1960 NCAA wrestling championships

The 1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 30th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. The University of Maryland hosted the tournament in College Park, Maryland.

1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationCollege Park, Maryland
Dates3/24/1960–3/26/1960
Host(s)University of Maryland
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma
2nd placeIowa State
3rd placeWyoming
MVPDavid Auble (Cornell University)
← 1959
1961 →

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 59 points and having three individual champions.

David Auble of Cornell University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.[1]

Team results

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Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma 59
2 Iowa State 40
3 Wyoming 36
4 Iowa 32
5 Oklahoma State 29
6 Lock Haven 25
7 Penn State 23
8 Pittsburgh 21
9 Northwestern 20
T-10 Northern Illinois 17
T-10 Cornell 17

Individual finals

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Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs Gray Simons, Lock Haven RD Dick Wilson, Toledo, 3-3, 2-2
123 lbs David Auble, Cornell University DEC Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State, 9-5
130 lbs Stan Abel, Oklahoma DEC Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh, 5-2
137 lbs Les Anderson, Iowa State DEC Lester Austin, Syracuse, 6-3
147 lbs Larry Hayes, Iowa State DEC Jerry Frude, Wyoming, 4-1
157 lbs Art Kraft, Northwestern DEC Thad Turner, Lehigh, 5-3
167 lbs Dick Ballinger, Wyoming DEC Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State 6-4
177 lbs Roy Conrad, Northern Illinois DEC David Campbell, Oklahoma, 14-13
191 lbs George Goodner, Oklahoma DEC Jack Stanbro, Ithaca, 4-3
UNL Dale Lewis, Oklahoma DEC Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa, 3-1
Reference:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "30th NCAA Wrestling Tournament". nwhof.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  1. 30th NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.