NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1959 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Jim Craig, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jim CraigIOWA
  2. 2Al BlanshanMinnesota-Mankato
  3. 3Bill WrightMINN
  4. 4Ed RathColorado State

Championship

Round of 32 · 4 bouts

  1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. David 'Bruce' Campbell, Oklahoma State over John 'Skip' McCray, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over Karl Fink, Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Merv Miller, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Ross Smith, Adams State (CO) — Fall 5:42 · View bout
  2. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over David 'Bruce' Campbell, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over Don Meyers, Colorado Mines — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. George Goodner (6), Oklahoma over John Daily, Akron (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming over Hardy Will, Yale (CT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Roy Conrad (4), Northern Illinois over George Ihnat, Indiana (IN) — Fall 3:45 · View bout
  8. Tom Trousil, Illinois over Frank Fiore, Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Roy Conrad (4), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over Tom Trousil, Illinois — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  3. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over George Goodner (6), Oklahoma — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Bill Wright (1), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Ed Rath (3), Colorado State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) over Merv Miller, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State over Ross Smith, Adams State (CO) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) over Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State over Roy Conrad (4), Northern Illinois — Dec · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over Ed Rath (3), Colorado State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

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