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.
Iowa took home the team championship with 129.75 points and having two individual champions.
Gene Mills of Syracuse was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Jerry Kelly of Oklahoma State received the Gorriaran Award.
Team results Rank School Points 1Iowa129.75 2Oklahoma100.25 3Iowa State84.75 4Oklahoma State68.5 5Lehigh38 6Penn State31.75 7Syracuse30.5 8Central Michigan28.75 9Auburn25.75 10Oregon State25.25Reference:
Individual finals 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, 4–3UNLLou Banach, Iowa WBF Bruce Baumgartner, Indiana State, 5:45Reference:
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