The 1981 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 51st NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey hosted the tournament at Jadwin Gymnasium.
Tournament information | |
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Sport | College wrestling |
Location | Princeton, New Jersey |
Dates | March 12, 1981–March 14, 1981 |
Host(s) | Princeton University |
Venue(s) | Jadwin Gymnasium |
Final positions | |
Champions | Iowa (6th title) |
1st runners-up | Oklahoma |
2nd runners-up | Iowa State |
Tournament statistics | |
Attendance | 41,692 |
MVP | Gene Mills (Syracuse) |
Iowa took home the team championship with 129.75 points and having two individual champions.[1]
Gene Mills of Syracuse was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Jerry Kelly of Oklahoma State received the Gorriaran Award.[2]
Team results
editRank | School | Points |
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1 | Iowa | 129.75 |
2 | Oklahoma | 100.25 |
3 | Iowa State | 84.75 |
4 | Oklahoma State | 68.5 |
5 | Lehigh | 38 |
6 | Penn State | 31.75 |
7 | Syracuse | 30.5 |
8 | Central Michigan | 28.75 |
9 | Auburn | 25.75 |
10 | Oregon State | 25.25 |
Reference:[2] |
Individual finals
editWeight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
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118 lbs | Gene Mills, Syracuse WBF John Hartupee, Central Michigan, 6:35 |
126 lbs | Dan Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield DEC Dave Cooke, North Carolina, 7–5 |
134 lbs | Jim Gibbons, Iowa State MAJOR Darryl Burley, Lehigh, 16–8 |
142 lbs | Andre Metzger, Oklahoma DEC Lenny Zalesky, Iowa, 10–6 |
150 lbs | Nate Carr, Iowa State DEC Scott Trizzino, Iowa, 10–5 |
158 lbs | Ricky Stewart, Oklahoma State WBF Dave Schultz, Oklahoma, 4:56 |
167 lbs | Mark Schultz, Oklahoma DEC Mike DeAnna, Iowa 10–4 |
177 lbs | Ed Banach, Iowa WBF Charlie Heller, Clarion, 4:15 |
190 lbs | Tom Martucci, College of New Jersey DEC Tony Mantella, Temple, 4–3 |
UNL | Lou Banach, Iowa WBF Bruce Baumgartner, Indiana State, 5:45 |
Reference:[2] |
References
edit- ^ "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "51st NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.