1960 NCAA wrestling championships

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1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationCollege Park, Maryland
Dates3/24/1960–3/26/1960
Host(s)University of Maryland
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma
2nd placeIowa State
3rd placeWyoming
MVP David Auble (Cornell University)
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1961  

The 1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 30th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. The University of Maryland hosted the tournament in College Park, Maryland.

Contents

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 59 points and having three individual champions.

David Auble of Cornell University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler. [1]

Team results

RankSchoolPoints
1Oklahoma59
2Iowa State40
3Wyoming36
4 Iowa 32
5 Oklahoma State 29
6Lock Haven25
7Penn State23
8Pittsburgh21
9Northwestern20
T-10Northern Illinois17
T-10Cornell17

Individual finals

Weight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs Gray Simons , Lock Haven RD Dick Wilson, Toledo, 3-3, 2-2
123 lbs David Auble , Cornell University DEC Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State, 9-5
130 lbsStan Abel, Oklahoma DEC Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh, 5-2
137 lbsLes Anderson, Iowa State DEC Lester Austin, Syracuse, 6-3
147 lbsLarry Hayes, Iowa State DEC Jerry Frude, Wyoming, 4-1
157 lbsArt Kraft, Northwestern DEC Thad Turner, Lehigh, 5-3
167 lbsDick Ballinger, Wyoming DEC Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State 6-4
177 lbsRoy Conrad, Northern Illinois DEC David Campbell, Oklahoma, 14-13
191 lbsGeorge Goodner, Oklahoma DEC Jack Stanbro, Ithaca, 4-3
UNL Dale Lewis , Oklahoma DEC Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa, 3-1
Reference: [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "30th NCAA Wrestling Tournament". nwhof.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  1. 30th NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.