I 1981 I CAA WRESTLING NCAA WRESTLING- 54th Annual Guide NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PUBLISHED ANNUALLY by The National Collegiate Athletic Association. William J. ' Flynn, Director of Athletics, Boston College, President; James Frank, President, Lincoln University (Missouri),Secretary-Treasurer; Walter Byers, Executiue Director. Address all correspondence to the Publishing Department, P.O. Box 1906, Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66222 (913/384-3220). Ted C. Tow,Assistant Executiue Director; Wallace I. Renfro, Director of Publishing; Maxine R. Alejos, Circulation Manager; Tricia Bork, Publications Editor; Bruce L. Howard, Publications Editor; Dale Meggas, Research Assistant; David Pickle, Assistant Director of Publishing; Timothy D. Schmad, Publica- tions Editor; Lavonne Seifert, Assistant Director of Publishing. 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COPYRIGHT,1974, BY THE NATIONALCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION REPRINTED:1975, 1976,1977,1978, 1979, 1980 PRINTEDIN THE UNITEDSTATES OF AMERICA Contents 1 page [ National Preview-Review ............................. 5 by Russ Smith $ Citizens Savings Hall of Fame ......................... 6 ir Division I Roundup ................................. 8 I National Collegiate Championships ..................... 33 1 by Bob Clark National Division II Championships ..................... 43 by Jerry Fricke National Division Ill Championships ..................... 51 by Bob Nauta Collegiate Reviews ................................. 59 National Junior College Championships .................. 72 California Community College Championships ............ 72 East-West College All Stars ........................... 73 Administrative Procedures ............................ 74 OFFICIAL RULES SECTION [back section. numbered from WR-I] a NCAA Wrestling Committee .........................WR-2 I Major Rules Changes for 1980-81 ....................WR-4 : Major H~ghSchool Differences ......................WR-5 1: 1: Official NCAA Wrestling Rules .......................WR-7 A Infraction Penalty Table ...........................WR-48 1 Officials Signals ................................WR-67 1 t 4 Index to Rules ..................................WR-68 MAN OR MONSTER?-Minnesota's Jim Martinez looks like a many-jointed monster in this takedown of Iowa State's Mark Warner. Martinez defeated Warner, 6-5, but the Cyclones beat the Gophers, 19-18, in the dual match. National Previe w-Review Top four teams set to battle again; lowa seeks fourth straight crown by Russ L. Smith Sports Editor, Waterloo (lowa) Courier The big four of college wrestling in But by the time the Big Ten Confer- 1980 still are the big four in 1981. ence tournament came around, the It would appear that only a natural Hawkeyes' lineup numbered only four disaster or a supernatural miracle wrestlers who had competed in an would keep Iowa, Oklahoma State, NCAA tournament. However, Iowa Iowa State and Oklahoma from turn- won the NCAA championships by a ing the 1981 Division I championships margin of 23% points over second place at Princeton University into another Oklahoma State. quadrangular. With a couple of injured or ill wres- That was their order of finish last tlers back, one wrestler returning from March. There will be some challenges 1979 and some recruits, Iowa is looking aimed at rotating that batting order forward, eagerly, to becoming the first next March, but it would appear that four-time winner since the Oklahoma the best the rest of the field can hope A&M teams of 1937-40. for is a chance to help the big four But the celebration hasn't started decide their final 1981 ranking. yet in Iowa City, where the fans re- In the best position to challenge for a member that neither third-place Iowa spot among the leaders is Lehigh, State nor fourth-place Oklahoma had which has something more than the a single senior wrestler in last year's talent needed. In a sense, the Engi- national championships. neers and their fans-some of the na- In the matter of returning points- tion's most loyal-will be at home. although it's not especially a good cri- But the task of knocking off the terion with so many variables such as leaders appears monumental. To begin transfers and returning redshirts- with, supplanting Iowa as No. 1-even Iowa State trails Iowa only 86-81%. by one of the other three top teams- Oklahoma is next at 67%. will be a formidable chore. Harold Nichols, the Cyclones' veter- For instance, the Hawkeyes last fall an mentor, is keeping a low profile in figured they could become the first the recruiting derby. After last year's team since the 1954-56 Oklahoma tournament, Nichols said he had two State teams to win three titles in a row. big gaps to fill in his lineup-126 and heavyweight. Nichols is making no claims that Russ Smith has been with the Waterloo those spots have been filled. But his Courier since I949 and has been sports young 1979-80 team has a good year of editor since 1966. He is one of the nation's experience, and veteran Nichols top authorities on collegiate uv-estling, and this is his eighth consecutive year to write watchers are not inclined to accept as the prerieub-review for ArCAA Wrestling. gospel their first glance at the Cy- Smith was the first recipient of the Bob clones. Dellinger award, given to the amateur The top four teams in last year's wrestling writer of the year. NCAA tournament had 24 all-Amen- 6 1981 NCAA WRESTLING cas, including four champions. Nine- Iowa still has both of its national teen all-Americas and three champions champions. Randy Lewis will be going return in 1981. after his second straight crown at 134 Citizens Savings Amateur Wrestling Hall Of Fame The Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame was established by the Helms Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles in 1957 with an original selection of five wrestlers, nine coaches and one contributor. Since 1957 annual elections to the Hall of Fame have been held. With the announcement of four additions for 1980, the total number to be honored for their outstanding contributions to the sport is now 165, including 77 wrestlers, 56 coaches and 32 contributors. The Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame awards now are sponsored by the Citizens Savings Athletic Foundation. Nominations are made through a recommendations committee, headed by Jess Hoke of Amateur Wrestling News. A permanent trophy for amateur wrestling is maintained at the Hall of Fame and members of the Hall of Fame, whose names are inscribed thereon, are the following: WRESTLERS Stan Abel Anthon Gizoni Lawrence Mantooth JoseJoe 8carpello y Sapora Charles Ackerly ~arrE& es Wayne Martin Les Anderson stanfey denson Jr. George M. Mehnert Grav S~mons David Arndt Robert Hess Peter Mehringer Vir '1 Smith Dave Auble Dan Hodge Allie Morrison wiflam Smith R. W. Baughman Dick Hutton Norvard Nalan John S ellman Richard D. Beattie Burl Jennings William J. Nelson Harr 8teele Pete Blair Merle Jennings Gene Nicks nalp{ Teague Ned Blass Alan D. Kelley Robert Norman Yojiro Uetake Douglas Blubaugh William Kerslake M. N. Northrup Jack Van Bebber Glenn Brand William H. Koll Thorwald Olsen Russell Vis Conrad Caldwell Lowell Lange Robert Pearce William Weick Mike Caruso Geor e G Layman Edwin Peery Wavne Wells Richard Del ado ~rad~eks Hugh Peery ~lffed-~hitehurst Richard Di fatista Hardie Lewis Ben Peterson Shelby Wilson George S. Dole Vernon Lo an John Peterson Henry Wittenberg Edward Eichelberger Terrence dc~ann Arnold Plaza Keith Young Ross Flood Earl McCready Robin Reed Dan Gable Charles McDaniel Jack Riley Vern Gape Joe McDaniel Rick Sanders COACHES Leroy Alitz Hubert Jack Mike Milkovich William Sheridan Richard L. Barker Wallace T. Johnson Bernard Moone Bob Siddens Joe Begala Clifford Keen Raymond ~ur&ck Raymond Sparks Fendle Collins Paul V. Keen Harold Nichols Charles Spe~del Tom dans Harold E. Kenney Hugo Otopalik Henry Stone Casey L. Fredericks Karl Kitt Charles Parker Raymond Swartz Edward C.,Gallagher Everett Lantz Buell Patterson Dale Thomas Frank 'S n ' Gardner Gerald E. Leeman Rex Peery Murl E. Thrush Arthur &hth Rometo Macias Grad Penin er W. H. 'Bill' Tom John W. Hancock Billy Martin ~lauKe~eec!! Arnold W. Umbach Marvin Hess George Martin Port Robertson Richard Voliva Vaughan Hitchcock Archie Mathis Myron Roderick Julius F. Wagner Harold Howard Charles W. Mavser Joseph Scalzo Bill Weick Briggs Hunt David McCuskky John Schutz Arthur J. Weiss CONTRIBUTORS Stephen M. Archer John H. Drummond Russ Houk Dean Rockwell W. Austin Bishop John En el Ken Kraft Donald Sayenga Henry Boresch Finn ~riison Thomas M. Lumly C. W. Stre~t Wilfred E. Cann William Farrell Eric Pohl Warren Tischler Raymond G. Clapp Manuel Gorriaran Neal F. Quimby William Tomaras Josiah Henson Alan Rice T. Ral h Williams ANiEt%e$%rari Jess Hoke G. D. Richardson Vince Euaro Bob Dellinger John George Houk Raymond V. Roberts NATIONAL PREVIEW-REVIEW 7 pounds and his third overall. (He won NCAA meets he has entered. They two years ago at 126 pounds.) were sidelined last year by injury and At 177, the Hawkeyes will have one illness, res~ectivelv. of two current NCAA wrestlers with a ~e~nna'sreplacement last year was chance to become the first four-time slated to be two-time state prep cham- collegiate champion in history. Ed pion Dave Fitzgerald; but when he quit Banach, an Iowa freshman, won at 177 the squad and left school at the semes- pounds last spring right after a North ter break, senior Doug Anderson Carolina State frosh, Matt Reiss, had moved in and placed eighth in the won the 167-pound title. NCAA meet. Now Fitzgerald has re- It's possible that Iowa's lineup next turned to school and is expected to be a fall will include seven former NCAA member of the Iowa squad this year. tournament place winners, but a cou- Also returning to the squad is 190- ple of those may even have trouble pounder Lou Banach, who quit in mid- keeping their jobs.