NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1956 NCAA Championships

191 lb

Champion Ken Leuer, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Ken LeuerIOWA
  2. 2Jim GregsonOKST
  3. 3Ron SchirfPITT
  4. 4Ahmet SenolPUR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

15 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the quarterfinal

    1. Ahmet Senol, Purdue (IN) over Mike Clock (5), Lewis & Clark (OR) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Dave Gallaher (4), Lehigh (PA) over Paul Steingruby, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 13–5 · View bout
    3. Don Jensen, Iowa State over John Watson, Texas A&M — Fall 2:52 · View bout
    4. Elwood Reese, Lock Haven (PA) over Don Cassidy, Grinnell (IA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    5. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over Ken Maidlow, Michigan State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    6. Ken Leuer (1), Iowa over Bob Marshall, Colorado State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    7. Ron Schirf (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Coln, Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ahmet Senol, Purdue (IN) over Dave Gallaher (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
    2. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over Elwood Reese, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    3. Ken Leuer (1), Iowa over Don Jensen, Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Ron Schirf (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Richard Anthony (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State over Ron Schirf (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Ken Leuer (1), Iowa over Ahmet Senol, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ken Leuer (1), Iowa over Jim Gregson (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Don Jensen, Iowa State over Bob Marshall, Colorado State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
      2. Ken Maidlow, Michigan State over Elwood Reese, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Ahmet Senol, Purdue (IN) over Don Jensen, Iowa State — Dec 10–0 · View bout
      2. Ron Schirf (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ken Maidlow, Michigan State — Dec · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ron Schirf (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ahmet Senol, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout