Jim Craig

Wrestler record · 1957–1959 · Iowa

NCAA championship record, 1957–1959. Regular-season results are not included.

Jim Craig wrestled for Iowa at three NCAA championships, 1957–1959, and went 10–2. Craig won the title at 177 lb in 1959 and placed third at 191 lb in 1958.

3tournaments

10wins

2losses

1individual title

0wins by fall

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NCAA career

Jim Craig NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1959	Iowa	177	2	1st	5–0	5 bouts
1958	Iowa	191	6	3rd	4–1	5 bouts
1957	Iowa	167	No seed listed	Lost round of 16	1–1	2 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 12

Jim Craig every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1959 · 177 lb
Round of 32	W	Merv Miller · Cornell College (IA)	2	No seed listed	Dec 4–0
Round of 16	W	Greg Ruth · Lehigh (PA)	2	No seed listed	Dec 6–2
Quarterfinal	W	Lyle Brownlee · Wyoming	2	No seed listed	Dec 8–1
Semifinal	W	Ed Rath · Colorado State	2	3	Dec 6–5
Final	W	Al Blanshan · Minnesota-Mankato	2	No seed listed	Dec 6–5
1958 · 191 lb
Round of 16	W	Bob Burge · Colorado State	6	No seed listed	Dec 6–0
Quarterfinal	L	Ken Maidlow · Michigan State	6	3	Dec 2–3
Consolation round 5	W	Gene White · Oklahoma	6	No seed listed	Dec 5–1
Consolation semifinal	W	Roger Pohlman · Iowa State	6	2	Dec 1–0
3rd-place bout	W	Adnan Al-Kaissy · Oklahoma State	6	No seed listed	Dec 6–4
1957 · 167 lb
Round of 32	W	John Wright · Virginia Tech	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 5–0
Round of 16	L	Ralph Schneider · Waynesburg (PA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 2–7

Cite this page: “Jim Craig”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_ufotfm6mni435r3s/jim-craig

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