Program archive record
Purdue (IN) at the 1956 NCAA Championships
1956 NCAA Championships · 1956 team scores · Open in Match Finder
4qualifiers
7wins
6losses
1falls
0champions
2All-Americans
10team place
13team points
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Vernon 'Hap' Whitney | 3–1 | 1 | 3rd |
| 157 | Drayton Praed | 0–1 | 0 | No recorded placement |
| 177 | Gilbert Mesec | 1–2 | 0 | No recorded placement |
| 191 | Ahmet Senol | 3–2 | 0 | 4th |
Places 1–8 are All-American finishes; "No recorded placement" means no top-8 finish is on record. Wins, losses, and falls count the archive’s recorded outcomes; the 13 recorded bouts behind them are in the Match Finder.