NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1959 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Jim Craig, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Jim CraigIOWA
  2. 2Al BlanshanMANK
  3. 3Bill WrightMINN
  4. 4Ed RathCOST

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

20 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 4 bouts

    12 byes into the round of 16

    1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. David 'Bruce' Campbell, Oklahoma State over John 'Skip' McCray, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over Karl Fink, Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    4. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Merv Miller, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Ross Smith, Adams State (CO) — Fall 5:42 · View bout
    2. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over David 'Bruce' Campbell, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    3. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over Don Meyers, Colorado Mines — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    4. George Goodner (6), Oklahoma over John Daily, Akron (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    5. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    6. Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming over Hardy Will, Yale (CT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    7. Roy Conrad (4), Northern Illinois over George Ihnat, Indiana (IN) — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    8. Tom Trousil, Illinois over Frank Fiore, Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Roy Conrad (4), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over Tom Trousil, Illinois — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    3. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over George Goodner (6), Oklahoma — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming — Dec 8–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato over Bill Wright (1), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Ed Rath (3), Colorado State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jim Craig (2), Iowa over Al Blanshan, Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) over Merv Miller, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State over Ross Smith, Adams State (CO) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) over Lyle Brownlee, Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State over Roy Conrad (4), Northern Illinois — Dec · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over Ron Meleney (5), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Ed Rath (3), Colorado State over Greg Ruth, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bill Wright (1), Minnesota over Ed Rath (3), Colorado State — Dec 6–0 · View bout