NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1957 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Dan Hodge, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Dan HodgeOU
  2. 2Ron FlemmingF&M
  3. 3Gene FrankISU
  4. 4John DustinORST

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

24 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 8 bouts

    8 byes into the round of 16

    1. Alex Skirpan, Pittsburgh (PA) over Merv Miller, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Dick Garretson, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 5:50 · View bout
    3. Doug Volgenau, Navy (MD) over Jim Harding, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    4. Gary Haller, Kansas State over Frank Fiore, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Gene Frank, Iowa State over Charles Dinkelmeyer, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    6. Leroy Fladseth, Michigan State over Bob Gilmore, Harvard (MA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    7. Ron Flemming (2), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Paul Billy, Muhlenberg (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    8. Tom Shaheen, Iowa over Ben Petrilli, Virginia — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Wright (6), Minnesota over Gary Burdick, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Fall 1:19 · View bout
    2. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Alex Skirpan, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 0:50 · View bout
    3. Gary Haller, Kansas State over Doug Volgenau, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Gene Frank, Iowa State over Leroy Fladseth, Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    5. Jesse Stokes (3), Wyoming over John Alexander, Brown (RI) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. John Dustin (4), Oregon State over Cliff Matthews, Maryland — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    7. Les Walters (5), Penn State over Karl Lutomski, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    8. Ron Flemming (2), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Tom Shaheen, Iowa — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Gary Haller, Kansas State — Fall 0:28 · View bout
    2. Jesse Stokes (3), Wyoming over Bill Wright (6), Minnesota — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    3. John Dustin (4), Oregon State over Les Walters (5), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Ron Flemming (2), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Gene Frank, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over John Dustin (4), Oregon State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Ron Flemming (2), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Jesse Stokes (3), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Dan Hodge (1), Oklahoma over Ron Flemming (2), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 7:31 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Alex Skirpan, Pittsburgh (PA) over Dick Garretson, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Paul Billy, Muhlenberg (PA) over Tom Shaheen, Iowa — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Gary Haller, Kansas State over Alex Skirpan, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 4:10 · View bout
    2. Gene Frank, Iowa State over Paul Billy, Muhlenberg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Gene Frank, Iowa State over Jesse Stokes (3), Wyoming — Fall 4:16 · View bout
    2. John Dustin (4), Oregon State over Gary Haller, Kansas State — Fall 3:56 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gene Frank, Iowa State over John Dustin (4), Oregon State — Dec 3–1 · View bout