1958 NCAA Wrestling Championship

The 1958 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 28th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. University of Wyoming hosted the tournament at Laramie, Wyoming.

1958 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Laramie, Wyoming
Dates	March 28th, 1958–March 29th, 1958
Host(s)	University of Wyoming
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma State (20th title)
2nd place	Iowa State
3rd place	Oklahoma
MVP	Dick Delgado (Oklahoma)

Oklahoma State took home the team championship with 77 points and having two individual champions

Dick Delgado of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma State	77
2	Iowa State	62
3	Oklahoma	50
4	Michigan State	35
5	Iowa	26
6	Illinois	22
T-7	Wyoming	16
T-7	Cornell	16
9	Pittsburgh	15
T-10	Minnesota State	13
T-10	Lehigh	13

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs	Dick Delgado, Oklahoma DEC Bob Taylor, Oklahoma State, 8-3
123 lbs	Paul Powell, Pittsburgh DEC Bob Herald, Oklahoma State, 11-4
130 lbs	Les Anderson, Iowa State DEC Max Pearson, Michigan, 7-5
137 lbs	Paul Aubrey, Oklahoma DEC Shelby Wilson, Oklahoma State, 11-9
147 lbs	Ron Gray, Iowa State DEC Dick Vincent, Cornell, 6-2
157 lbs	Dick Beattie, Oklahoma State RD Dale Ketelsen, Iowa State, 1-1, 1-1
167 lbs	Duane Murty, Oklahoma State DEC Dick Ballinger, Wyoming 4-2
177 lbs	Gary Kurdelmeier, Iowa DEC Tim Woodin, Michigan State, 6-2
191 lbs	Ken Maidlow, Michigan State FALL Pete Newell, Colgate, 4:52
UNL	Bob Norman, Illinois DEC Gordon Roesler, Oklahoma, 5-3
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References

1. 28th NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 27 March 2023.