The 1959 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 29th NCAA wrestling championships to be held. The University of Iowa hosted the tournament in Iowa City, Iowa. Oklahoma State won the team championship with 73 points and had two individual champions.
Iowa State's Ron Gray was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.
Team results +Team resultsRankSchoolPoints1Oklahoma State732Iowa State513Oklahoma414Iowa335Pittsburgh306Wyoming257Minnesota State218Lehigh20T-9Minnesota17T-9Michigan State17
Individual finals +Individual finalsWeight classChampionship match (champion in boldface)115 lbsAndy Fitch, Yale RD Dick Wilson, Toledo, 3-3, 5-4123 lbsDavid Auble, Cornell University DEC Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh, 10-4130 lbsStan Abel, Oklahoma DEC Les Anderson, Iowa State, 3-2137 lbsLarry Hayes, Iowa State DEC Shelby Wilson, Oklahoma State, 10-3147 lbsRon Gray, Iowa State DEC Jerry Frude, Wyoming, 9-3157 lbsDick Beattie, Oklahoma State DEC Sid Terry, Oklahoma, 8-5167 lbsEd Hamer, Lehigh DEC Tom Alberts, Pittsburgh 4-0177 lbsJim Craig, Iowa DEC Al Blanshan, Minnesota State, 6-5191 lbsArt Baker, Syracuse DEC Tim Woodin, Michigan State, 9-5UNLTed Ellis, Oklahoma State RD Bob Marella, Ithaca, 1-1, 2-0
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