Program · 1956

Northern Iowa at the 1956 NCAA Championships

Head coachBill Koll1,2

1956 NCAA Championships · 1956 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

4qualifiers
5wins
5losses
2wins by fall
0champions
1All-American
T13team place
10team points

Roster

Northern Iowa 1956 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
130John Vovos0–10Lost round of 16
147Dick Heaton4–113rd
167Ken Salyer1–21Lost consolation semifinal
177Dick Formanek0–10Lost round of 16

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Head coach sources

  1. Wrestling Season Records, 1923–1997, UNI Special Collections & University Archives.Season records table, Year / Coach rows 1953–1957
  2. Koll, William, UNI Special Collections & University Archives.Coaching career paragraph, Cornell 1951–52, UNI 1952–64, Penn State move

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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