NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

Mel Walden

Wrestler record · 1952–1956 · Iowa State

NCAA championship record, 1952–1956. Regular-season results are not included.

3tournaments
2wins
6losses
0individual titles
1wins by fall

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NCAA career

Mel Walden NCAA tournament career, one row per year
YearSchoolWeightSeedFinishW–LMatches
1956Iowa StateUnlimitedNo seed listedLost consolation round 50–22 bouts
1953Iowa State191No seed listedLost consolation round 51–23 bouts
1952Iowa State1913Lost consolation semifinal1–23 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 8

Mel Walden every NCAA championship bout
RoundW/LOpponentSeedOpp. seedResult
1956 · Unlimited
Round of 16LBob Konovsky · WisconsinNo seed listed2Dec 0–4
Consolation round 5LLes Nader · Kent State (OH)No seed listedNo seed listedDec 1–2
1953 · 191 lb
Round of 16WLouis Stadler · Arkansas StateNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 6–5
QuarterfinalLHud Samson · Penn StateNo seed listed3Dec 1–6
Consolation round 5LDarlon 'Doc' Hearon · OklahomaNo seed listedNo seed listedDec 3–4
1952 · 191 lb
QuarterfinalWWilliam Zanetakos · Illinois3No seed listedFall 1:52
SemifinalLHarry Lanzi · Toledo (OH)32Dflt
Consolation semifinalLJoe Butler · Oklahoma3No seed listedMFF