NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1981 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Andre Metzger, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Andre MetzgerOU
  2. 2Lennie ZaleskyIOWA
  3. 3Dave BrownISU
  4. 4Shawn WhiteMSU
  5. 5Ken GallagherUNI
  6. 6Bernie FritzPSU
  7. 7Gene NighmanCOR
  8. 8Al FreemanNEB

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Bernie Fritz, Penn State over Buddy Kerr, Virginia — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Bob Eon, Rhode Island over John Veenschoten, Drake (IA) — SD 20–4 · View bout
  3. Mike Bauer (7), Oregon State over Joe Solorio, Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Tim Ervin, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dave Wenger, Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (11), Nebraska over Jeff Hardy, Ohio — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Jeff Woo, Ohio State — Fall 3:29 · View bout
  3. Bernie Fritz, Penn State over Gene Nighman (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Bill Nugent (6), Oregon over Tim Ervin, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 16–16 · View bout
  5. Bob Eon, Rhode Island over Bill Swezey, William & Mary (VA) — Fall 1:01 · View bout
  6. Dave Brown (3), Iowa State over Jim TenBrook, Bucknell (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  7. Gary Siegel, Syracuse (NY) over Ralph Cortez, Illinois — Dec 17–11 · View bout
  8. Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa over John Dolch, Salisbury (MD) — Fall 7:44 · View bout
  9. Kenny Monday (4), Oklahoma State over Doug Bytendorp, Weber State (UT) — SD 19–4 · View bout
  10. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Chris Cain, California-Poly — SD 22–8 · View bout
  11. Mike Bauer (7), Oregon State over Ernie Blazeff, Auburn (AL) — DQ · View bout
  12. Rick McReynolds, Portland State (OR) over Dorr Granger, Grand Valley State (MI) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  13. Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State (NC) over Tony Mills, Tennessee — Dec 17–14 · View bout
  14. Ryan Kaufman (9), Nebraska Omaha over Al McCollum, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  15. Shawn White (10), Michigan State over Dave Krivus, Washington & Jefferson (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  16. Tony Surage (8), Rutgers (NJ) over Jimmy London, Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Al Freeman (11), Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Bernie Fritz, Penn State over Rick McReynolds, Portland State (OR) — MD 18–8 · View bout
  3. Gary Siegel, Syracuse (NY) over Bill Nugent (6), Oregon — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Kenny Monday (4), Oklahoma State over Ryan Kaufman (9), Nebraska Omaha — Fall 2:18 · View bout
  5. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa — MD 19–9 · View bout
  6. Mike Bauer (7), Oregon State over Robert Hilfiger, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 20–14 · View bout
  7. Shawn White (10), Michigan State over Dave Brown (3), Iowa State — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  8. Tony Surage (8), Rutgers (NJ) over Bob Eon, Rhode Island — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Mike Bauer (7), Oregon State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Bernie Fritz, Penn State over Kenny Monday (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  3. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Tony Surage (8), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Shawn White (10), Michigan State over Gary Siegel, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Shawn White (10), Michigan State — Fall 1:29 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Bernie Fritz, Penn State — SD 20–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Gene Nighman (5), Cornell (NY) over Buddy Kerr, Virginia — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (11), Nebraska over Jeff Woo, Ohio State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Brown (3), Iowa State over Dave Krivus, Washington & Jefferson (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  3. Gene Nighman (5), Cornell (NY) over Rick McReynolds, Portland State (OR) — Fall 1:18 · View bout
  4. Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa over Chris Cain, California-Poly — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Al Freeman (11), Nebraska over Mike Bauer (7), Oregon State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Brown (3), Iowa State over Gary Siegel, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Gene Nighman (5), Cornell (NY) over Kenny Monday (4), Oklahoma State — MD 15–6 · View bout
  4. Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa over Tony Surage (8), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Brown (3), Iowa State over Al Freeman (11), Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa over Gene Nighman (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Brown (3), Iowa State over Bernie Fritz, Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Shawn White (10), Michigan State over Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Brown (3), Iowa State over Shawn White (10), Michigan State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Gallagher (12), Northern Iowa over Bernie Fritz, Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gene Nighman (5), Cornell (NY) over Al Freeman (11), Nebraska — Dec 9–4 · View bout

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