NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1956 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Gordon RoeslerOU
  2. 2Bob KonovskyWIS
  3. 3Bill OberlyPSU
  4. 4Willis HollandColorado State

Championship

Round of 32 · 1 bout

  1. Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma over Barron Bremner, Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin over Mel Walden, Iowa State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Denny Krick, Indiana (IN) over Don Sayenga, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Don Derham (5), Coast Guard (CT) over Ed Hayes, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Fall 8:56 · View bout
  4. Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma over Bill Oberly (1), Penn State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  5. Jerry Budzik, Oklahoma State over George Meyers (6), Oregon State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Les Nader, Kent State (OH) over Dick Lasse, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Sandusky (4), Maryland over Dan Wisniewski, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 7:46 · View bout
  8. Willis Holland (3), Colorado State over Carlton Hazelwood, Texas A&M — Fall 1:57 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin over Les Nader, Kent State (OH) — Fall 8:31 · View bout
  2. Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma over Denny Krick, Indiana (IN) — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. Mike Sandusky (4), Maryland over Don Derham (5), Coast Guard (CT) — Fall 0:52 · View bout
  4. Willis Holland (3), Colorado State over Jerry Budzik, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin over Willis Holland (3), Colorado State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma over Mike Sandusky (4), Maryland — Dec 1–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma over Bob Konovsky (2), Wisconsin — Dec 4–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

  1. Bill Oberly (1), Penn State over Barron Bremner, Iowa — Fall 1:51 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Oberly (1), Penn State over Denny Krick, Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Les Nader, Kent State (OH) over Mel Walden, Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Oberly (1), Penn State over Mike Sandusky (4), Maryland — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Willis Holland (3), Colorado State over Les Nader, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Oberly (1), Penn State over Willis Holland (3), Colorado State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

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