31st NCAA Wrestling Tournament 1961 Team Champion Oklahoma State - 82 Points Outstanding Wrestler: Gray Simons - Lock Haven Gorriaran Award: Ted Ellis - Oklahoma State Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Oklahoma State 82 (2) 2 Oklahoma 63 (2) 3 Iowa State 29 (1) 4 Oregon State 28 (1) 5 Pittsburgh 26 (1) 6 Lehigh 24 7 Penn State 20 7 Michigan State 20 (1) 9 Northern Iowa 19 10 Michigan 18 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 115 1st: Gray Simons [1] - Lock Haven (7-3) 2nd: Dick Wilson [2] - Toledo 3rd: Wally Curtis [US] - Oklahoma (4-1) 4th: Don Webster [4] - Iowa State 123 1st: DuWayne Miller [1] - Oklahoma (6-5) 2nd: Masaaki Hatta [2] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Rick Martin [3] - Pittsburgh (5-4) 4th: Frank Freeman [5] - Northern Iowa 130 1st: Larry Lauchle [1] - Pittsburgh (7-0) 2nd: Dave Jensen [3] - Northern Iowa 3rd: Mickey Martin [US] - Oklahoma (4-4, 2-0) 4th: Al DeLeon [2] - Minnesota State-Mankato 137 1st: Norm Young [2] - Michigan State (5-2) 2nd: Ron Finley [5] - Oregon State 3rd: Bill Carter [1] - Oklahoma (2-1) 4th: Doug Wilson [3] - Oklahoma State 147 1st: Larry Hayes [1] - Iowa State (4-0) 2nd: Ron Pifer [3] - Penn State 3rd: Bob Wilson [4] - Oklahoma State (3-1) 4th: Jim Blaker [2] - Michigan 157 1st: Phil Kinyon [1] - Oklahoma State (3-0) 2nd: Kirk Pendleton [2] - Lehigh 3rd: Don Corriere [US] - Michigan (2-1) 4th: Virgil Carr [US] - Iowa State 167 1st: Don Conway [5] - Oregon State (7-4) 2nd: Bruce Campbell [3] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Bob Marshall [4] - Purdue (9-4) 4th: Frank Hankin [6] - Utah 177 1st: Bob Johnson [4] - Oklahoma State (9-5) 2nd: Wayne Baughman [3] - Oklahoma 3rd: Ken Houston [US] - SIU-Carbondale (4-1) 4th: Bob Burge [5] - Colorado State 191 1st: Lenard Lordino [1] - Northern Colorado (4-0) 2nd: Nick Kohls [US] - Colorado State 3rd: Ronnie Clinton [6] - Oklahoma State (3-2) 4th: Dave Angell [US] - Lehigh UNL 1st: Dale Lewis [1] - Oklahoma (3-2) 2nd: Ted Ellis [2] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Rory Weber [4] - Northwestern (2-1) 4th: John Oberly [3] - Penn State
Gil Sanchez, Colorado State [5] 1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 20 Gil Sanchez 115 Weight Class John DeAno, Illinois Don Webster 6-3 Don Webster, Iowa State [4] Don Webster 3-0 Gray Simons 11-7 Bill Merriam, Lehigh Bill Merriam Jyo Umezawa, Oklahoma State Gray Simons 9-3 Gray Simons, Lock Haven [1] Gray Simons 8-2 Dick Wilson, Toledo [2] Gray Simons 7-3 Joe Fox, Northern Iowa Dick Wilson 15-4 Mike Grandstaff, Virginia Tech Dick Wilson 8-0 Mike Grandstaff Dick Wilson 4-2 Okla Johnson, Michigan State [3] Wally Curtis, Oklahoma Wally Curtis 4-3 Jerry Perez, Oregon State [6] Wally Curtis 11-9 Jerry Perez
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 20 115 Consolation Bracket Umezawa, Oklahoma State Umezawa Merriam Fall 5:30 Merriam, Lehigh Webster 2-0 Webster, Iowa State Fox, Northern Iowa Fox Grandstaff 8-5 Grandstaff, Virginia Tech Curtis 4-4, 3-2 Curtis, Oklahoma Third Place: Wally Curtis, Oklahoma 4-1 Fourth Place: Don Webster, Iowa State
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 20 Frank Coniglio, SIU-Carbondale Ron Andrews, Minnesota [4] Frank Freeman, Northern Iowa [5] Jim Simpson, Portland State Claude Gonzales, Colorado State DuWayne Miller, Oklahoma [1] Dave Hansen, Wyoming Clyde Latta, Oregon George Jurinek, Illinois Frank Coniglio Ron Andrews Frank Freeman Jim Simpson Claude Gonzales DuWayne Miller Dave Hansen George Jurinek 11-0 Frank Coniglio Fall 4:24 Frank Freeman Fall 7:17 DuWayne Miller 6-3 Dave Hansen 4-4, 4-0 Frank Freeman 5-2 DuWayne Miller Fall 1:58 123 Weight Class DuWayne Miller Fall 8:47 Ernie Parker, Oregon State Don Green, Ohio State Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State [2] Dave Frame, Minnesota State-Mankato George Hobbs, Michigan State Lannie Bryant, Northern Colorado Lowell Stewart, Iowa State [6] Mike Gonzales, Utah Rick Martin, Pittsburgh [3] Don Green 11-2 Masaaki Hatta Dave Frame George Hobbs Lannie Bryant Lowell Stewart Mike Gonzales Rick Martin Masaaki Hatta 12-5 George Hobbs 5-3 Lowell Stewart 4-2 Rick Martin Fall 3:52 Masaaki Hatta 13-6 Rick Martin 3-2 DuWayne Miller 6-5 Masaaki Hatta 9-4
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 20 123 Consolation Bracket Gonzales, Colorado State Gonzales Gonzales 4-2 Hansen, Wyoming Freeman 9-3 Freeman, Northern Iowa Green, Ohio State Green Hobbs Fall 0:45 Hobbs, Michigan State Martin 4-2 Martin, Pittsburgh Third Place: Rick Martin, Pittsburgh 5-4 Fourth Place: Frank Freeman, Northern Iowa
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 20 Gary Hoagland, Portland State Tom Huff, Iowa [5] Al Bevilaqua, New York University Ted Pierce, Oklahoma State [4] Jim Root, Cal Poly-SLO Mickey Martin, Oklahoma Russ McClatchey, Cornell Iowa Rosalio Garcia, Kansas State Bob Hubbard, Utah Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh [1] Gary Hoagland Tom Huff Al Bevilaqua Ted Pierce 6-5 Mickey Martin Russ McClatchey Rosalio Garcia Larry Lauchle 9-2 Tom Huff 6-5 Ted Pierce 13-13, 1-1 RD Mickey Martin Fall 8:53 Larry Lauchle 6-2 Ted Pierce 4-3 Larry Lauchle 6-2 130 Weight Class Larry Lauchle 4-1 Doug Baillie, Lehigh Al Johnson, Minnesota Jim Woods, Air Force Al DeLeon, Minnesota State-Mankato [2] Fred Scott, Miami Ohio Dave Jensen, Northern Iowa [3] Jerry Hoke, Michigan State Frank Fuhrer, Washington Joe DiBella, Coast Guard [6] Mike Nissen, Nebraska Doug Baillie 4-3 Jim Woods Al DeLeon Fred Scott Dave Jensen 5-4 Frank Fuhrer Joe DiBella Mike Nissen Doug Baillie 9-1 Al DeLeon 7-2 Dave Jensen 11-6 Joe DiBella 9-0 Al DeLeon 7-4 Dave Jensen 7-0 Larry Lauchle 7-0 Dave Jensen 7-6
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 20 130 Consolation Bracket Hubbard, Utah Hubbard 4-3 Garcia, Kansas State Martin Martin, Oklahoma Martin 2-2, 6-1 Pierce, Oklahoma State Hoke, Michigan State Hoke 10-2 Fuhrer, Washington Hoke 3-2 DiBella, Coast Guard DeLeon 6-1 DeLeon, Minnesota State-Manka Third Place: Mickey Martin, Oklahoma 4-4, 2-0 Fourth Place: Al DeLeon, Minnesota State-Mankato
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 7 of 20 Ron Finley, Oregon State [5] Paul Sengo, Cal State-Chico Bill Taylor, Cornell Iowa Dan Johnston, Penn State [4] Frank Addleman, Long Beach State Charles Patton, Northern Iowa Mike Harman, Navy Neil Pew, Cal Poly-SLO Dave Robinson, Utah Bill Carter, Oklahoma [1] Ron Finley Paul Sengo Bill Taylor Dan Johnston 4-1 Charles Patton Mike Harman Neil Pew Bill Carter 8-2 Ron Finley Fall 8:22 Dan Johnston 4-0 Charles Patton 1-1, 1-1 RD Bill Carter 14-1 Ron Finley 3-2 Bill Carter 4-3 137 Weight Class Ron Finley 5-4 Joe Frank, Iowa State Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh Ramon West, RIT Norm Young, Michigan State [2] Clair Argento, Wyoming Bill Zeltonoga, UCLA Dave Gates, Iowa Doug Wilson, Oklahoma State [3] John Day, Lock Haven [6] Curt Alexander, Lehigh Joe Frank Daryl Kelvington 0-0, 1-1 SRD Norm Young Clair Argento Dave Gates 6-1 Doug Wilson John Day Curt Alexander Daryl Kelvington 7-4 Norm Young 8-6 Doug Wilson 8-5 Curt Alexander 3-2 Norm Young Fall 7:22 Doug Wilson 3-3, 5-2 Norm Young 5-2 Norm Young 3-2
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 8 of 20 137 Consolation Bracket Sengo, Cal State-Chico Sengo Johnston 5-0 Johnston, Penn State Carter 4-2 Carter, Oklahoma Argento, Wyoming Argento Kelvington 3-0 Kelvington, Pittsburgh Wilson 8-2 Wilson, Oklahoma State Third Place: Bill Carter, Oklahoma 2-1 Fourth Place: Doug Wilson, Oklahoma State
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 9 of 20 Mike Natvig, Army Del Rossberg, Iowa Bob Wilson, Oklahoma State [4] Bob Gunst, Lehigh [5] DeVere Henderson, Air Force Joe Seay, Kansas State Lavern Alton, Portland State Bill Dotson, Northern Iowa John McGrath, Navy Larry Bender, Pacific Larry Hayes, Iowa State [1] Truman Sandelin, Western State Mike Natvig Bob Wilson 8-5 Bob Gunst Joe Seay 10-1 Lavern Alton Bill Dotson 10-1 Larry Bender Larry Hayes 10-7 Bob Wilson 6-1 Joe Seay 2-0 Lavern Alton 6-2 Larry Hayes 17-3 Bob Wilson 6-2 Larry Hayes 6-0 147 Weight Class Larry Hayes 10-7 Bill Berry, Washington State Jim Blaker, Michigan [2] Bill Bailey, Lock Haven Walter Parker, Cornell Iowa John Zolikoff, Pittsburgh Toby Zweygardt, Oregon State Ron Pifer, Penn State [3] Lynn Mathews, Oregon Jim Hoppel, Bowling Green Dom Fatta, Purdue [6] Joe Chamberlin, Oklahoma Pat Reilly, Toledo Jim Blaker 5-3 Bill Bailey John Zolikoff 5-2 Toby Zweygardt Ron Pifer Fall 2:01 Jim Hoppel Dom Fatta 1-1, 2-1 Pat Reilly Jim Blaker 12-4 Toby Zweygardt 7-4 Ron Pifer 9-1 Dom Fatta 4-0 Jim Blaker 11-3 Ron Pifer 7-1 Larry Hayes 4-0 Ron Pifer 5-4
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 10 of 20 147 Consolation Bracket Sandelin, Western State Sandelin 11-0 Bender, Pacific Sandelin 2-1 Alton, Portland State Wilson 4-1 Wilson, Oklahoma State Mathews, Oregon Hoppel 4-0 Hoppel, Bowling Green Fatta 1-1, 7-2 Fatta, Purdue Blaker 3-1 Blaker, Michigan Third Place: Bob Wilson, Oklahoma State 3-1 Fourth Place: Jim Blaker, Michigan
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 11 of 20 Fred Recher, Springfield [5] Dave Wight, Wyoming Harry Schlieff, Minnesota Mike O'Laughlin, Illinois [4] Don Holiness, Oregon Virgil Carr, Iowa State Bob Deupree, Oklahoma Rex Cox, Tennessee-Chattanooga Fritz Fivian, Oregon State John Beisner, Cornell Iowa Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State [1] Duane Wohlfert, Michigan State Fred Recher Dave Wight 8-7 Mike O'Laughlin Virgil Carr 9-4 Bob Deupree Fritz Fivian 5-1 Phil Kinyon 9-2 Duane Wohlfert Fred Recher 7-6 Virgil Carr 11-7 Fritz Fivian 6-3 Phil Kinyon 5-3 Virgil Carr 1-1, 1-1 SRD Phil Kinyon 4-0 157 Weight Class Phil Kinyon 2-1 Charles Franco, Air Force Don Corriere, Michigan Gerald Ray, Northern Iowa Gene Bower, Western State Kirk Pendleton, Lehigh [2] Steve Combs, Iowa Harold Thompson, Nebraska Jim Harrison, Pittsburgh [6] Ron Ericson, Colorado State Jeff Hartsell, Citadel Herbert Halley, Cal Poly-SLO Autry Ehler, Portland State [3] Charles Franco Don Corriere 12-2 Kirk Pendleton 8-2 Steve Combs Harold Thompson 6-3 Ron Ericson Jeff Hartsell Fall 1:50 Autry Ehler Don Corriere 9-2 Kirk Pendleton Fall 1:20 Harold Thompson 6-3 Autry Ehler Fall 1:09 Kirk Pendleton 8-5 Harold Thompson 4-4, 2-1 Phil Kinyon 3-0 Kirk Pendleton 9-3
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 12 of 20 157 Consolation Bracket Beisner, Cornell Iowa Wohlfert 2-1 Wohlfert, Michigan State Fivian 4-2 Fivian, Oregon State Carr 3-2 Carr, Iowa State Bower, Western State Bower Med FFT Combs, Iowa Corriere 5-0 Corriere, Michigan Corriere 2-0 Thompson, Nebraska Third Place: Don Corriere, Michigan 2-1 Fourth Place: Virgil Carr, Iowa State
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 13 of 20 Don Conway, Oregon State [5] Tommy Edgar, Oklahoma Bob Marshall, Purdue [4] Pete Nelson, Navy Jerry Slattery, Minnesota State-Mankato Richard Bell, Washington Thad Turner, Lehigh [1] Dick Zoyhofski, RIT Dennis McCaron, Pacific Don Conway Tommy Edgar Bob Marshall Pete Nelson Jerry Slattery Richard Bell Thad Turner Dick Zoyhofski 7-2 Don Conway 8-1 Bob Marshall 7-3 Jerry Slattery 7-1 Thad Turner 4-1 Don Conway 5-0 Thad Turner 2-1 167 Weight Class Don Conway 8-8, 2-1 Dennis Fitzgerald, Michigan [2] Dick Smith, Iowa State Jim Blazier, Portland State Dave Abraham, Colorado Joe Mullins, Iowa Norm Hoffman, Cal Poly-SLO Frank Hankin, Utah [6] Bob Schluter, Michigan State Bruce Campbell, Oklahoma State [3] Dennis Fitzgerald 6-6, 4-3 Jim Blazier Dave Abraham Joe Mullins Norm Hoffman Frank Hankin Bob Schluter Bruce Campbell Dennis Fitzgerald 3-2 Dave Abraham 7-6 Frank Hankin 9-0 Bruce Campbell 6-0 Dennis Fitzgerald 3-0 Bruce Campbell 3-2 Don Conway 7-4 Bruce Campbell 4-3
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 14 of 20 167 Consolation Bracket Edgar, Oklahoma Edgar Marshall 4-0 Marshall, Purdue Marshall 2-1 Turner, Lehigh Schluter, Michigan State Schluter Hankin Fall 3:30 Hankin, Utah Hankin 3-3, 1-1 SRD Fitzgerald, Michigan Third Place: Bob Marshall, Purdue 9-4 Fourth Place: Frank Hankin, Utah
Bob Konsella, Portland State 1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 15 of 20 Bob Johnson, Oklahoma State [4] Bob Johnson 22-8 177 Weight Class Bob Burge, Colorado State [5] Bob Johnson 9-3 Julian Hook, Minnesota Bob Burge 10-4 Bob Johnson 8-6 Jim Ferguson, Wesleyan Bernard Slate, San Jose State Bernard Slate 15-11 Jim Detrixhe, Lehigh [1] Art Siml 7-7, 5-3 Art Siml, Illinois Art Siml 6-4 Al Rushatz, Army [2] Bob Johnson 9-5 Jack Berger, Oregon State Al Rushatz 10-4 Bob Duvall, Iowa State Al Rushatz 4-1 John McCray, Michigan State Bob Duvall 3-2 Wayne Baughman 6-6, 4-0 Ken Houston, SIU-Carbondale Wayne Baughman, Oklahoma [3] Wayne Baughman 5-2 Mike Sterner, South Dakota State [6] Wayne Baughman 4-2 Tom Sutton, Air Force Mike Sterner 4-2
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 16 of 20 177 Consolation Bracket Konsella, Portland State Konsella Burge 14-10 Burge, Colorado State Burge 4-2 Siml, Illinois Houston, SIU-Carbondale Houston Houston 4-2 Sterner, South Dakota State Houston Med FFT Rushatz, Army Third Place: Ken Houston, SIU-Carbondale 4-1 Fourth Place: Bob Burge, Colorado State
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 17 of 20 Karl Fink, Michigan [5] Lance Parker, Tennessee-Chattanooga Karl Fink 9-6 191 Weight Class Von Henry, Oklahoma [4] Von Henry 3-1 Wayne Atkins, UCLA Von Henry 8-1 Lenard Lordino 4-2 Maurice Bush, Washington Lenard Lordino, Northern Colorado [1] Lenard Lordino 14-0 Dave Angell, Lehigh Lenard Lordino 13-5 Howard Colling, Wyoming Dave Angell 8-5 Pat Clock, Lewis & Clark Lenard Lordino 4-0 Allan Jaklich, Northwestern [2] Allan Jaklich 3-1 Nick Kohls, Colorado State Nick Kohls 2-1 Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State Nick Kohls Fall 8:18 Nick Kohls 1-1, 1-1 SRD John Griffith, Navy [3] Merle Prebel, Michigan State John Griffith 6-3 Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State [6] Ronnie Clinton 6-3 Darrel Kauffman, Oregon State Ronnie Clinton 10-8
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 18 of 20 191 Consolation Bracket Bush, Washington Bush Angell 4-0 Angell, Lehigh Angell 8-7 Henry, Oklahoma Kurtenbach, South Dakota State Kurtenbach Jaklich 3-2 Jaklich, Northwestern Clinton 1-1, 3-3 RD Clinton, Oklahoma State Third Place: Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State 3-2 Fourth Place: Dave Angell, Lehigh
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 19 of 20 Charlie Moore, Lehigh Rory Weber, Northwestern [4] Rory Weber 6-0 UNL Weight Class Jim Raschke, Nebraska Rory Weber 2-0 Art Youngblood, Kent State [5] Art Youngblood 1-1, 2-2 RD Dale Lewis 1-1, 2-1 Fred Wright, Cornell Iowa Dale Lewis, Oklahoma [1] Dale Lewis 1-1, 3-2 Dave Davidson, Washington Dale Lewis 3-0 Kent Horne, Brigham Young Dave Davidson 3-1 Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State [2] Dale Lewis 3-2 Warren Dawson, Wyoming Ted Ellis Fall 2:31 Jan Schwitters, Iowa State Ted Ellis 6-0 Warren Roberts, Washington State Jan Schwitters 8-3 Ted Ellis Fall 7:47 Mike Senzig, Michigan State John Oberly, Penn State [3] John Oberly 8-2 Garry Stensland, Oregon [6] John Oberly 5-0 Garry Stensland
1961 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 20 of 20 UNL Consolation Bracket Wright, Cornell Iowa Wright Wright 2-0 Davidson, Washington Weber 2-1 Weber, Northwestern Dawson, Wyoming Dawson Schwitters 6-3 Schwitters, Iowa State Oberly 5-0 Oberly, Penn State Third Place: Rory Weber, Northwestern 2-1 Fourth Place: John Oberly, Penn State