NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1956 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jim SinadinosMSU
  2. 2Ron DayColorado State
  3. 3John PepePSU
  4. 4Joe GrattoLEH

Championship

Round of 32 · 7 bouts

  1. Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech over Charles 'Don' Schoenfeld, Texas A&M — Fall 5:30 · View bout
  2. Bill Muther (4), Illinois over Dean Corner, Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Don Hart, Oklahoma over Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Jerry Ogurkis, Maryland over Lester Kroeger, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) over Marvin Everest, Kansas State — Fall 2:26 · View bout
  6. Simon Roberts, Iowa over Bob Majors, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming over David Simmons, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Muther (4), Illinois over Tom Nevits, Ohio — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Don Hart, Oklahoma over Dave Newland, Oregon — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jarold 'Art' Keith (3), Oregon State over Joe Longton, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) over Jerry Ogurkis, Maryland — Dflt · View bout
  6. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Simon Roberts, Iowa — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  7. Ron Day, Colorado State over Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming over Jim Stevens, New Mexico — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over Don Hart, Oklahoma — Dec 19–15 · View bout
  2. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Bill Muther (4), Illinois — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Ron Day, Colorado State over Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming over Jarold 'Art' Keith (3), Oregon State — Dec 20–13 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over John Pepe (5), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Ron Day, Colorado State over Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over Ron Day, Colorado State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Don Hart, Oklahoma over Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) over Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech — Fall 3:05 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) over Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Don Hart, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

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