NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1957 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion John Johnston, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1John JohnstonPSU
  2. 2Max PearsonMICH
  3. 3Dean CornerISU
  4. 4Vic DeFelicePITT

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

21 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 5 bouts

    11 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bobby Lyons (1), Oklahoma over John Orr, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Ed Masteller, Northern Iowa over George Willis, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over Gerald Weisenseel, Army (NY) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Lee Allen (2), Oregon over Bob Herald, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    5. Leon Harbold, Lehigh (PA) over Dick Storch, Carleton (MN) — Dec 12–1 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bobby Lyons (1), Oklahoma over Paul Striker, Harvard (MA) — Fall 7:35 · View bout
    2. Dean Corner (6), Iowa State over Gordon Muse, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    3. Ed Masteller, Northern Iowa over Leon Harbold, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Joe Shook, Indiana (IN) over Frank 'Fred' Frommelt, Baltimore (MD) — Dec 13–9 · View bout
    5. John Johnston (3), Penn State over Dick Chellevold, Wartburg (IA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    6. Lee Allen (2), Oregon over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    7. Max Pearson (4), Michigan over Clarence McNair, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    8. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Wagner, North Carolina — Fall 4:52 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bobby Lyons (1), Oklahoma over Ed Masteller, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. John Johnston (3), Penn State over Dean Corner (6), Iowa State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    3. Lee Allen (2), Oregon over Joe Shook, Indiana (IN) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
    4. Max Pearson (4), Michigan over Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. John Johnston (3), Penn State over Lee Allen (2), Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Max Pearson (4), Michigan over Bobby Lyons (1), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. John Johnston (3), Penn State over Max Pearson (4), Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Dean Corner (6), Iowa State over Dick Chellevold, Wartburg (IA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
      2. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Clarence McNair, Kent State (OH) — Fall 5:10 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Dean Corner (6), Iowa State over Lee Allen (2), Oregon — Dec 6–4 · View bout
      2. Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bobby Lyons (1), Oklahoma — MFF · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Dean Corner (6), Iowa State over Vic DeFelice (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout