1960 NCAA wrestling championships

1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	College Park, Maryland
Dates	3/24/1960–3/26/1960
Host(s)	University of Maryland
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma
2nd place	Iowa State
3rd place	Wyoming
MVP	David Auble (Cornell University)
← 1959 1961 →

The 1960 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 30th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. The

hosted the tournament in College Park, Maryland.

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 59 points and having three individual champions.

David Auble of Cornell University was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.^[1]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Oklahoma	59
2	Iowa State	40
3	Wyoming	36
4	Iowa	32
5	Oklahoma State	29
6	Lock Haven	25
7	Penn State	23
8	Pittsburgh	21
9	Northwestern	20
T-10	Northern Illinois	17
T-10	Cornell	17

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
115 lbs	Gray Simons, Lock Haven RD Dick Wilson, Toledo, 3-3, 2-2
123 lbs	David Auble, Cornell University DEC Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State, 9-5
130 lbs	Stan Abel, Oklahoma DEC Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh, 5-2
137 lbs	Les Anderson, Iowa State DEC Lester Austin, Syracuse, 6-3
147 lbs	Larry Hayes, Iowa State DEC Jerry Frude, Wyoming, 4-1
157 lbs	Art Kraft, Northwestern DEC Thad Turner, Lehigh, 5-3
167 lbs	Dick Ballinger, Wyoming DEC Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State 6-4
177 lbs	Roy Conrad, Northern Illinois DEC David Campbell, Oklahoma, 14-13
191 lbs	George Goodner, Oklahoma DEC Jack Stanbro, Ithaca, 4-3
UNL	Dale Lewis, Oklahoma DEC Sherwyn Thorson, Iowa, 3-1
Reference:[1]

See also

• NAIA Men's Wrestling Championship

References

1. 30th NCAA Wrestling Tournament (PDF). https://nwhof.org. Retrieved 29 July 2023.