51st NCAA Wrestling Tournament 1981 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton
Team Champion Iowa - 129.75 Points
Outstanding Wrestler: Gene Mills - Syracuse Gorriaran Award: Jerry Kelly - Oklahoma State
Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.
1 Iowa 129.75 (2) 6 Penn State 31.75 2 Oklahoma 100.25 (2) 7 Syracuse 30.5 (1) 3 Iowa State 84.75 (2) 8 Central Michigan 28.75 4 Oklahoma State 68.5 (1) 9 Auburn 25.75 5 Lehigh 38 10 Oregon State 25.25
Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.
1181st: Gene Mills [1] - Syracuse (WBF 6:35) 2nd: John Hartupee [10] - Central Michigan 3rd: Randy Willingham [2] - Oklahoma State (WBF 3:14) 4th: Tom Reed [US] - SIU-Edwardsville 5th: Joe McFarland [US] - Michigan (5-4) 6th: Chris Wentz [5] - North Carolina State 7th: Barry Davis [3] - Iowa (12-6) 8th: Tony Calderaio [8] - Slippery Rock 1261st: Dan Cuestas [2] - Cal State-Bakersfield (7-5) 2nd: Dave Cooke [8] - North Carolina 3rd: Jerry Kelly [4] - Oklahoma State (WBF 4:45) 4th: Ed Pidgeon [US] - Hofstra 5th: John Iannuzzi [10] - Wisconsin (4-3) 6th: Gary Lefebvre [3] - Minnesota 7th: Tim Riley [5] - Iowa (WBF 5:53) 8th: Mark Galyan [11] - Indiana 1341st: Jim Gibbons [6] - Iowa State (16-8) 2nd: Darryl Burley [1] - Lehigh 3rd: Ricky Dellagatta [2] - Kentucky (7-7, 2-2 CR) 4th: Dalen Wasmund [7] - Minnesota 5th: Eddie Baza [US] - San Jose State (8-4) 6th: Clar Anderson [US] - Auburn 7th: Randy Lewis [3] - Iowa (WFT) 1421st: Andre Metzger [2] - Oklahoma (10-6) 2nd: Lenny Zalesky [1] - Iowa 3rd: Dave Brown [3] - Iowa State (10-5) 4th: Shawn White [10] - Michigan State 5th: Ken Gallagher [12] - Northern Iowa (4-1) 6th: Bernie Fritz [US] - Penn State 7th: Gene Nighman [5] - Cornell (9-4) 8th: Al Freeman [11] - Nebraska 1501st: Nate Carr [1] - Iowa State (10-5) 2nd: Scott Trizzino [2] - Iowa 3rd: Roger Frizzell [3] - Oklahoma (10-3) 4th: Fred Boss [5] - Central Michigan 5th: Jackson Kistler [US] - Arizona State (8-6) 6th: Brad Swartz [6] - Oregon State 7th: Roger Randall [US] - Old Dominion (9-4) 8th: Charlie Lucas [US] - Portland State 1581st: Ricky Stewart [2] - Oklahoma State (WBF 4:56) 2nd: Dave Schultz [1] - Oklahoma 3rd: Perry Shea [5] - Cal State-Bakersfield (WBF 3:24) 4th: Dion Cobb [US] - Northern Iowa 5th: Jim Zalesky [3] - Iowa (WDF 1:45) 6th: Kevin Benson [6] - Portland State 7th: Jim Reilly [12] - Lehigh (4-0) 8th: Jan Michaels [7] - North Carolina 1671st: Mark Schultz [3] - Oklahoma (10-4) 2nd: Mike DeAnna [1] - Iowa 3rd: John Hanrahan [9] - Penn State (5-4) 4th: Perry Hummel [2] - Iowa State 5th: Jamie Milkovich [7] - Auburn (9-4) 6th: Steve Reedy [US] - Kent State 7th: Mike Sheets [US] - Oklahoma State (WDF 5:59) 8th: Matt Reiss [5] - North Carolina State 1771st: Ed Banach [2] - Iowa (WBF 4:15) 2nd: Charlie Heller [4] - Clarion 3rd: Colin Kilrain [1] - Lehigh (9-1) 4th: Marty Ryan [5] - Oregon State 5th: Dave Young [US] - Missouri (5-1) 6th: Jim Hall [6] - Oklahoma 7th: Eli Blazeff [8] - Auburn (WBF 5:29) 8th: Dave Brouhard [7] - San Jose State 1901st: Tom Martucci [8] - College of New Jersey (4-3) 2nd: Tony Mantella [US] - Temple 3rd: Geno Savegnago [5] - Eastern Illinois (8-2) 4th: Ryan Kelly [11] - Oregon 5th: Craig Blackman [US] - Franklin & Marshall (6-3) 6th: John Forshee [1] - Iowa State 7th: Henry Milligan [US] - Princeton (10-8) 8th: Pat McKay [US] - Michigan UNL1st: Lou Banach [3] - Iowa (WBF 5:45) 2nd: Bruce Baumgartner [1] - Indiana State 3rd: Steve Williams [5] - Oklahoma (WBF 3:40) 4th: Dan Severn [2] - Arizona State 5th: Ray Wagner [8] - Kent State (WBF 4:51) 6th: Steve Sefter [6] - Penn State 7th: Mike Evans [4] - Louisiana State (4-2) 8th: Mike Howe [11] - Northern Michigan
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Mike Clevenger, Louisiana State Mike Clevenger 6-5 Tracy Moore, Utah State [9] Joe McFarland 15-8 Adam Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield [4] 118 Weight Class Joe McFarland 9-7 Joe McFarland, Michigan Chris Wentz 8-5 Chris Wentz, North Carolina State [5] Chris Wentz 23-4 Mark Verr, Northern Illinois Chris Wentz Fall 2:55 Mike Millward, Lock Haven Mike Millward 12-3 Wade Genova, Boston University Gene Mills 28-4 Bob Dickman, Indiana State Gene Mills Fall 5:40 Gene Mills, Syracuse [1] Gene Mills Fall 4:19 David Parisi, SUNY-Oswego David Parisi 5-4 Jorge Leon, West Chester [12] Reggie Johnson, Ashland Gene Mills Fall 6:44 Reggie Johnson 9-8 Lee Misdom, Illinois State Tony Calderaio, Slippery Rock [8] Tony Calderaio 13-11 Tony Calderaio 12-6 Orlando Caceras, Arizona Gene Mills Fall 6:35 Chris Taylor, Brigham Young [7] Brian Higa 17-14 Brian Higa, Washington State Brian Higa 8-3 Mike Erb, Oregon Scott Morgan 8-5 Scott Morgan, Nebraska Tom Reed 27-5 Tom Reed, SIU-Edwardsville Tom Reed 9-8 Randy Willingham, Oklahoma State [2] Tom Reed Fall 7:44 Roger Desart, Nevada-Las Vegas [11] Bobby Weaver 12-11 Bobby Weaver, Lehigh John Hartupee 2-2, 5-2 Todd Cummings, Bloomsburg Chuck Ludeman 8-4 Chuck Ludeman, Wisconsin Mike Picozzi 6-3 Mike Picozzi, Iowa State [6] Mike Picozzi Fall 7:46 Joe Spinazzola, Missouri John Hartupee, Central Michigan [10] John Hartupee 11-9 John Hartupee 18-1 Tom Moore, Appalachian State Barry Davis, Iowa [3] John Hartupee Fall 1:57 Barry Davis 21-9 Dave Martin, Arizona State
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Verr, Northern Illinois 118 Consolation Bracket
Verr 7-5
Millward, Lock Haven McFarland 5-3
McFarland, Michigan
McFarland 13-4
Dickman, Indiana State Reed 7-3 Reed, SIU-Edwardsville Parisi 15-4
Parisi, SUNY-Oswego Calderaio 8-4
Third Place: Randy Willingham, Oklahoma State Fall 3:14 Calderaio, Slippery Rock Fourth Place: Tom Reed, SIU-Edwardsville
Fifth Place: Joe McFarland, Michigan 5-4
Willingham, Oklahoma State Sixth Place: Chris Wentz, North Carolina State
Seventh Place: Barry Davis, Iowa 12-6
Willingham 10-4 Eighth Place: Tony Calderaio, Slippery Rock
Weaver, Lehigh Willingham 16-4
Higa, Washington State
Willingham 4-2
Moore, Appalachian State Willingham 6-2 Wentz, North Carolina State
Davis 15-4
Davis, Iowa Davis 16-11
Picozzi, Iowa State
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118 Lee Misdom - Illinois State Misdom 8-6 Bill Brookens - Idaho State
Chuck Ludeman - Wisconsin Ludeman 17-5 Ray Broughman - William & Mary
Mike Erb - Oregon Erb 6-6, 5-4 Dan Stefancin - John Carroll
Mike Millward - Lock Haven Millward 6-4 Jeff Bentley - Indiana
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Chris Bell, Wyoming Chris Bell Fall 4:21 David Barnes, San Jose State Tim Riley 16-7 Tim Riley, Iowa [5] 126 Weight Class Tim Riley 12-3 Steve Fontana, C.W. Post Jerry Kelly 6-5 Mike Jacoutot, College of New Jersey [9] Mike Jacoutot 8-5 David Harris, Missouri Jerry Kelly Fall 3:13 Doug Tredway, Northern Iowa Jerry Kelly Fall 7:15 Jerry Kelly, Oklahoma State [4] Dave Cooke 6-4 Ed Pidgeon, Hofstra Ed Pidgeon 23-8 Mark Hirota, Oregon State [12] Ed Pidgeon 6-6, 3-2 Derek Glenn, Oklahoma [1] Derek Glenn Fall 3:35 Jim Edwards, Louisiana State Dave Cooke, North Carolina [8] Dave Cooke Fall 6:38 Dave Cooke 12-6 Marty Nellis, Humboldt State Floyd Dotter, Citadel Dave Cooke Fall 7:33 Sam Edwards 14-2 Sam Edwards, Cornell Dan Cuestas 7-5 Tom Diamond, Clarion Tony Leonino 5-3 Tony Leonino, Auburn [7] Dan Foldesy 2-1 Dan Foldesy, Cleveland State Dan Foldesy 12-3 Pat Souris, Nevada-Las Vegas Dan Cuestas Fall 1:50 Dan Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield [2] Dan Cuestas Fall 4:53 Gene Leonard, Kent State Dan Cuestas Fall 3:04 Mike Schmidt, Tennessee Mark Galyan 19-10 Mark Galyan, Indiana [11] Dan Cuestas 10-2 John Warlick, Clemson John Warlick 13-11 Tom Husted, Lehigh [6] Ed Fiorvanti 13-3 Ed Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg Ed Fiorvanti 16-3 Ed Dilbeck, Weber State Dom Macchia, Rhode Island John Iannuzzi 1-1, 1-1 Cr John Iannuzzi 5-5, 7-2 John Iannuzzi, Wisconsin [10] Gary Lefebvre, Minnesota [3] John Iannuzzi 9-3 Gary Lefebvre 8-7 John Thorn, Iowa State
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Tredway, Northern Iowa 126 Consolation Bracket
Jacoutot 13-2
Jacoutot, College of New Jersey Riley 4-4, 7-5
Riley, Iowa
Pidgeon 2-1
Nellis, Humboldt State Pidgeon 4-3 Iannuzzi, Wisconsin Edwards 8-5
Edwards, Cornell Pidgeon 17-10
Third Place: Jerry Kelly, Oklahoma State Fall 4:54 Pidgeon, Hofstra Fourth Place: Ed Pidgeon, Hofstra
Fifth Place: John Iannuzzi, Wisconsin 4-3
Leonard, Kent State Sixth Place: Gary Lefebvre, Minnesota
Seventh Place: Tim Riley, Iowa Fall 5:53
Galyan 12-5 Eighth Place: Mark Galyan, Indiana
Galyan, Indiana Galyan 11-5
Foldesy, Cleveland State
Lefebvre 12-6
Macchia, Rhode Island Kelly Fall 4:52 Kelly, Oklahoma State
Lefebvre 6-2
Lefebvre, Minnesota Lefebvre 5-3
Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg
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No Pigtails Bouts for 126 Weight Class
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 7 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Clar Anderson, Auburn Clar Anderson Fall 1:59 Steve Rosenstein, Arizona Clar Anderson 17-3 Thomas Landrum, Oklahoma State [5] 134 Weight Class Thomas Landrum Fall 3:09 Chris DeLong, Cal Poly-SLO Clar Anderson FFT Harlan Kistler, Arizona State [9] Harlan Kistler Fall 7:38 Chad Gross, John Carroll Johnnie Selmon 15-11 Bill Pincus, William & Mary Johnnie Selmon Fall 7:29 Johnnie Selmon, Nebraska [4] Darryl Burley 12-4 Randy Miller, Clarion [12] Eddie Baza 19-6 Eddie Baza, San Jose State Darryl Burley Fall 6:33 Darryl Burley, Lehigh [1] Darryl Burley 21-5 Mark Iacovelli, Syracuse Rick Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga Darryl Burley 10-7 Rick Waller 11-8 Tom Newcome, North Carolina State Don Reese, Bloomsburg [8] Bob Bury Fall 4:26 Bob Bury 22-8 Bob Bury, Penn State Jim Gibbons 16-8 Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky [2] Ricky Dellagatta 34-11 James Williams, Boise State Ricky Dellagatta 13-8 Kyle Grunwald, Louisiana State [11] Kyle Grunwald 10-2 Jeff Tolbert, Purdue Dalen Wasmund 8-6 Rob Parent, Central Michigan Dalen Wasmund 9-2 Dalen Wasmund, Minnesota [7] Dalen Wasmund 12-3 Bob Hoffman, Nebraska-Omaha Bob Hoffman 6-5 Dan Winter, Wisconsin-Parkside Jim Gibbons 4-2 Mark Bower, Augustana SD Jim Gibbons Fall 2:29 Jim Gibbons, Iowa State [6] Jim Gibbons 12-6 Doug Drew, Kent State Doug Drew 10-0 Darrow Traylor, Boston University Keith Saunders, Indiana Jim Gibbons 13-6 Randy Lewis Fall 4:50 Randy Lewis, Iowa [3] Dave Goodspeed, Wisconsin [10] Randy Lewis 7-5 Dave Goodspeed 10-4 Morgan Woodhouse, Brigham Young
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Bye 134 Consolation Bracket
Bye
Bye
Baza FFT
Iacovelli, Syracuse Wasmund 6-3 Wasmund, Minnesota Baza 8-3
Baza, San Jose State Baza 8-5
Third Place: Ricky Dellagatta, Kentucky 7-7, 2-2 Cr 4 Bury, Penn State Fourth Place: Dalen Wasmund, Minnesota
Fifth Place: Eddie Baza, San Jose State 8-4
Parent, Central Michigan Sixth Place: Clar Anderson, Auburn
Seventh Place: Randy Lewis, Iowa FFT
Hoffman 17-2 Eighth Place:
Hoffman, Nebraska-Omaha Dellagatta Fall 2:11
Dellagatta, Kentucky
Dellagatta Fall 0:26
Bower, Augustana SD Dellagatta 19-6 Anderson, Auburn
Drew Fall 2:25
Drew, Kent State Lewis 9-5
Lewis, Iowa
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 134 Tom Newcome - North Carolina State Newcome 9-7 Jon Moser - West Chester
Kyle Grunwald - Louisiana State Grunwald 7-5 Eric Kriebel - Indiana State
Eddie Baza - San Jose State Baza 18-9 Khris Whelan - Missouri
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 134 Mark Bower - Augustana SD Bower 8-5 Cliff Porter - Oregon
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 10 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Ryan Kaufman, Nebraska-Omaha [9] Ryan Kaufman 12-4 Al McCollum, Bloomsburg Kenny Monday Fall 2:18 Kenny Monday, Oklahoma State [4] 142 Weight Class Kenny Monday 19-4 Doug Bytendorp, Weber State Bernie Fritz 13-9 Dorr Granger, Grand Valley State Rick McReynolds 17-6 Rick McReynolds, Portland State Bernie Fritz 18-8 Bernie Fritz, Penn State Bernie Fritz 6-3 Gene Nighman, Cornell [5] Lenny Zalesky 20-4 Chris Cain, Cal Poly-SLO Lenny Zalesky 22-8 Lenny Zalesky, Iowa [1] Lenny Zalesky 19-9 Ken Gallagher, Northern Iowa [12] Ken Gallagher Fall 7:44 John Dolch, Salisbury Bill Swezey, William & Mary Lenny Zalesky 8-3 Bob Eon Fall 1:01 Bob Eon, Rhode Island Tony Surage, Rutgers [8] Tony Surage 5-2 Tony Surage 7-4 Jimmy London, Wyoming Andre Metzger 10-6 Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State Robert Hilfiger 17-14 Tony Mills, Tennessee Mike Bauer 12-12, 8-2 Mike Bauer, Oregon State [7] Mike Bauer DSQ 7:59 Eddie Blazeff, Auburn Andre Metzger 9-4 Jeff Woo, Ohio State Andre Metzger Fall 3:29 Andre Metzger, Oklahoma [2] Andre Metzger 8-2 Jeff Hardy, Ohio University Al Freeman 6-4 Al Freeman, Nebraska [11] Andre Metzger Fall 1:29 Bill Nugent, Oregon [6] Bill Nugent 12-12, 4-4 Cr 4 Tim Ervin, SIU-Edwardsville Gary Siegel 8-2 Gary Siegel, Syracuse Gary Siegel 9-9, 8-2 Ralph Cortez, Illinois Dave Brown, Iowa State [3] Shawn White 6-3 Dave Brown DFT 0:35 Jim Tenbrook, Bucknell Shawn White, Michigan State [10] Shawn White 10-9 Shawn White 6-3 Dave Krivus, Washington & Jefferson
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Nighman, Cornell 142 Consolation Bracket
Nighman Fall 1:18
McReynolds, Portland State Nighman 15-6
Monday, Oklahoma State
Gallagher 7-3
Cain, Cal Poly-SLO White 5-1 White, Michigan State Gallagher 9-8
Gallagher, Northern Iowa Gallagher 1-1, 1-1 Cr
Third Place: Dave Brown, Iowa State 10-5 Surage, Rutgers Fourth Place: Shawn White, Michigan State
Fifth Place: Ken Gallagher, Northern Iowa 4-1
Woo, Ohio State Sixth Place: Bernie Fritz, Penn State
Seventh Place: Gene Nighman, Cornell 9-4
Freeman 8-4 Eighth Place: Al Freeman, Nebraska
Freeman, Nebraska Freeman 10-4
Bauer, Oregon State
Brown 7-3
Krivus, Washington & Jefferson Brown 2-2, 3-1 Fritz, Penn State
Brown 10-1
Brown, Iowa State Brown 7-4
Siegel, Syracuse
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 142 Tim Ervin - SIU-Edwardsville Ervin 11-7 Dave Wenger - Kent State
Bernie Fritz - Penn State Fritz 13-5 Buddy Kerr - Virginia
Bob Eon - Rhode Island Eon 20-4 John Veenschoten - Drake
Mike Bauer - Oregon State Bauer 10-4 Joe Solorio - Arizona State
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 142 Gene Nighman - Cornell Nighman 9-4 Buddy Kerr - Virginia
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 13 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Chris Catalfo, Syracuse [4] Jackson Kistler 9-7 Jackson Kistler, Arizona State Jackson Kistler 8-4 Matt Skove, Oklahoma State [9] 150 Weight Class Doug Reifsteck 5-4 Doug Reifsteck, Indiana State Fred Boss 16-5 Bruce Moe, Winona State Bruce Moe 22-8 John Fagan, Colorado State Fred Boss 11-8 Gary Erwin, Jacksonville State Fred Boss 11-10 Fred Boss, Central Michigan [5] Nate Carr 19-8 Frank Castrignano, North Carolina State Frank Castrignano 9-8 Barry Boyles, Oregon Frank Castrignano 11-2 Mike Hogan, Hofstra Mike Hogan 10-4 Tom Coffing, Arizona Nate Carr, Iowa State [1] Nate Carr 11-7 Nate Carr 24-12 Roger Randall, Old Dominion Tony Rowland, Nevada-Las Vegas [12] Nate Carr 20-8 Grant Smith 10-10, 6-2 Grant Smith, Wisconsin Nate Carr 10-5 Gary Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga Charlie Lucas 14-7 Charlie Lucas, Portland State Charlie Lucas 13-8 Glen Cooper, Cal State-Bakersfield [7] Glen Cooper 13-8 Kenny Sheets, Indiana Scott Trizzino 20-7 Joe Giani, SUNY-Brockport [11] Al Baker 5-3 Al Baker, Rhode Island Scott Trizzino 21-5 Tom Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg Scott Trizzino 22-5 Scott Trizzino, Iowa [2] Scott Trizzino 10-6 Tom Elcott, Allegheny Brad Swartz Fall 3:30 Brad Swartz, Oregon State [6] Brad Swartz 10-6 Frank Shaffer, Navy Frank Shaffer 7-5 Russ Campbell, Weber State Tim Wagner, Virginia Roger Frizzell 12-6 Roger Frizzell Fall 2:40 Roger Frizzell, Oklahoma [3] Lou Montano, Cal Poly-SLO Roger Frizzell 9-6 Lou Montano 17-6 Phil Anglim, Ohio State [10]
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Erwin, Jacksonville State 150 Consolation Bracket
Erwin 12-10
Moe, Winona State Kistler 10-8
Kistler, Arizona State
Kistler 2-1
Randall, Old Dominion Frizzell 10-5 Frizzell, Oklahoma Randall 2-1
Smith, Wisconsin Randall 4-2
Third Place: Roger Frizzell, Oklahoma 10-3 Castrignano, North Carolina State Fourth Place: Fred Boss, Central Michigan
Fifth Place: Jackson Kistler, Arizona State 8-6
Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg Sixth Place: Brad Swartz, Oregon State
Seventh Place: Roger Randall, Old Dominion 9-4
Baker 4-4, 2-0 Eighth Place: Charlie Lucas, Portland State
Baker, Rhode Island Lucas 17-9
Lucas, Portland State
Swartz Fall 4:37
Galdi, Columbia Boss 7-0 Boss, Central Michigan
Montano 11-3
Montano, Cal Poly-SLO Swartz 4-4, 5-4
Swartz, Oregon State
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 150 Glen Cooper - Cal State-Bakersfield Cooper 10-5 Ray Oliver - Nebraska
Al Baker - Rhode Island Baker 11-4 Dick Leffler - Toledo
Roger Randall - Old Dominion Randall 7-6 Mike Elinsky - Auburn
Tom Fiorvanti - Bloomsburg Fiorvanti Fall 7:29 Billy Williams - Louisiana State
Barry Boyles - Oregon Boyles 19-8 Bill Gaffney - North Carolina
Gary Erwin - Jacksonville State Erwin Fall 2:22 Andre Offutt - Kent State
Matt Skove - Oklahoma State Skove 14-5 Mike Bond - Pittsburgh
Brad Swartz - Oregon State Swartz 10-10, 6-5 Frank Patacsil - Purdue
Mike Hogan - Hofstra Hogan 7-3 Reggie Thompson - San Jose State
Roger Frizzell - Oklahoma Frizzell 19-5 Dave Galdi - Columbia
Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 150 Dave Galdi - Columbia Galdi Fall 3:21 Tim Wagner - Virginia
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 16 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Perry Shea, Cal State-Bakersfield [5] Perry Shea 12-6 Mike Pheanis, Northern Illinois Perry Shea Fall 3:14 Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa 158 Weight Class Dion Cobb 10-9 Chris Edmond, Tennessee Perry Shea 17-10 Clarence Laster, New Mexico Clarence Laster FFT Jim Trudeau, Minnesota [4] Matt Dulka Fall 6:06 Paul Morina, James Madison Matt Dulka Fall 4:05 Matt Dulka, Cleveland State [9] Dave Schultz 6-5 Rick O'Shea, Oregon Dave Schultz 11-5 Dave Schultz, Oklahoma [1] Dave Schultz 18-6 Jim Reilly, Lehigh [12] Jim Reilly DFT 2:45 Greg Troxler, Cal Poly-SLO Wes Roper, Missouri Dave Schultz 14-1 Wes Roper 12-6 Tim Catalfo, Syracuse [8] Jim Farina, Iowa State Jim Farina 3-2 Jim Farina 7-2 Mike Carroll, Massachusetts Ricky Stewart Fall 4:56 John Ohly, Oregon State Ricky Stewart 22-4 Ricky Stewart, Oklahoma State [2] Ricky Stewart 11-5 Tom Janicik, Northwestern [11] Tom Janicik 10-5 Mike Polz, Eastern Illinois Ricky Stewart 25-8 Lamont Roth, Montana Jan Michaels 12-5 Jan Michaels, North Carolina [7] Jan Michaels 9-1 Eric Jones, SIU-Edwardsville Eric Jones 6-4 Allen Washington, Yale Ricky Stewart 8-4 Chris Mondragon, North Carolina State Todd Sumter 9-4 Todd Sumter, Appalachian State Kevin Benson Fall 1:54 Mike Rodgers, Navy Kevin Benson 9-8 Kevin Benson, Portland State [6] Jim Zalesky, Iowa [3] Jim Zalesky 8-3 Jim Zalesky 23-6 Bruce Cochran, Illinois Mike Moyer, West Chester Jim Zalesky 7-3 Mike Moyer 14-8 Rob Albert, Clarion [10]
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Pheanis, Northern Illinois 158 Consolation Bracket
Cobb 6-3
Cobb, Northern Iowa Cobb 10-6
Dulka, Cleveland State
Cobb Fall 1:20
O'Shea, Oregon Cobb Fall 2:26 Zalesky, Iowa Reilly 4-1
Reilly, Lehigh Reilly 6-4
Third Place: Perry Shea, Cal State-Bakersfield Fall 3:24 Farina, Iowa State Fourth Place: Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa
Fifth Place: Jim Zalesky, Iowa DFT 1:45
Ohly, Oregon State Sixth Place: Kevin Benson, Portland State
Seventh Place: Jim Reilly, Lehigh 4-0
Ohly 10-7 Eighth Place: Jan Michaels, North Carolina
Janicik, Northwestern Michaels 4-2
Michaels, North Carolina
Benson 3-2
Cochran, Illinois Shea 9-4 Shea, Cal State-Bakersfield
Cochran 7-3
Moyer, West Chester Benson Fall 5:55
Benson, Portland State
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 158 Tim Catalfo - Syracuse Catalfo Fall 5:37 Bob Moore - Arizona
Paul Morina - James Madison Morina 17-3 Don Mappes - Ball State
Tom Janicik - Northwestern Janicik 14-0 Jeff Bouslog - Luther
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 19 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Trent Taylor, Illinois John Hanrahan 11-2 John Hanrahan, Penn State [9] John Hanrahan 15-8 Jeff Parker, Louisiana State [4] 167 Weight Class Jeff Parker 26-6 Richard Sykes, Humboldt State John Hanrahan 13-6 Dale Walters, Air Force Matt Reiss 7-6 Matt Reiss, North Carolina State [5] Matt Reiss 11-6 Tim Jones, Marshall Mark Johnson Fall 6:13 Mark Johnson, Cleveland State Mike DeAnna Fall 0:43 Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa Mike DeAnna 28-8 Mike DeAnna, Iowa [1] Mike DeAnna 8-5 Steve Foley, Michigan State [12] Steve Foley 9-6 Jeff Turner, Lehigh Steve Reedy, Kent State Mike DeAnna 10-7 Steve Reedy 16-4 John Bliss, Washington State Kevin Egleston, Boston University Steve Reedy 9-7 Jeff Stuebing 11-11, 1-1 Cr 7 Jeff Stuebing, Oregon [8] Mark Schultz 10-4 Tom Jones, Maryland Tom Jones Fall 2:56 Tim Morrison, Rider [11] Perry Hummel 10-3 Perry Hummel, Iowa State [2] Perry Hummel 12-5 Dave Hagg, Army Perry Hummel 8-5 Scott Mansur, Portland State Scott Mansur Fall 2:31 Bill Boyd, Brigham Young Jamie Milkovich 13-4 Neil Weiner, Illinois State Jamie Milkovich 8-4 Jamie Milkovich, Auburn [7] Mark Schultz 4-4, 4-0 Jeff Dillman, Nebraska Jeff Dillman 5-3 Woody Vandenburg, SUNY-Brockport John Reich 28-5 John Reich, Navy [6] John Reich 6-2 Colin Grissom, Yale Homer Lord, Boise State Mark Schultz 15-9 Mark Gronowski 13-4 Mark Gronowski, Eastern Illinois [10] Mark Schultz, Oklahoma [3] Mark Schultz 13-4 Mark Schultz 13-6 Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State
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Taylor, Illinois 167 Consolation Bracket
Parker 10-5
Parker, Louisiana State Reiss 11-10
Reiss, North Carolina State
Reedy 10-4
Sproles, Northern Iowa Hummel 6-4 Hummel, Iowa State Foley 8-1
Foley, Michigan State Reedy 7-0
Third Place: John Hanrahan, Penn State 5-4 Reedy, Kent State Fourth Place: Perry Hummel, Iowa State
Fifth Place: Jamie Milkovich, Auburn 9-4
Hagg, Army Sixth Place: Steve Reedy, Kent State
Seventh Place: Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State DFT 5:59
Hagg 16-6 Eighth Place: Matt Reiss, North Carolina State
Jones, Maryland Milkovich 11-2
Milkovich, Auburn
Milkovich 8-6
Sheets, Oklahoma State Hanrahan 12-8 Hanrahan, Penn State
Sheets 10-5
Gronowski, Eastern Illinois Sheets 8-4
Reich, Navy
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 167 John Bliss - Washington State Bliss Fall 4:52 Darrell Gholar - Minnesota
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 22 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa Marty Ryan 21-9 Marty Ryan, Oregon State [5] Marty Ryan 14-4 Bill Braseth, Boise State 177 Weight Class Bill Braseth 11-4 Butch Revils, East Carolina [9] Charlie Heller 5-5, 1-0 Tom Rankin, Arizona State Charlie Heller Fall 6:54 Charlie Heller, Clarion [4] Charlie Heller 11-5 Mark Phillips, Navy Mark Phillips 7-3 Dan Kay, Toledo Charlie Heller 5-3 Gary Comelio, Georgia Tech Larry Meierotto 15-7 Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga Eli Blazeff Fall 1:08 Eli Blazeff, Auburn [8] Eli Blazeff 17-6 Kevin Walzak, College of New Jersey Mike Miller, Oregon Colin Kilrain 4-2 Rey Martinez 14-7 Rey Martinez, Oklahoma State [12] Kurt Honis, Syracuse Colin Kilrain 16-3 Colin Kilrain 5-0 Colin Kilrain, Lehigh [1] Ed Banach Fall 4:15 Mike D'Ambrose, Indiana Ed Banach 18-6 Ed Banach, Iowa [2] Ed Banach 24-4 Dennis McCormick, Eastern Illinois Dennis McCormick 16-6 Brad Tufto, Indiana State Ed Banach Fall 5:56 Dave Brouhard, San Jose State [7] Dave Brouhard 6-2 Doug Perkins, Stanford Dave Brouhard 12-4 Fred Wagoner, Boston University Fred Wagoner 5-2 Jeff Needs, Brigham Young Ed Banach Fall 7:18 Ed Potokar, Ohio State [10] Ed Potokar DFT 4:44 Pat Carney, Illinois State Dave Allen 16-4 Dave Allen, Iowa State [3] Dave Allen 16-6 Tom Kolopus, Cleveland State Gerry Volm, Rider Dave Young FFT Gerry Volm 11-10 Mark Luby, Minnesota Dave Young, Missouri Dave Young 9-2 Dave Young 5-4 Jim Hall, Oklahoma [6]
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Rankin, Arizona State 177 Consolation Bracket
Rankin 12-3
Phillips, Navy Ryan 4-4, 7-4
Ryan, Oregon State
Ryan 7-6
Honis, Syracuse Ryan 6-4 Young, Missouri Martinez 13-9
Martinez, Oklahoma State Blazeff 6-4
Third Place: Colin Kilrain, Lehigh 9-1 Blazeff, Auburn Fourth Place: Marty Ryan, Oregon State
Fifth Place: Dave Young, Missouri 5-1
D'Ambrose, Indiana Sixth Place: Jim Hall, Oklahoma
Seventh Place: Eli Blazeff, Auburn Fall 5:29
D'Ambrose 8-2 Eighth Place: Dave Brouhard, San Jose State
McCormick, Eastern Illinois Brouhard 10-7
Brouhard, San Jose State
Hall Fall 3:56
Hall, Oklahoma Kilrain 3-0 Kilrain, Lehigh
Hall 13-2
Volm, Rider Hall FFT
Allen, Iowa State
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 177 Dennis McCormick - Eastern Illinois McCormick 11-7 Gary Chadwick - Air Force
Rey Martinez - Oklahoma State Martinez 21-4 Mark Loomis - Cal State-Bakersfield
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 25 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Jerry Rodriguez, North Carolina State [4] Jerry Rodriguez 12-6 Jerry Morrison, San Jose State Joe Atiyeh Fall 3:18 Lorant Ipacs, Ohio University 190 Weight Class Joe Atiyeh 13-12 Joe Atiyeh, Louisiana State [9] Geno Savegnago FFT Tod Giles, Rhode Island Geno Savegnago Fall 7:18 Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois [5] Geno Savegnago 12-3 Henry Milligan, Princeton Henry Milligan 1-1, 1-1 Cr Wayne Christian, Cal Poly-SLO Tom Martucci 4-3 Joe Gormally, Northern Iowa [12] Joe Gormally 23-7 Eric Neily, Ohio State John Forshee 1-1, 1-0 Craig Jennings, Northwestern John Forshee 3-2 John Forshee, Iowa State [1] Tom Martucci, College of New Jersey [8] Tom Martucci 2-1 Tom Martucci 15-7 Dave Doll, Rider Jim Baumgardner, Oregon State Tom Martucci Fall 7:02 Harold Wittman Fall 4:44 Harold Wittman, Boise State Tom Martucci 4-3 Pat Murphy, Tennessee-Chattanooga Pat Murphy 10-3 Jeff Roscoe, West Virginia Milt Westlund 9-4 Milt Westlund, Indiana State [7] Milt Westlund 6-1 Mike Gatling, Virginia Commonwealth Ryan Kelly 5-3 Pat McKay, Michigan Ryan Kelly 10-6 Ryan Kelly, Oregon [11] Ryan Kelly 9-4 Dan Morrow, Washington State Dan Morrow 14-8 Edcar Thomas, Oklahoma [2] Tony Mantella 5-2 Tony Mantella, Temple Tony Mantella 28-10 Jeff Esmont, Ashland Tony Mantella 7-2 Tony Smith, SUNY-Brockport Greg Hawkins 10-3 Greg Hawkins, Oklahoma State [6] Pete Bush, Iowa [3] Tony Mantella 7-5 Craig Blackman 10-4 Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall Brad Moseley, Missouri Craig Blackman 10-5 Mark Downing Fall 7:58 Mark Downing, Clarion [10]
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Giles, Rhode Island 190 Consolation Bracket
Milligan 12-3
Milligan, Princeton Milligan FFT
Bye
Forshee 4-4, 3-3 Cr 6
Doll, Rider Kelly 5-3 Kelly, Oregon Doll 4-3
Wittman, Boise State Forshee 1-0
Third Place: Geno Savegnago, Eastern Illinois 8-2 Forshee, Iowa State Fourth Place: Ryan Kelly, Oregon
Fifth Place: Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall 6-3
McKay, Michigan Sixth Place: John Forshee, Iowa State
Seventh Place: Henry Milligan, Princeton 10-8
McKay 4-3 Eighth Place: Pat McKay, Michigan
Morrow, Washington State McKay 8-2
Westlund, Indiana State
Blackman 6-3
Esmont, Ashland Savegnago 5-1 Savegnago, Eastern Illinois
Hawkins 18-4
Hawkins, Oklahoma State Blackman 6-3
Blackman, Franklin & Marshall
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No Pigtails Bouts for 190 Weight Class
Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 28 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton Rick Romeo, Missouri Rick Romeo 9-8 Dan Cook, Oregon [9] Mike Evans 9-7 Mike Evans, Louisiana State [4] UNL Weight Class Mike Evans 9-4 Arnie Bagley, Idaho State Steve Williams DSQ 7:30 Steve Williams, Oklahoma [5] Steve Williams 15-7 Jeff Green, Kentucky Steve Williams Fall 0:25 Duane Koslowski, Minnesota-Morris Brian Neal 5-4 Brian Neal, Iowa State Bruce Baumgartner Fall 1:32 Tab Thacker, North Carolina State Rod Chamberlain 7-0 Rod Chamberlain, Indiana [12] Bruce Baumgartner 21-4 Bruce Baumgartner, Indiana State [1] Bruce Baumgartner 7-3 Mike Holcomb, Miami Ohio Ray Wagner, Kent State [8] Bruce Baumgartner 7-4 Ray Wagner Fall 4:13 Rick Chandler, Southern Oregon Chuck Pinta, Citadel Ray Wagner Fall 1:04 Chuck Pinta 19-6 Pat Ryan, Navy Lou Banach Fall 5:45 Dan Severn, Arizona State [2] Dan Severn Fall 0:25 Daryl Meyer, Nebraska Dan Severn 12-3 John Kriebs, Northern Iowa Mike Howe 13-7 Mike Howe, Northern Michigan [11] Dan Severn 15-7 Craig Schoene, Cal State-Bakersfield Don Wagner 11-1 Don Wagner, Millersville Eric Klasson 6-1 Eric Klasson, Michigan [7] Eric Klasson DSQ 7:35 Evins Brantley, Rhode Island Lou Banach 20-10 Larry Cox, Temple Paul Ruggiero 10-4 Paul Ruggiero, Delaware Steve Sefter 6-2 Paul Spieler, Cal Poly-SLO Steve Sefter Fall 7:30 Steve Sefter, Penn State [6] Curt Olson, Clarion Lou Banach 12-5 Lou Banach Fall 1:38 Lou Banach, Iowa [3] Sean Isgan, Pittsburgh-Johnstown Lou Banach 24-6 Mike Rotunda 21-9 Mike Rotunda, Syracuse [10]
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Green, Kentucky UNL Consolation Bracket
Green 2-1
Neal, Iowa State Evans Fall 5:39
Evans, Louisiana State
Wagner 5-3
Holcomb, Miami Ohio Severn Fall 1:08 Severn, Arizona State Holcomb 4-1
Chamberlain, Indiana Wagner 2-2, 2-2 Cr 8
Third Place: Steve Williams, Oklahoma Fall 3:40 Wagner, Kent State Fourth Place: Dan Severn, Arizona State
Fifth Place: Ray Wagner, Kent State Fall 4:51
Meyer, Nebraska Sixth Place: Steve Sefter, Penn State
Seventh Place: Mike Evans, Louisiana State 4-2
Howe 9-1 Eighth Place: Mike Howe, Northern Michigan
Howe, Northern Michigan Howe Fall 5:58
Klasson, Michigan
Sefter 6-5
Olson, Clarion Williams 6-4 Williams, Oklahoma
Olson 5-2
Rotunda, Syracuse Sefter 8-2
Sefter, Penn State
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Championship Pigtail Bouts for UNL Rick Chandler - Southern Oregon Chandler 4-2 J.L. Coon - Utah State
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