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 Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton 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 Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton 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 Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton 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 Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1981 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 3/12/1981 to 3/14/1981 at Princeton 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