NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1959 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ted EllisOKST
  2. 2Bob MarellaIthaca (NY)
  3. 3Walter GoltlUNCO
  4. 4Don DarterKansas State

Championship

Round of 32 · 1 bout

  1. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Harry Jacobs, Bradley (IL) — Fall 3:32 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) over Pete Veldman, Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Don Darter, Kansas State over Frank Ruvolo, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Gary Grouwinkel, Iowa over Dave Enslow, Washington (WA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Jan Schwitters (3), Iowa State over Bob Wynne, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State over Dale Lewis, Oklahoma — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  6. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Fall 5:04 · View bout
  7. Tom Doyle, Northwest Missouri State over Bob Salata (5), Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Wade Doerfler, Pacific (OR) — Fall 6:21 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) over Jan Schwitters (3), Iowa State — Dec 11–1 · View bout
  2. Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State over Tom Doyle, Northwest Missouri State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Don Darter, Kansas State — Fall 2:20 · View bout
  4. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Gary Grouwinkel, Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) over Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  2. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State — Fall 2:30 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

  1. Harry Jacobs, Bradley (IL) over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Don Darter, Kansas State over Harry Jacobs, Bradley (IL) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Pete Veldman, Minnesota over Jan Schwitters (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Don Darter, Kansas State over Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State — MFF · View bout
  2. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Pete Veldman, Minnesota — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Don Darter, Kansas State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

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