1958 NCAA Wrestling Championship

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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
MVP Dick Delgado (Oklahoma)
  1957
1959  

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

Contents

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

RankSchoolPoints
1Oklahoma State77
2Iowa State62
3Oklahoma50
4Michigan State35
5 Iowa 26
6Illinois22
T-7Wyoming16
T-7Cornell16
9Pittsburgh15
T-10Minnesota State13
T-10Lehigh13

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbsDick Delgado, Oklahoma DEC Bob Taylor, Oklahoma State, 8-3
123 lbsPaul Powell, Pittsburgh DEC Bob Herald, Oklahoma State, 11-4
130 lbsLes Anderson, Iowa State DEC Max Pearson, Michigan, 7-5
137 lbsPaul Aubrey, Oklahoma DEC Shelby Wilson, Oklahoma State, 11-9
147 lbsRon Gray, Iowa State DEC Dick Vincent, Cornell, 6-2
157 lbsDick Beattie, Oklahoma State RD Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State, 1-1, 1-1
167 lbsDuane Murty, Oklahoma State DEC Dick Ballinger, Wyoming 4-2
177 lbsGary Kurdelmeier, Iowa DEC Tim Woodin, Michigan State, 6-2
191 lbsKen Maidlow, Michigan State FALL Pete Newell, Colgate, 4:52
UNLBob Norman, Illinois DEC Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma, 5-3
Reference: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "28th NCAA Wrestling Tournament". wrestlingstats.com. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  1. 28th NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.