1981_NCAA_Division_I_Wrestling_Championships

1981 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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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.

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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]

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Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
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
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1981 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships