1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships

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.

1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Iowa City, Iowa
Dates	March 26th, 1959–March 28th, 1959
Host(s)	University of Iowa
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma State (21st title)
2nd place	Iowa State
3rd place	Oklahoma
MVP	Ron Gray (Iowa State)
← 1958 1960 →

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. "29th NCAA Wrestling Tournament". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 July 2023.