Wrestling competition in the US
1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships Sport College wrestling Location Iowa City, Iowa Dates March 26th, 1959–March 28th, 1959 Host(s) University of Iowa Champions Oklahoma State (21st title) 2nd place Iowa State 3rd place Oklahoma MVP Ron Gray (Iowa State)
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 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[ 1] Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 115 lbs Andy Fitch Dick Wilson , Toledo, 3-3, 5-4 123 lbs David Auble 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
Championships in grey were cancelled due to World War II
