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51st Annual NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
March 12, 1981 - March 14, 1981 @ L. Stockwell Jadwin Gymnasium (Princeton, New Jersey)
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Iowa clinches title early in NCAAs
Iowa University went into last night's finals at the 51st annual NCAA Wrestling Championships knowing it already had clinched the team title for the fourth straight year and the sixth time in the last seven campaigns. SOURCE: The Central New Jersey Home News, March 15, 1981. Click for larger image.





Varsity

Team Final

University of Iowa [IA] 129.75, University of Oklahoma [OK] 100.25, Iowa State University [IA] 84.75, Oklahoma State University [OK] 68.5, Lehigh University [PA] 38, Pennsylvania State University [PA] 31.75, Syracuse University 30.5, Central Michigan University [MI] 28.75, Auburn University [AL] 25.75, Oregon State University [OR] 25.25, Arizona State University [AZ] 24.5, University of Northern Iowa [IA] 22.25, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill [NC] 22, Indiana State University [IN] 20.75, Kent State University [OH] 20.75, Clarion University [PA] 19.5, Temple University [PA] 16.75, University of Kentucky [KY] 16.5, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN] 16.5, North Carolina State University [NC] 15.75, Portland State University [OR] 15.5, University of Oregon [OR] 15, San José State University [CA] 14.75, Louisiana State University [LA] 14.25, University of Michigan [MI] 13.5, University of Missouri, Columbia [MO] 11, Cleveland State University [OH] 8.5, Franklin & Marshall College [PA] 8, University of Nebraska [NB] 8, Cornell University 7.25, University of Rhode Island [RI] 6.25, Bloomsburg University [PA] 5.25, Indiana University, Bloomington [IN] 5, Princeton University [NJ] 5, Washington State University [WA] 5, U.S. Naval Academy [MD] 4.75, Slippery Rock University [PA] 3.5, Boise State University [ID] 0, California Polytechnic State University [CA] 0, California State University, Bakersfield [CA] 0, Eastern Illinois University [IL] 0, Hofstra University 0, Lock Haven University [PA] 0, Michigan State University [MI] 0, Millersville University [PA] 0, Northern Michigan University [MI] 0, Northwestern University [IL] 0, Old Dominion University [VA] 0, Purdue University [IN] 0, Rider University [NJ] 0, Rutgers University [NJ] 0, SUNY Brockport 0, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [IL] 0, The College of New Jersey (Trenton State) [NJ] 0, University of Maryland, College Park [MD] 0, University of New Mexico [NM] 0, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga [TN] 0, University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI] 0

Outstanding Wrestler Award - Gene Mills (SU)

Championship Final (1st)

118  Gene Mills (SU) > John Hartupee (CMU) fall 6:35
126  Dan Cuestas (CSUB) > Dave Cooke (UNCCH) decision 7-5
134  Jim Gibbons (ISU) > Darryl Burley (LU) major decision 16-8
142  Andre Metzger (UO) > Lenny Zalesky (UI) decision 10-6
150  Nate Carr (ISU) > Scott Trizzino (UI) decision 10-5
158  Ricky Stewart (OSU) > Dave Schultz (UO) fall 4:56
167  Mark Schultz (UO) > Mike DeAnna (UI) decision 10-4
177  Ed Banach (UI) > Charlie Heller (CU) fall 4:15
190  Tom Martucci (TCNJ (Trenton State)) > Tony Mantella (TU) decision 4-3
HWT  Lou Banach (UI) > Bruce Baumgartner (ISU) fall 5:45

Consolation Final (3rd)

118  Randy Willingham (OSU) > Tom Reed (SIUE) fall 3:14
126  Jerry Kelly (OSU) > Ed Pidgeon (HU) fall 4:45
134  Ricky Dellagatta (UK) > Dalen Wasmund (UMTC) OTC 9-9 (1OT)
142  Dave Brown (ISU) > Shawn White (MSU) decision 10-5
150  Roger Frizzell (UO) > Fred Boss (CMU) decision 10-3
158  Perry Shea (CSUB) > Dion Cobb (UNI) fall 3:24
167  John Hanrahan (PSU) > Perry Hummel (ISU) decision 5-4
177  Colin Kilrain (LU) > Marty Ryan (OSU) major decision 9-1
190  Geno Savegnago (EIU) > Ryan Kelly (UO) decision 8-2
HWT  Steve Williams (UO) > Dan Severn (ASU) fall 3:40

Consolation Final (5th)

118  Joe McFarland (UM) > Chris Wentz (NCSU) decision 5-4
126  John Iannuzzi (UWM) > Gary Lefebvre (UMTC) decision 4-3
134  Eddie Baza (SJSU) > Clar Anderson (AU) decision 8-4
142  Ken Gallagher (UNI) > Bernie Fritz (PSU) decision 4-1
150  Jackson Kistler (ASU) > Brad Swartz (OSU) decision 8-6
158  Jim Zalesky (UI) > Kevin Benson (PSU) fall 1:45
167  Jamie Milkovich (AU) > Steve Reedy (KSU) decision 9-4
177  Dave Young (UMC) > Jim Hall (UO) decision 5-1
190  Craig Blackman (FMC) > John Forshee (ISU) decision 6-3
HWT  Ray Wagner (KSU) > Steve Sefter (PSU) fall 4:51

Consolation Final (7th)

118  Barry Davis (UI) > Tony Calderaio (SRU) decision 12-6
126  Tim Riley (UI) > Mark Galyan (IUB) fall 5:53
134  Randy Lewis (UI) forfeit
142  Gene Nighman (CU) > Al Freeman (UN) decision 9-4
150  Roger Randall (ODU) > Charlie Lucas (PSU) decision 9-4
158  Jim Reilly (LU) > Jan Michaels (UNCCH) decision 4-0
167  Mike Sheets (OSU) > Matt Reiss (NCSU) fall 5:59
177  Eli Blazeff (AU) > Dave Brouhard (SJSU) fall 5:29
190  Henry Milligan (PU) > Pat McKay (UM) decision 10-8
HWT  Mike Evans (LSU) > Mike Howe (NMU) decision 4-2


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