NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1956 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Jim Sinadinos, Michigan State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Jim SinadinosMSU
  2. 2Ron DayCOST
  3. 3John PepePSU
  4. 4Joe GrattoLEH

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

23 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 7 bouts

    9 byes into the round of 16

    1. Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech over Charles 'Don' Schoenfeld, Texas A&M — Fall 5:30 · View bout
    2. Bill Muther (4), Illinois over Dean Corner, Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    3. Don Hart, Oklahoma over Bob Bubb, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Jerry Ogurkis, Maryland over Lester Kroeger, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    5. Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) over Marvin Everest, Kansas State — Fall 2:26 · View bout
    6. Simon Roberts, Iowa over Bob Majors, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    7. Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming over David Simmons, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Muther (4), Illinois over Tom Nevits, Ohio — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Don Hart, Oklahoma over Dave Newland, Oregon — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Jarold 'Art' Keith (3), Oregon State over Joe Longton, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    4. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) over Jerry Ogurkis, Maryland — Dflt · View bout
    6. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Simon Roberts, Iowa — Dec 2–2 · View bout
    7. Ron Day, Colorado State over Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    8. Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming over Jim Stevens, New Mexico — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over Don Hart, Oklahoma — Dec 19–15 · View bout
    2. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Bill Muther (4), Illinois — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    3. Ron Day, Colorado State over Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming over Jarold 'Art' Keith (3), Oregon State — Dec 20–13 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over John Pepe (5), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Ron Day, Colorado State over Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jim Sinadinos (1), Michigan State over Ron Day, Colorado State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Don Hart, Oklahoma over Ron McIntyre, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
      2. Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) over Armand Taylor, Virginia Tech — Fall 3:05 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) over Stan Wintermore (6), Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
      2. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Don Hart, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. John Pepe (5), Penn State over Joe Gratto (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout