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41st Annual NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 25, 1971 - March 27, 1971 @ Memorial Collesium (Auburn, Alabama)
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Darrell Keller
 Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State 142-pounder who won Outstanding Wrestler honors in the 1971 championships by defeating 1970 winner, Larry Owings of Washington, in the finals. Darrell and twin brother Dwayne, himself a former recipient, were named "Sportsmen of the Month" for March 1971 by the Daily Oklahoman, as they led OSU to the team championship. Plagued by injuries his senior season, Darrell had wrestled only ten matches (two losses by default) prior to the competition at Auburn. The Kennewick, Washington, native was national junior college champion in 1967 at 130 pounds while attending Columbia Basin CC in Pasco, Washington, and had won the collegiate 134-pound title in 1970. SOURCE: 1972 NCAA Wrestling Guide. Click for larger image.






Varsity

Team Final

Oklahoma State University [OK] 94, Iowa State University [IA] 66, Michigan State University [MI] 44, Oregon State University [OR] 43, Pennsylvania State University [PA] 43, University of Oklahoma [OK] 39, Lehigh University [PA] 32, University of Washington [WA] 30, California Polytechnic State University [CA] 27, Portland State University [OR] 26, U.S. Naval Academy [MD] 26, Ohio University [OH] 24, Lock Haven University [PA] 13, Northwestern University [IL] 10, University of California, Los Angeles [CA] 10, University of New Mexico [NM] 9, Harvard University [MA] 8, Illinois State University [IL] 7, Kent State University [OH] 7, University of Arizona [AZ] 7, Western Michigan University [MI] 7, Clarion University [PA] 6, West Chester University [PA] 6, U.S. Military Academy 5, Idaho State University [ID] 4, North Dakota State University [ND] 4, Southern Illinois University Carbondale [IL] 4, University of Iowa [IA] 4, University of Utah [UT] 4, Ashland University [OH] 3, East Stroudsburg University [PA] 3, Franklin & Marshall College [PA] 2, Indiana University, Bloomington [IN] 2, Kansas State University [KS] 2, Stanford University [CA] 2, University of Massachusetts, Amherst [MA] 2, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN] 2, University of Pittsburgh [PA] 2, University of Wyoming [WY] 2, Weber State University [UT] 2, Auburn University [AL] 1, Brown University [RI] 1, California State University, Fresno [CA] 1, California University of Pennsylvania [PA] 1, Drake University [IA] 1, East Carolina University [NC] 1, Gettysburg College [PA] 1, Indiana State University [IN] 1, Louisiana State University [LA] 1, Minnesota State University, Mankato [MN] 1, Princeton University [NJ] 1, Purdue University [IN] 1, South Dakota State University [SD] 1, University of Maryland, College Park [MD] 1, University of Missouri, Columbia [MO] 1, University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI] 1, Utah State University [UT] 1, Western Illinois University [IL] 1, Wilkes University [PA] 1, Arizona State University [AZ] 0, Brigham Young University [UT] 0, Bucknell University [PA] 0, California State University, Chico [CA] 0, California State University, Long Beach [CA] 0, Central Michigan University [MI] 0, College of William & Mary [VA] 0, Colorado State University [CO] 0, Columbia University 0, Cornell University 0, Dartmouth College [NH] 0, Hofstra University 0, John Carroll University [OH] 0, Montana State University [MT] 0, New York University 0, North Carolina State University [NC] 0, Northern Michigan University [MI] 0, Ohio State University [OH] 0, San Diego State University [CA] 0, Seattle Pacific University [WA] 0, Slippery Rock University [PA] 0, Syracuse University 0, Temple University [PA] 0, U.S. Air Force Academy [CO] 0, University at Buffalo 0, University of Alabama at Birmingham [AL] 0, University of California, Berkeley [CA] 0, University of Colorado [CO] 0, University of Michigan [MI] 0, University of Nebraska [NB] 0, University of New Hampshire [NH] 0, University of Northern Iowa [IA] 0, University of Notre Dame [IN] 0, University of Oregon [OR] 0, University of Pennsylvania [PA] 0, University of Toledo [OH] 0, University of Virginia [VA] 0, Washington State University [WA] 0, Winona State University [MN] 0, Yale University [CT] 0

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Darrell Keller (OSU)

Championship Final (1st)

118  Greg Johnson (MSU) > Tom Schuler (USNA) decision 6-5
126  Yoshiro Fujita (OSU) > Ken Donaldson (USAFA) major decision 13-2
134  Roger Weigel (OSU) > Dwayne Keller (OSU) decision 15-7
142  Darrell Keller (OSU) > Larry Owings (UW) decision 16-12
150  Stan Dziedzic (SRU) > Jay Arneson (OSU) decision 6-1
158  Carl Adams (ISU) > Mike R. Jones (OSU) decision 18-5
167  Andy Matter (PSU) > Steve Shields (LU) judge's decision 5-5
177  Geoff Baum (OSU) > Al Nacin (ISU) decision 10-3
190  Ben Peterson (ISU) > Vince Paolano (SU) decision 11-6
HWT  Greg Wojciechowski (UT) > Dave Joyner (PSU) decision 5-3

Consolation Final (3rd)

118  Gary Breece (UO) > Ray Stapp (OSU) decision 4-3
126  Greg Surenian (LU) > John Meikle (UCLA) decision 2-1
134  Phil Parker (ISU) > Larry Rippey (LHU) fall 3:00
142  Leandro Torres (CPSU) > Lloyd Keaser (USNA) decision 4-2
150  Don Stone (PSU) > Jarrett Hubbard (UM) judge's decision 2-2
158  Bruce Trammel (OU) > John Finch (CPSU) decision 5-1
167  Junior Johnson (PSU) > Tom Corbin (UO) decision 4-3
177  Russ Johnson (OU) > Dave Van Meveren (CU) decision 9-2
190  Bill Bragg (UC) > Dave Ciolek (MSU) fall 2:58
HWT  Jim Shields (OSU) > Wayne Karney (PSU) judge's decision 2-2

Consolation Final (5th)

118  Kirt Donaldson (USAFA) > Dale Brumit (UA) decision 3-2
126  Mark Massery (NU) > Jim Hagan (UM) decision 9-6
134  Laron Hansen (BYU) > Bill James (USMA) decision 4-3
142  Tim Whitaker (KSU) > Richard Bacon (WMU) decision 6-2
150  Don Pleasant (UW) > Paul Gillespie (WCU) decision 6-2
158  Larry Laush (UO) > Hajime Shinjo (UW) decision 17-2
167  Eric Bates (ISU) > Joe George (UN) decision 5-1
177  Jim Crumley (OSU) > Bill Demaray (NDSU) decision 12-4
190  Ritchie Starr (HU) > Tom Hutchinson (LU) forfeit
HWT  Ben Lewis (MSU) > Bill Luttrell (UO) decision 5-1


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