Bill Wright

Wrestler record · 1957–1959 · Minnesota

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

Bill Wright wrestled for Minnesota at three NCAA championships, 1957–1959, and went 7–4. Wright placed third at 177 lb in 1959.

3tournaments

7wins

4losses

0individual titles

1win by fall

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NCAA career

Bill Wright NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1959	Minnesota	177	1	3rd	4–1	5 bouts
1958	Minnesota	167	No seed listed	Lost consolation semifinal	2–2	4 bouts
1957	Minnesota	177	6	Lost quarterfinal	1–1	2 bouts

Every NCAA bout · 11

Bill Wright every NCAA championship bout
Round	W/L	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Result
1959 · 177 lb
Round of 16	W	David 'Bruce' Campbell · Oklahoma State	1	No seed listed	Dec 4–0
Quarterfinal	W	Tom Trousil · Illinois	1	No seed listed	Dec 9–1
Semifinal	L	Al Blanshan · Minnesota-Mankato	1	No seed listed	Dec 3–4
Consolation semifinal	W	Ron Meleney · Iowa State	1	5	Dec 4–3
3rd-place bout	W	Ed Rath · Colorado State	1	3	Dec 6–0
1958 · 167 lb
Round of 16	W	Fred Pitzner · Dartmouth (NH)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 6–3
Quarterfinal	L	Dick Ballinger · Wyoming	No seed listed	1	Dec 2–8
Consolation round 5	W	Alex Skirpan · Pittsburgh (PA)	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 9–6
Consolation semifinal	L	Jim Ferguson · Michigan State	No seed listed	No seed listed	Dec 0–2
1957 · 177 lb
Round of 16	W	Gary Burdick · Southern Illinois Carbondale	6	No seed listed	Fall 1:19
Quarterfinal	L	Jesse Stokes · Wyoming	6	3	Dec 4–8

Cite this page: “Bill Wright”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_xxdw2stogtvmhf5v/bill-wright

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