NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1959 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Ted EllisOKST
  2. 2Bob MarellaITHA
  3. 3Walter GoltlUNCO
  4. 4Don DarterKSU

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Championship

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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. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Harry Jacobs, Bradley (IL) — Fall 3:32 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) over Pete Veldman, Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Don Darter, Kansas State over Frank Ruvolo, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    3. Gary Grouwinkel, Iowa over Dave Enslow, Washington (WA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Jan Schwitters (3), Iowa State over Bob Wynne, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    5. Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State over Dale Lewis, Oklahoma — Dec 2–2 · View bout
    6. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Fall 5:04 · View bout
    7. Tom Doyle, Northwest Missouri State over Bob Salata (5), Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    8. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Wade Doerfler, Pacific (OR) — Fall 6:21 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) over Jan Schwitters (3), Iowa State — Dec 11–1 · View bout
    2. Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State over Tom Doyle, Northwest Missouri State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Don Darter, Kansas State — Fall 2:20 · View bout
    4. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Gary Grouwinkel, Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) over Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado — Dec 2–2 · View bout
    2. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State — Fall 2:30 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ted Ellis (1), Oklahoma State over Bob Marella (6), Ithaca (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

    1 byes into the consolation round 5

    1. Harry Jacobs, Bradley (IL) over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Don Darter, Kansas State over Harry Jacobs, Bradley (IL) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Pete Veldman, Minnesota over Jan Schwitters (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Darter, Kansas State over Johnston Oberly (4), Penn State — MFF · View bout
    2. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Pete Veldman, Minnesota — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Walter Goltl (2), Northern Colorado over Don Darter, Kansas State — Dec 3–1 · View bout