21st NCAA Wrestling Tournament

At Lehigh
Team Champion
Outstanding Wrestler

Top Ten Team Scores

1951

Oklahoma - 24 Points
Walter Romanowski - Cornell Iowa

Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

1 Oklahoma

24

(1)

6 Toledo

2 Oklahoma State

23

(2)

6 Ohio State

3 Penn State

15

6 Michigan State

(1)

4 Northern Iowa

10

(1)

9 Waynesburg

(1)

(1)

9 Cornell Iowa

(1)

5 Princeton

Champions and Place Winners

Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.

123

1st: Tony Gizoni [1] - Waynesburg (7-6)

3rd: Tom Keys [US] - Oklahoma State (4-0)

2nd: Bill Borders [2] - Oklahoma

4th: Tony Dragoin [US] - Auburn

130

1st: Walter Romanowski [4] - Cornell Iowa (5-4)

3rd: Gene Lybbert [3] - Northern Iowa (3-2)

2nd: Hal Moore [2] - Oklahoma State

4th: Jack Blubaugh [US] - Oklahoma

137

1st: George Layman [3] - Oklahoma State (7-4)

3rd: Don Maurey [4] - Penn State (5-0)

2nd: Tommy Evans [1] - Oklahoma

4th: Bob Hartman [US] - Columbia

147

1st: Keith Young [1] - Northern Iowa (5-3)

3rd: Byron Todd [4] - Oklahoma State (2-1)

2nd: Don Frey [US] - Penn State

4th: George Jackson [2] - Oklahoma

157

1st: Phil Smith [US] - Oklahoma (10-2)

3rd: Don Govoni [US] - Northern Colorado (4-1)

2nd: Fred McLean [US] - Ohio State

4th: Bob Mason [3] - Wyoming

167

1st: Gene Gibbons [1] - Michigan State (WBF 7:10)

3rd: Don Thomas [3] - Navy (8-5)

2nd: George Graveson [2] - Yale

4th: Ken Prihoda [US] - Minnesota State

177

1st: Grover Rains [1] - Oklahoma State (3-2)

3rd: Dick Torio [US] - Toledo (WFT)

2nd: Mike Rubino [2] - Penn State

4th: Bentley Lyon [3] - California-Berkeley

UNL

1st: Brad Glass [1] - Princeton (2-2 URD)

3rd: Harry Lanzi [US] - Toledo (8-5)

2nd: Homer Barr [3] - Penn State

4th: Bill Miller [2] - Ohio State

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg [1]
Lou Tschirhart, Syracuse
Sam Coursen, Springfield
Bye
John Harrison, Northern Iowa
Harold Klepfer, Carleton
John Lee, Harvard
Bye
Tom Keys, Oklahoma State
Jack Shire, Toledo
Manuel Macias, Iowa
Bye
George Kelly, Wyoming
Sam Carlo, SUNY-Cortland
Robert Carlin, Indiana [4]
Bye
Joe Kimura, San Francisco State
Bill Buckingham, Michigan State
John Reese, Penn State
Bye
Mike Filipos, Lehigh [3]
Thomas Woods, CCNY
Hisashi Watanabe, Washington State
Bye
Tony Dragoin, Auburn
William Cobb, Case-Western Reserve
Bob Karns, Army
Bye
Bill Borders, Oklahoma [2]
James Fogarty, Hofstra
Jim Shervanick, Millersville
Bye

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Tony Gizoni 4-2

Tony Gizoni 3-0

123 Weight Class

Sam Coursen
Tony Gizoni 3-0
John Harrison Fall 3:33
John Harrison 6-1
John Lee

Tony Gizoni 3-0

Tom Keys Fall 8:50
Tom Keys 9-1
Manuel Macias
Tom Keys 4-2
George Kelly 12-5
Robert Carlin 7-2
Robert Carlin
Tony Gizoni 7-6
Joe Kimura Fall 8:19
John Reese 7-6
John Reese
Mike Filipos 10-3
Mike Filipos 11-0
Mike Filipos 9-4
Hisashi Watanabe
Bill Borders 11-2
Tony Dragoin 4-0
Tony Dragoin 5-4
Bob Karns
Bill Borders Fall 2:37
Bill Borders Fall 6:29
Bill Borders Fall 3:45
Jim Shervanick

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
123 Consolation Bracket
Tschirhart, Syracuse

Coursen 5-2
Coursen, Springfield

Harrison 4-0
Keys 5-4

Harrison, Northern Iowa

Keys, Oklahoma State

Fogarty, Hofstra

Fogarty 9-4
Dragoin Fall 1:05

Shervanick, Millersville
Dragoin, Auburn

Dragoin 4-2
Filipos, Lehigh

Third Place: Tom Keys, Oklahoma State 4-0

Fourth Place: Tony Dragoin, Auburn

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Hal Moore, Oklahoma State [2]
Hal Moore 8-4

130 Weight Class

David Kikuchi, California-Berkeley

Hal Moore 7-2
Dean Harbold, Penn State
Richard Pickard RD
Richard Pickard, Illinois

Hal Moore 8-3

George Feuerbach, Lehigh
George Feuerbach Fall 8:06
Gene Craven, Davidson
Gene Lybbert 9-5
John Heacock, Lock Haven
Gene Lybbert 10-5
Gene Lybbert, Northern Iowa [3]
Walter Romanowski 5-4
George Lewis, Waynesburg [1]
George Lewis 7-1
Bill Donecho, Springfield
George Lewis 10-4
Phil Duggan, Iowa
Phil Duggan 8-7
Bob Gerbino, Syracuse
Walter Romanowski RD
Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma
Jack Blubaugh 11-3
Harold Miller, Pittsburgh
Walter Romanowski 8-7
George Mills, Hofstra
Walter Romanowski 7-0
Walter Romanowski, Cornell Iowa [4]

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
130 Consolation Bracket
Kikuchi, California-Berkeley

Kikuchi
Bye

Pickard 10-3
Lybbert 7-1

Pickard, Illinois
Lybbert, Northern Iowa

Mills, Hofstra

Mills
Blubaugh Fall 3:30

Bye
Blubaugh, Oklahoma

Blubaugh Med FFT

Lewis, Waynesburg

Third Place: Gene Lybbert, Northern Iowa 3-2

Fourth Place: Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Tommy Evans, Oklahoma [1]
Rudy Enders, Hofstra
John Campbell, St. Ambrose
Bye
Bill Carlisle, Lehigh
Bye
George Irvin, Davidson
Bye
Leo Ballinger, Wyoming
Bye
Bob Bury, Syracuse
Bye
Bill Van Gilder, Cornell
Bye
Don Maurey, Penn State [4]
Bye
Joe McKim, California-Berkeley
Bye
George Layman, Oklahoma State [3]
Bye
Clyde Bean, Northern Iowa
Bye
Len DeAugustino, Lock Haven
Bye
Joe DiBello, Michigan State
Bye
Bob Hartman, Columbia
Bye
Mays, Millersville
Bye
Charles Farina, Purdue [2]
Bye

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Tommy Evans Fall 5:57

Tommy Evans Fall 6:58

137 Weight Class

John Campbell
Tommy Evans Fall 4:37
Bill Carlisle
Bill Carlisle Fall 5:23
George Irvin

Tommy Evans RD
Leo Ballinger
Leo Ballinger RD
Bob Bury
Don Maurey 5-4
Bill Van Gilder
Don Maurey 11-6
Don Maurey
George Layman 7-4
Joe McKim
George Layman 7-0
George Layman
George Layman 10-3
Clyde Bean
Len DeAugustino 4-1
Len DeAugustino
George Layman Fall 8:58
Joe DiBello
Bob Hartman 8-2
Bob Hartman
Bob Hartman 9-4
Mays
Charles Farina 8-3
Charles Farina

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
137 Consolation Bracket
Enders, Hofstra

Campbell 3-1
Campbell, St. Ambrose

Campbell 4-2
Maurey 5-0

Carlisle, Lehigh
Maurey, Penn State

McKim, California-Berkeley

McKim
DeAugustino 4-2

Bye
DeAugustino, Lock Haven

Hartman 4-2
Hartman, Columbia

Third Place: Don Maurey, Penn State 5-0

Fourth Place: Bob Hartman, Columbia

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Keith Young, Northern Iowa [1]
Gene Manfrini, Columbia
Robin Baker, Auburn
Bye
John Mahoney, Lehigh
Bye
Richard Colston, St. Ambrose
Bye
Bryce Keough, Ohio State
Bye
Earl Courtright, Toledo
Bye
Thomas Dierauf, Rutgers
Bye
Byron Todd, Oklahoma State [4]
Bye
Frank Bettucci, Cornell [3]
Bye
Sam Keiter, Carleton
Bye
Ray Johnson, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Ed Closs, Washington State
Bye
Don Frey, Penn State
Bye
Ray Pigozzi, Illinois
Bye
Art Strunck, Hofstra
Bye
George Jackson, Oklahoma [2]
Bye

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Keith Young Fall 5:38

Keith Young 8-3

147 Weight Class

Robin Baker
Keith Young 5-4
John Mahoney
John Mahoney Fall 4:36
Richard Colston

Keith Young 5-2

Bryce Keough
Bryce Keough 6-2
Earl Courtright
Byron Todd 7-4
Thomas Dierauf
Byron Todd Fall 5:35
Byron Todd
Keith Young 5-3
Frank Bettucci
Frank Bettucci 8-0
Sam Keiter
Frank Bettucci 11-8
Ray Johnson
Ed Closs Fall 5:23
Ed Closs
Don Frey 3-0
Don Frey
Don Frey 8-2
Ray Pigozzi
Don Frey 2-1
Art Strunck
George Jackson 6-0
George Jackson

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
147 Consolation Bracket
Manfrini, Columbia

Manfrini 8-0
Baker, Auburn

Manfrini 3-0
Todd 6-1

Mahoney, Lehigh
Todd, Oklahoma State

Pigozzi, Illinois

Pigozzi
Jackson 3-0

Bye
Jackson, Oklahoma

Jackson 5-1
Bettucci, Cornell

Third Place: Byron Todd, Oklahoma State 2-1

Fourth Place: George Jackson, Oklahoma

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Phil Smith, Oklahoma
Joe Arnold, Cornell
Don Ryan, Wisconsin [1]
Bye
Joel Adelburg, Maryland
Bye
Bill Weick, Northern Iowa
Bye
George Bender, Michigan State [4]
Bye
Don Govoni, Northern Colorado
Bye
Don Swygert, Army
Bye
Bob Long, Auburn
Bye
Fred McLean, Ohio State
Bye
Gene Paquette, Lehigh
Bye
Bill Turley, Hofstra
Bye
Bob Mason, Wyoming [3]
Bye
Mike Fucci, Oklahoma State [2]
Bye
Ray Foy, Cornell Iowa
Bye
Bill Santel, Penn State
Bye
Emil Perona, Rutgers
Phill Abromovich, Illinois

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Phil Smith 12-1

Phil Smith 10-8

157 Weight Class

Don Ryan
Phil Smith 3-2
Joel Adelburg
Bill Weick 9-3
Bill Weick

Phil Smith RD
George Bender
Don Govoni 5-0
Don Govoni
Don Govoni 7-0
Don Swygert
Don Swygert Fall 8:58
Bob Long
Phil Smith 10-2
Fred McLean
Fred McLean Fall 5:46
Gene Paquette
Fred McLean 9-0
Bill Turley
Bob Mason 2-1
Bob Mason
Fred McLean DFT
Mike Fucci
Mike Fucci 9-1
Ray Foy
Mike Fucci 4-3
Bill Santel
Emil Perona 12-3
Emil Perona 9-3

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
157 Consolation Bracket
Arnold, Cornell

Ryan 2-1
Ryan, Wisconsin

Ryan Fall 2:00

Govoni Fall 5:07

Weick, Northern Iowa

Govoni, Northern Colorado

Paquette, Lehigh

Paquette
Mason Med FFT

Bye
Mason, Wyoming

Mason Med FFT

Fucci, Oklahoma State

Third Place: Don Govoni, Northern Colorado 4-1

Fourth Place: Bob Mason, Wyoming

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Gene Gibbons, Michigan State [1]
Gene Gibbons 5-2

167 Weight Class

Ken Prihoda, Minnesota State

Gene Gibbons 6-3
Ken Morton, Hofstra
Jack Platt 7-2
Jack Platt, Lehigh

Gene Gibbons 3-2

Bill Nardini, Cornell Iowa [4]
Ray Vohden RD
Ray Vohden, Rutgers
Ray Vohden 7-5
Lou Scalzo, Army
Tom Titsworth 11-2
Tom Titsworth, Oklahoma State
Gene Gibbons Fall 7:10
Joe Butler, Oklahoma
Don Thomas Fall 4:10
Don Thomas, Navy [3]
Don Thomas 11-7
Bill Fritzche, Kent State
Joe Lemyre Fall 6:55
Joe Lemyre, Penn State
George Graveson 6-1
Clyde Dilley, Northern Iowa
Clyde Dilley 3-0
James Mancuso, Carleton
George Graveson 9-1
Floyd Gadt, Toledo
George Graveson 9-1
George Graveson, Yale [2]

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
167 Consolation Bracket
Prihoda, Minnesota State

Prihoda
Bye

Prihoda 4-0
Prihoda 6-3

Platt, Lehigh
Vohden, Rutgers

Gadt, Toledo

Gadt
Dilley 2-0

Bye
Dilley, Northern Iowa

Thomas RD
Thomas, Navy

Third Place: Don Thomas, Navy 8-5

Fourth Place: Ken Prihoda, Minnesota State

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Bye
Jack Fisk

177 Weight Class

Jack Fisk, Northern Iowa

Maynard Skinner 5-0
Phil Donatelli, Lehigh
Maynard Skinner RD
Maynard Skinner, Colorado [4]

Grover Rains 3-2

Ray Carlson, Waynesburg
Ray Carlson 5-3
Jerome Steinberg, CCNY
Grover Rains 10-1
Dick Torio, Toledo
Grover Rains 4-3
Grover Rains, Oklahoma State [1]
Grover Rains 3-2
Don Dickason, Cornell
Bob Mulvaney 7-5
Bob Mulvaney, Hofstra
Bentley Lyon 5-4
Martin Schwartz, Illinois
Bentley Lyon 6-2
Bentley Lyon, California-Berkeley [3]
Mike Rubino 3-1
Mike Rubino, Penn State [2]
Mike Rubino 9-1
Ralph Sampson, Cornell Iowa
Mike Rubino 11-3
Peter Bender, Rutgers
Peter Bender
Bye

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
177 Consolation Bracket
Torio, Toledo

Torio
Bye

Torio 3-2
Torio 3-2

Carlson, Waynesburg
Skinner, Colorado

Sampson, Cornell Iowa

Sampson
Bender 7-4

Bye
Bender, Rutgers

Lyon 6-1
Lyon, California-Berkeley

Third Place: Dick Torio, Toledo Med FFT

Fourth Place: Bentley Lyon, California-Berkeley

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
Brad Glass, Princeton [1]
Brad Glass RD

UNL Weight Class

Harry Lanzi, Toledo

Brad Glass Fall 2:37
Dick Sloan, Carleton
Jim Murray 7-3
Jim Murray, Hofstra

Brad Glass Fall 3:57

Bill Priest, Northern Colorado [4]
Bill Priest 6-3
Art Merriman, Yale
Bill Priest 3-2
Wilbanks Smith, Oklahoma State
Wilbanks Smith 4-2
Lee Wachenheim, Northern Iowa
Brad Glass RD
Bye
Bill Helfferich
Bill Helfferich, Ursinus
Homer Barr 12-3
George Myers, Iowa
Homer Barr 5-1
Homer Barr, Penn State [3]
Homer Barr 6-2
Bill Kerslake, Case-Western Reserve
Bill Kerslake 9-1
John Lezdey, Rutgers
Bill Miller RD
Don Berndt, Lehigh
Bill Miller 10-2
Bill Miller, Ohio State [2]

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1951 NCAA Wrestling Championship

3/23/1951 to 3/24/1951 at Lehigh
UNL Consolation Bracket
Lanzi, Toledo

Lanzi
Bye

Lanzi Fall 1:35

Lanzi Fall 3:20

Murray, Hofstra
Priest, Northern Colorado

Myers, Iowa

Myers
Helfferich Fall 3:55

Bye
Helfferich, Ursinus

Miller 5-0
Miller, Ohio State

Third Place: Harry Lanzi, Toledo 8-5

Fourth Place: Bill Miller, Ohio State

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