornell, 6-2
157 lbs Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State RD Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State, 1-1, 1-1
167 lbs Duane Murty, Oklahoma State DEC Dick Ballinger, Wyoming 4-2
177 lbs Gary Kurdelmeier, Iowa DEC Tim Woodin, Michigan State, 6-2
191 lbs Ken Maidlow, Michigan State FALL Pete Newell, Colgate, 4:52
UNL Bob Norman, Illinois DEC Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma, 5-3
Reference:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "28th NCAA Wrestling Tournament". wrestlingstats.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  1. 28th NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.