NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1953 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Ned Blass, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ned BlassOKST
  2. 2Al PaulekasARMY
  3. 3Bob WirdsISU
  4. 4Ed LanziToledo (OH)

Championship

Round of 16 · 4 bouts

  1. Al Paulekas (1), Army (NY) over Ed Lanzi, Toledo (OH) — Dec 13–4 · View bout
  2. Bob Craig, Lock Haven (PA) over Otis Keller, Cornell (NY) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  3. Dick O'Shaughnessy (4), Michigan over George Dvorozniak, Penn State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Robert McCullough, Wyoming over Keith Kelley, Oklahoma — Dec · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Paulekas (1), Army (NY) over Don Lindell, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 8:32 · View bout
  2. Bob Wirds (2), Iowa State over Bob Craig, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Dick O'Shaughnessy (4), Michigan over Jack Shanahan, Maryland — Dec 10–1 · View bout
  4. Ned Blass (3), Oklahoma State over Robert McCullough, Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Al Paulekas (1), Army (NY) over Dick O'Shaughnessy (4), Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Ned Blass (3), Oklahoma State over Bob Wirds (2), Iowa State — Dec 16–8 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ned Blass (3), Oklahoma State over Al Paulekas (1), Army (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 1 bout

  1. Robert McCullough, Wyoming over Don Lindell, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Wirds (2), Iowa State over Robert McCullough, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Ed Lanzi, Toledo (OH) over Dick O'Shaughnessy (4), Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bob Wirds (2), Iowa State over Ed Lanzi, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.