| 1956 Boys State Cross Country Championships | ||||
| Medium | ||||
| Team Standings | ||||
| Place | Name | Places | Total | |
| 1 | Wausau | 4-7-10-14-20-27-28-37 | 55 | |
| 2 | Janesville | 2-6-17-33-36-41-72-94 | 94 | |
| 3 | Whitefish Bay | 1-5-30-34-35-38-42-75 | 105 | |
| 4 | South Milwaukee | 9-13-40-45-64-70-79-105 | 171 | |
| 5 | Madison West | 3-16-48-51-55-56-97-104 | 173 | |
| 6 | West Allis Central | 23-29-32-46-53-66-73-88 | 183 | |
| 7 | Milwaukee North | 26-31-47-50-62-80-103 | 216 | |
| 8 | Racine Horlick | 22-24-49-59-63-95-113 | 217 | |
| 9 | Milwaukee West | 12-39-43-57-76-85-102-109 | 227 | |
| 10 | Stevens Point | 15-21-60-71-96-X-X | 263 | |
| Racine Park | 8-52-61-68-74-81-83-84 | 263 | ||
| 12 | Shorewood | 18-44-67-69-86-92-X | 284 | |
| 13 | Kaukauna | 11-25-65-98-99-106-110 | 298 | |
| 14 | West Allis Hale | 19-54-77-91-93-101-107-108 | 334 | |
| 15 | Wauwatosa | 58-78-87-89-90-115-X | 402 | |
| 16 | Beaver Dam | 100-111-112-114-116-117-118 | 553 | |
| Individuals (2.2 Miles) | ||||
| Place | Name | School | Time | |
| 1 | Jared Nourse | Whitefish Bay | 10:55.9 | |
| 2 | Dick Trickel | Madison West | NA | |
| 3 | Tim Harrington | Madison West | NA | |
| 4 | Robert Weiland | Wausau | NA | |
| 5 | Richard McDarmott | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 6 | Sylvan Moe | Janesville | NA | |
| 7 | Gerald Anderson | Wausau | NA | |
| 8 | Robert Spath | Racine Park | NA | |
| 9 | Bruce Warwick | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 10 | Bill Mathies | Wausau | NA | |
| 11 | Sylvester Grissman | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 12 | Patrick Kirkwood | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 13 | Harry Esayian | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 14 | John Drewek | Wausau | NA | |
| 15 | Roy Benson | Stevens Point | NA | |
| 16 | Roger Wiebe | Madison West | NA | |
| 17 | Gary Meinert | Janesville | NA | |
| 18 | Norm Schiff | Shorewood | NA | |
| 19 | Craig Meyer | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 20 | Chester Edwards | Wausau | NA | |
| 21 | Gof Thompson | Stevens Point | NA | |
| 22 | Charles Gullen | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 23 | Charles Hosni | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 24 | Jim Boomsma | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 25 | Roger Danner | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 26 | Reginald Gilbert | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 27 | Donald Dietzler | Wausau | NA | |
| 28 | Ronald Brzezinski | Wausau | NA | |
| 29 | Jack Erdman | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 30 | James Wetzel | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 31 | Howard Fuller | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 32 | Jerry Jackson | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 33 | Dick Yates | Janesville | NA | |
| 34 | Dick Robbins | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 35 | Dave Jones | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 36 | Robert Restivo | Janesville | NA | |
| 37 | Ron Thompson | Wausau | NA | |
| 38 | Michael Greene | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 39 | Brian Murphy | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 40 | Robert Schaefer | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 41 | Gerald Springbrun | Janesville | NA | |
| 42 | Dick Lund | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 43 | Michael Kirkwood | Milwuakee West | NA | |
| 44 | Bob Kaufman | Shorewood | NA | |
| 45 | James Potter | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 46 | Wendell Adams | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 47 | Matthew Dent | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 48 | Bob Bing | Madison West | NA | |
| 49 | Tom Cullen | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 50 | Leonard Juneil | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 51 | Richard Wilson | Madison West | NA | |
| 52 | Harold Strege | Racine Park | NA | |
| 53 | Kenneth Forster | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 54 | Tom Wood | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 55 | Hugh Bell | Madison West | NA | |
| 56 | Dave Gill | Madison West | NA | |
| 57 | Richard LaBott | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 58 | Richard Waters | Wauwatosa | NA | |
| 59 | George Kraus | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 60 | Tom Litzow | Stevens Point | NA | |
| 61 | Mart Mang | Racine Park | NA | |
| 62 | Wesley Powe | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 63 | Stan Schacht | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 64 | Roger Rolke | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 65 | Daniel Brenzel | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 66 | Kermit Helland | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 67 | Bill Pohle | Shorewood | NA | |
| 68 | John Larsen | Racine Park | NA | |
| 69 | Jim Bulme | Shorewood | NA | |
| 70 | James Jaeger | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 71 | Glenn Berry | Stevens Point | NA | |
| 72 | Leo Stark | Janesville | NA | |
| 73 | Richard Karin | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 74 | Jerry Carroll | Racine Park | NA | |
| 75 | Steve Bolle | Whitefish Bay | NA | |
| 76 | James Parris | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 77 | Raymond Klapka | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 78 | Hugh McDaniel | Wauwatosa | NA | |
| 79 | Tom Hayalian | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 80 | Randolph Washington | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 81 | Bill Hoffman | Racine Park | NA | |
| 82 | Not Available | Not Available | NA | |
| 83 | Robert Schuster | Racine Park | NA | |
| 84 | Larry Tredrea | Racine Park | NA | |
| 85 | Alvin Ota | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 86 | Barry Ackerman | Shorewood | NA | |
| 87 | Mark Simpson | Wauwatosa | NA | |
| 88 | William Arnold | West Allis Central | NA | |
| 89 | Dave Swanson | Wauwatosa | NA | |
| 90 | Eddie Makal | Wauwatosa | NA | |
| 91 | William Wachal | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 92 | Chuck Smith | Shorewood | NA | |
| 93 | Robert Garske | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 94 | Cal Magie | Janesville | NA | |
| 95 | Paul Breske | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 96 | James Zimbauer | Stevens Point | NA | |
| 97 | Bob Ross | Madison West | NA | |
| 98 | Keith Kemp | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 99 | Glenn Hinkens | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 100 | J. Schellpfiffer | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| 101 | Donald Diesner | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 102 | Douglas Longstaff | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 103 | Chas. Holloway | Milwaukee North | NA | |
| 104 | Tom Edgeton | Madison West | NA | |
| 105 | Kenneth Damschen | South Milwaukee | NA | |
| 106 | Charles Strauch | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 107 | James Wejcman | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 108 | James Thompson | West Allis Hale | NA | |
| 109 | Richard Ritter | Milwaukee West | NA | |
| 110 | Thomas Whitman | Kaukauna | NA | |
| 111 | Dick Ehlert | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| 112 | Floyd Brandenberg | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| 113 | Glenn Kortendick | Racine Horlick | NA | |
| 114 | Gene Ousterling | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| 115 | Dave Mitchell | Wauwatosa | NA | |
| 116 | Jerry Sommers | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| 117 | Frederick Parfrey | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| 118 | Daryl Sawyer | Beaver Dam | NA | |
| Richard Oehler | Wausau | DNF | ||
| Chuck Collins | Shorewood | DNF | ||
| William Jackson | Milwaukee North | DNF | ||