28th Big 8 Wrestling Tournament At Oklahoma 3/10-3/11/61 1961 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Oklahoma State - 94 Points None Selected Team Standings Number of Individual Champs in parentheses 1 Oklahoma State 94 (4) 2 Oklahoma 83 (4) 3 Iowa State 59 (2) 4 Kansas State 23 5 Colorado 15 6 Nebraska 10 Champions and Place Winners 115 1st: Don Webster - Iowa State (4-2) 2nd: Wally Curtis - Oklahoma 3rd: Mark McCracken - Oklahoma State (2-2, 2-1) 4th: John Dooley - Kansas State 123 1st: DuWayne Miller - Oklahoma (4-4, 4-1) 2nd: Masaaki Hatta - Oklahoma State 3rd: Lowell Stewart - Iowa State (6-2) 4th: Arlen Keith - Kansas State 130 1st: Ted Pierce - Oklahoma State (6-4) 2nd: Mickey Martin - Oklahoma 3rd: Gus Garcia - Kansas State (3-1) 4th: Jim Copeland - Colorado 137 1st: Bill Carter - Oklahoma (4-1) 2nd: Doug Wilson - Oklahoma State 3rd: Larry Word - Kansas State (7-4) 4th: Harold Romero - Colorado 147 1st: Larry Hayes - Iowa State (10-6) 2nd: Bob Wilson - Oklahoma State 3rd: Joe Seay - Kansas State (3-1) 4th: Bob Deupree - Oklahoma 157 1st: Phil Kinyon - Oklahoma State (1-1, 1-1 RD) 2nd: Virgil Carr - Iowa State 3rd: Wayne Stanley - Kansas State (7-2) 4th: Phil Keeley - Oklahoma 167 1st: Bruce Campbell - Oklahoma State (4-1) 2nd: Dave Abraham - Colorado 3rd: Dick Smith - Iowa State (6-4) 4th: Stan Fraley - Nebraska 177 1st: Ronnie Clinton - Oklahoma State (6-5) 2nd: Wayne Baughman - Oklahoma 3rd: Bob Duvall - Iowa State (4-3) 4th: Pat Fitzgerald - Nebraska 191 1st: Von Henry - Oklahoma (5-1) 2nd: Tom Pilcher - Iowa State 3rd: Bob Thompson - Oklahoma State (WBF 1:10) 4th: Dan Hoevet - Nebraska UNL 1st: Dale Lewis - Oklahoma (4-4, 4-2) 2nd: Ted Ellis - Oklahoma State 3rd: Jan Schwitters - Iowa State (9-3) 4th: Jim Raschke - Nebraska
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 1 of 10 115 Weight Class Wally Curtis, Oklahoma Wally Curtis Wally Curtis 4-2 Faber Jenkins, Nebraska Mark McCracken 7-0 Mark McCracken, Oklahoma State Don Webster, Iowa State Don Webster 4-2 Don Webster Don Webster 7-3 John Dooley John Dooley, Kansas State Mark McCracken Mark McCracken Mark McCracken 2-2, 2-1 John Dooley John Dooley
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 2 of 10 123 Weight Class DuWayne Miller, Oklahoma DuWayne Miller 3-2 Lowell Stewart, Iowa State DuWayne Miller Fall 8:58 Mike Nissen Mike Nissen, Nebraska Masaaki Hatta, Oklahoma State DuWayne Miller 4-4, 4-1 Masaaki Hatta Masaaki Hatta 17-4 Arlen Keith Arlen Keith, Kansas State Lowell Stewart Lowell Stewart Mike Nissen Lowell Stewart 6-2 Arlen Keith Arlen Keith
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 3 of 10 130 Weight Class Mickey Martin, Oklahoma Mickey Martin 10-5 Jim Copeland, Colorado Mickey Martin 8-4 Joe Frank Joe Frank, Iowa State Ted Pierce, Oklahoma State Ted Pierce 6-4 Ted Pierce Fall 1:39 Dick Van Sickle, Nebraska Ted Pierce 3-2 Gus Garcia Gus Garcia, Kansas State Jim Copeland Jim Copeland Joe Frank Gus Garcia 3-1 Dick Van Sickle Gus Garcia Gus Garcia
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 4 of 10 137 Weight Class Doug Wilson, Oklahoma State Doug Wilson 6-1 Harold Romero, Colorado Doug Wilson 15-5 Jim Faimon Jim Faimon, Nebraska Bill Carter, Oklahoma Bill Carter 4-1 Bill Carter Fall 5:20 Dennis Friedericks, Iowa State Bill Carter 7-2 Larry Word Larry Word, Kansas State Harold Romero Harold Romero Jim Faimon Larry Word 7-4 Dennis Friedericks Larry Word Larry Word
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 5 of 10 147 Weight Class Bob Wilson, Oklahoma State Bob Wilson Bob Wilson 10-5 Larry Lebruska, Nebraska Joe Chamberlin Fall 5:42 Joe Chamberlin, Oklahoma Larry Hayes, Iowa State Larry Hayes 10-6 Larry Hayes Larry Hayes 11-3 Joe Seay Joe Seay, Kansas State Joe Chamberlin Joe Chamberlin Joe Seay 3-1 Joe Seay Joe Seay
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 6 of 10 157 Weight Class Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State Phil Kinyon 10-3 Bob Strange, Colorado Phil Kinyon 10-3 Wayne Stanley Wayne Stanley, Kansas State Virgil Carr, Iowa State Phil Kinyon 1-1, 1-1 RD Virgil Carr 9-5 Phil Keeley, Oklahoma Virgil Carr 1-1, 1-1 SRD Harold Thompson Harold Thompson, Nebraska Bob Strange Wayne Stanley Wayne Stanley Wayne Stanley 7-2 Phil Keeley Phil Keeley Harold Thompson
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 7 of 10 167 Weight Class Bruce Campbell, Oklahoma State Bruce Campbell 8-2 Stan Fraley, Nebraska Bruce Campbell 8-1 Tommy Edgar Tommy Edgar, Oklahoma Dave Abraham, Colorado Bruce Campbell 4-1 Dave Abraham Jerry Allen, Kansas State Dave Abraham Fall 0:56 Dick Smith 10-4 Dick Smith, Iowa State Stan Fraley Stan Fraley Tommy Edgar Dick Smith 6-4 Dick Smith Dick Smith
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 8 of 10 177 Weight Class Wayne Baughman, Oklahoma Wayne Baughman 9-1 Joe Dowler, Colorado Wayne Baughman 4-1 Bob Duvall Bob Duvall, Iowa State Ronnie Clinton, Oklahoma State Ronnie Clinton 6-5 Ronnie Clinton 7-2 Pat Fitzgerald, Nebraska Ronnie Clinton 4-2 Denton Smith Denton Smith, Kansas State Joe Dowler Bob Duvall Bob Duvall Bob Duvall 4-3 Pat Fitzgerald Pat Fitzgerald Denton Smith
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 9 of 10 191 Weight Class Tom Pilcher, Iowa State Tom Pilcher Tom Pilcher 9-6 Bob Thompson Bob Thompson, Oklahoma State Von Henry, Oklahoma Von Henry 5-1 Von Henry Von Henry Fall 5:40 Dan Hoevet Dan Hoevet, Nebraska Bob Thompson Bob Thompson Bob Thompson Fall 1:10 Dan Hoevet Dan Hoevet
1961 Big 8 Championship Page 10 of 10 UNL Weight Class Dale Lewis, Oklahoma Dale Lewis 4-2 Don Darter, Kansas State Dale Lewis 4-3 Jan Schwitters Jan Schwitters, Iowa State Ted Ellis, Oklahoma State Dale Lewis 4-4, 4-2 Ted Ellis Ted Ellis Fall 5:46 Jim Raschke Jim Raschke, Nebraska Don Darter Jan Schwitters Jan Schwitters Jan Schwitters 9-3 Jim Raschke Jim Raschke