1956_NCAA_Wrestling_Championships

1956 NCAA wrestling championships

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The 1956 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 26th NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Oklahoma A&M in Stillwater, Oklahoma hosted the tournament at Gallagher Hall.

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Oklahoma A&M took home the team championship with 65 points and having one individual champion.^[1]

Dan Hodge of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.^[2]

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Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs	Terry McCann, Iowa DEC Bill Hulings, Pittsburgh, 6–0
123 lbs	Ed Peery, Pittsburgh DEC Harmon Leslie, Oklahoma A&M, 7–5
130 lbs	Myron Roderick, Oklahoma A&M DEC Bobby Lyons, Oklahoma, 3–2
137 lbs	Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State DEC Ron Day, Colorado State, 4–3
147 lbs	Eddie Eichelberger, Lehigh DEC Dave Adams, Penn State, 6–2
157 lbs	Larry TenPas, Illinois DEC Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma A&M, 4–3
167 lbs	Ed DeWitt, Pittsburgh DEC Fred Davis, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4
177 lbs	Dan Hodge, Oklahoma WBF Roy Minter, Minnesota State, 1:37
191 lbs	Ken Leuer, Iowa DEC Jim Gregson, Oklahoma A&M, 5–3
UNL	Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma RD Bob Konovsky, Wisconsin, 4–4
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1956 NCAA wrestling championships