NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1959 NCAA Championships

191 lb

Champion Art Baker, Syracuse (NY).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Art BakerSYR
  2. 2George 'Tim' WoodinMSU
  3. 3Gordon TrappIOWA
  4. 4Adnan Al-KaissyOKST

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

17 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 1 bout

    15 byes into the round of 16

    1. George 'Tim' Woodin (1), Michigan State over David Campbell, Oklahoma — Fall 2:58 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Adnan Al-Kaissy (4), Oklahoma State over John Matney, North Carolina — Dec 13–4 · View bout
    2. Art Baker (2), Syracuse (NY) over Roger Pohlman, Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Dave Dunlop (5), Cornell (NY) over LaVerne Dykema, Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    4. Dick Sherrill, Yale (CT) over Mike Pacilio, Gettysburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    5. George 'Tim' Woodin (1), Michigan State over Charles Peterson, Pacific (OR) — Fall 4:26 · View bout
    6. Gordon Trapp (3), Iowa over Benedict Motis, South Dakota State — Dec 15–0 · View bout
    7. Harold Brownstein (6), Illinois over Owen 'Howard' Colling, Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    8. Marion Rushing, Southern Illinois Carbondale over Tony Stevens, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Adnan Al-Kaissy (4), Oklahoma State over Dave Dunlop (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Art Baker (2), Syracuse (NY) over Marion Rushing, Southern Illinois Carbondale — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. George 'Tim' Woodin (1), Michigan State over Dick Sherrill, Yale (CT) — Fall 7:09 · View bout
    4. Gordon Trapp (3), Iowa over Harold Brownstein (6), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Art Baker (2), Syracuse (NY) over Gordon Trapp (3), Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    2. George 'Tim' Woodin (1), Michigan State over Adnan Al-Kaissy (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Art Baker (2), Syracuse (NY) over George 'Tim' Woodin (1), Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. David Campbell, Oklahoma over Charles Peterson, Pacific (OR) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. David Campbell, Oklahoma over Dick Sherrill, Yale (CT) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Roger Pohlman, Iowa State over Marion Rushing, Southern Illinois Carbondale — MFF · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Adnan Al-Kaissy (4), Oklahoma State over David Campbell, Oklahoma — Dec 5–5 · View bout
    2. Gordon Trapp (3), Iowa over Roger Pohlman, Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gordon Trapp (3), Iowa over Adnan Al-Kaissy (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout