NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1951 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Phil Smith, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Phil SmithOU
  2. 2Fred McLeanOHST
  3. 3Don GovoniUNCO
  4. 4Bob MasonWYO

Championship

Round of 32 · 2 bouts

  1. Emil Perona, Rutgers (NJ) over Phil Abromovich, Illinois — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Phil Smith, Oklahoma over Joe Arnold, Cornell (NY) — Dec 12–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Weick, Northern Iowa over Joel Adelberg, Maryland — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Bob Mason (3), Wyoming over Bill Turley, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Don Govoni, Northern Colorado over George Bender (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Don Swygert, Army (NY) over Bob Long, Auburn (AL) — Fall 8:58 · View bout
  5. Emil Perona, Rutgers (NJ) over Bill Santel, Penn State — Dec 12–3 · View bout
  6. Fred McLean, Ohio State over Gene Paquette, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 5:46 · View bout
  7. Mike Fucci (2), Oklahoma State over Ray Foy, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
  8. Phil Smith, Oklahoma over Don Ryan (1), Wisconsin — Dec 10–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Don Govoni, Northern Colorado over Don Swygert, Army (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Fred McLean, Ohio State over Bob Mason (3), Wyoming — Dec 9–0 · View bout
  3. Mike Fucci (2), Oklahoma State over Emil Perona, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Phil Smith, Oklahoma over Bill Weick, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Fred McLean, Ohio State over Mike Fucci (2), Oklahoma State — Dflt · View bout
  2. Phil Smith, Oklahoma over Don Govoni, Northern Colorado — Dec · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Phil Smith, Oklahoma over Fred McLean, Ohio State — Dec 10–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 4 · 1 bout

  1. Don Ryan (1), Wisconsin over Joe Arnold, Cornell (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Mason (3), Wyoming over Gene Paquette, Lehigh (PA) — MFF · View bout
  2. Don Ryan (1), Wisconsin over Bill Weick, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:00 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Mason (3), Wyoming over Mike Fucci (2), Oklahoma State — MFF · View bout
  2. Don Govoni, Northern Colorado over Don Ryan (1), Wisconsin — Fall 5:07 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Don Govoni, Northern Colorado over Bob Mason (3), Wyoming — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.