NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1981 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Nate Carr Sr., Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Nate Carr Sr.ISU
  2. 2Scott TrizzinoIOWA
  3. 3Roger FrizzellOU
  4. 4Fred BossCMU
  5. 5Jackson KistlerASU
  6. 6Brad SwartzORST
  7. 7Roger RandallOld Dominion (VA)
  8. 8Charlie LucasPortland State (OR)

Championship

Opening round · 10 bouts

  1. Al Baker Jr., Rhode Island over Dick Leffler, Toledo (OH) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Barry Boyles, Oregon over Bill Gaffney, North Carolina — MD 19–8 · View bout
  3. Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State over Frank Patacsil, Purdue (IN) — Dec 16–15 · View bout
  4. Gary Erwin, Jacksonville State (AL) over Andre Offutt, Kentucky — Fall 2:22 · View bout
  5. Glen Cooper (7), California-Bakersfield over Ray Oliver, Nebraska — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Matt Skove (9), Oklahoma State over Mike Bond, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  7. Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) over Reggie Thompson, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  8. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) — SD 19–5 · View bout
  9. Roger Randall, Old Dominion (VA) over Mike Elinsky, Auburn (AL) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  10. Tom Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg (PA) over Billy Williams, Louisiana State — Fall 7:29 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Baker Jr., Rhode Island over Joe Giani (11), Brockport (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State over Tom Elcott, Allegheny (PA) — Fall 3:30 · View bout
  3. Bruce Moe, Winona State (MN) over John Fagan, Colorado State — SD 22–8 · View bout
  4. Charlie Lucas, Portland State (OR) over Cary Waller, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 14–7 · View bout
  5. Doug Reifsteck, Indiana State over Matt Skove (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Frank Castrignano, North Carolina State over Barry Boyles, Oregon — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  7. Frank Shaffer, Navy (MD) over Russ Campbell, Weber State (UT) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Fred Boss (5), Central Michigan over Gary Erwin, Jacksonville State (AL) — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  9. Glen Cooper (7), California-Bakersfield over Kenny Sheets, Indiana (IN) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  10. Grant Smith, Wisconsin over Tony Rowland (12), Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 16–12 · View bout
  11. Jackson Kistler, Arizona State over Chris Catalfo (4), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  12. Lou Montano, California-Poly over Phil Anglim (10), Ohio State — MD 17–6 · View bout
  13. Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) over Tom Coffing, Arizona — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  14. Nate Carr Sr. (1), Iowa State over Roger Randall, Old Dominion (VA) — SD 24–12 · View bout
  15. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Tim Wagner, Virginia — Fall 2:40 · View bout
  16. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Tom Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg (PA) — SD 22–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State over Frank Shaffer, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Charlie Lucas, Portland State (OR) over Glen Cooper (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  3. Frank Castrignano, North Carolina State over Mike Hogan, Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Fred Boss (5), Central Michigan over Bruce Moe, Winona State (MN) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  5. Jackson Kistler, Arizona State over Doug Reifsteck, Indiana State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Nate Carr Sr. (1), Iowa State over Grant Smith, Wisconsin — SD 20–8 · View bout
  7. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Lou Montano, California-Poly — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Al Baker Jr., Rhode Island — SD 21–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Fred Boss (5), Central Michigan over Jackson Kistler, Arizona State — MD 16–5 · View bout
  2. Nate Carr Sr. (1), Iowa State over Frank Castrignano, North Carolina State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  3. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  4. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Charlie Lucas, Portland State (OR) — SD 20–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Nate Carr Sr. (1), Iowa State over Fred Boss (5), Central Michigan — MD 19–8 · View bout
  2. Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa over Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Nate Carr Sr. (1), Iowa State over Scott Trizzino (2), Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) over Tim Wagner, Virginia — Fall 3:21 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Al Baker Jr., Rhode Island over Tom Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Gary Erwin, Jacksonville State (AL) over Bruce Moe, Winona State (MN) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  3. Lou Montano, California-Poly over Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Roger Randall, Old Dominion (VA) over Grant Smith, Wisconsin — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State over Lou Montano, California-Poly — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Charlie Lucas, Portland State (OR) over Al Baker Jr., Rhode Island — MD 17–9 · View bout
  3. Jackson Kistler, Arizona State over Gary Erwin, Jacksonville State (AL) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Roger Randall, Old Dominion (VA) over Frank Castrignano, North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State over Charlie Lucas, Portland State (OR) — Fall 4:37 · View bout
  2. Jackson Kistler, Arizona State over Roger Randall, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Fred Boss (5), Central Michigan over Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Jackson Kistler, Arizona State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Fred Boss (5), Central Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jackson Kistler, Arizona State over Brad Swartz (6), Oregon State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Roger Randall, Old Dominion (VA) over Charlie Lucas, Portland State (OR) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

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