NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1956 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Myron Roderick, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Myron RoderickOKST
  2. 2Bobby LyonsOU
  3. 3Vic DeFelicePITT
  4. 4Frank HirtMICH

Championship

Round of 32 · 2 bouts

  1. Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech over Les Turner, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec · View bout
  2. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech over Don Burchard, Texas A&M — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  2. Bob Mancuso Sr. (6), Kansas State over John Vovos, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:59 · View bout
  3. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Alvin Taylor, City College (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Frank Hirt, Michigan over Kent Townley, Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over John Johnston (3), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Joe Alissi (4), Springfield (MA) over Rudy Napoli, Ohio — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  7. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Earle Edwards, Wisconsin — Dec 11–2 · View bout
  8. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ed Weatherly, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Frank Hirt, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over Bob Mancuso Sr. (6), Kansas State — Dec 1–1 · View bout
  3. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  4. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Alissi (4), Springfield (MA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Myron Roderick (1), Oklahoma State over Bobby Lyons (2), Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

  1. Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State (CA) over Alvin Taylor, City College (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Earle Edwards, Wisconsin over Alfred Carson, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Frank Hirt, Michigan over Jim Bodenhamer, San Diego State (CA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Hirt, Michigan over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Earle Edwards, Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Frank Hirt, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

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