NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1957 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Doug Blubaugh, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Doug BlubaughOKST
  2. 2Mike RodriguezMICH
  3. 3Dale KetelsenISU
  4. 4Bob KosterWILL

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 12 bouts

    4 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Gabbard, Illinois over Dwight 'Deke' Conklin, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Bill Gallo, Indiana (IN) over Don Vaughn, Virginia Tech — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Bob Koster, Williams (MA) over Sam Menefee, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State over Charles Boyette, North Carolina — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    5. Dave Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Arnold Brandt, Wartburg (IA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    6. Don Studebaker, Oklahoma over Ed Hamer (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Doug Blubaugh (1), Oklahoma State over Al Gibbons, Carleton (MN) — Fall 8:26 · View bout
    8. Earl Poust, Penn State over George Asadorian, Baldwin Wallace (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    9. George Krupicka, Oregon over Charles Arends, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 5:34 · View bout
    10. Louis Taucher, Oregon State over Ron Fretheim, Luther (IA) — Fall 5:12 · View bout
    11. Mike Rodriguez (2), Michigan over Bob Malcolm, Minnesota-Mankato — Fall 3:40 · View bout
    12. Sal Amato, Maryland over Gerry Gienger, Northern Iowa — Fall 7:43 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Gallo, Indiana (IN) over Don Studebaker, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Bob Koster, Williams (MA) over George Krupicka, Oregon — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State over Louis Taucher, Oregon State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    4. Dave Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Sal Amato, Maryland — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    5. Doug Blubaugh (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Gabbard, Illinois — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    6. Mike Rodriguez (2), Michigan over Earl Poust, Penn State — Fall 6:20 · View bout
    7. Ron Baker (5), Minnesota over Dan Notine, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    8. Tom Halford, Iowa over John Doyle (3), Kansas State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ron Baker (5), Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    2. Doug Blubaugh (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Koster, Williams (MA) — Dec 12–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Rodriguez (2), Michigan over Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State — Fall 3:49 · View bout
    4. Tom Halford, Iowa over Bill Gallo, Indiana (IN) — Dec · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Doug Blubaugh (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Mike Rodriguez (2), Michigan over Tom Halford, Iowa — Fall 3:58 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Doug Blubaugh (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Rodriguez (2), Michigan — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Gabbard, Illinois over Al Gibbons, Carleton (MN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Earl Poust, Penn State over Bob Malcolm, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Koster, Williams (MA) over Bill Gabbard, Illinois — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State over Earl Poust, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Koster, Williams (MA) over Dave Johnson (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec · View bout
    2. Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State over Tom Halford, Iowa — Dec · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State over Bob Koster, Williams (MA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout