NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1961 NCAA Championships

137 lb

Champion Norm Young, Michigan State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Norm YoungMSU
  2. 2Ron FinleyORST
  3. 3Bill CarterOU
  4. 4Doug WilsonOKST

Championship

Round of 32 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Carter (1), Oklahoma over Dave Robinson, Utah — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Johnston (4), Penn State over Frank Addleman, Long Beach State (CA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ramon West, Rochester Tech (NY) — Dec 1–1 · View bout
  4. Dave Gates, Iowa over Bill Zeltonoga, California-Los Angeles — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Carter (1), Oklahoma over Neil Pew, California-Poly — Dec 14–1 · View bout
  2. Chuck Patten, Northern Iowa over Mike Harman, Navy (MD) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  3. Curt Alexander, Lehigh (PA) over John 'Jack' Day (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Dan Johnston (4), Penn State over Bill Taylor, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Frank, Iowa State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Doug Wilson (3), Oklahoma State over Dave Gates, Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Norm Young (2), Michigan State over Clair Argento, Wyoming — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Ron Finley (5), Oregon State over Paul Sengo, California-Chico — Fall 8:22 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Carter (1), Oklahoma over Chuck Patten, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Doug Wilson (3), Oklahoma State over Curt Alexander, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Norm Young (2), Michigan State over Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 7:22 · View bout
  4. Ron Finley (5), Oregon State over Dan Johnston (4), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Norm Young (2), Michigan State over Doug Wilson (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Ron Finley (5), Oregon State over Bill Carter (1), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Norm Young (2), Michigan State over Ron Finley (5), Oregon State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Johnston (4), Penn State over Paul Sengo, California-Chico — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh (PA) over Clair Argento, Wyoming — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Carter (1), Oklahoma over Dan Johnston (4), Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Doug Wilson (3), Oklahoma State over Daryl Kelvington, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Carter (1), Oklahoma over Doug Wilson (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

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