NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1981 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Dave Schultz, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dave SchultzOU
  2. 2Ricky StewartOKST
  3. 3Perry SheaCSUB
  4. 4Dion CobbUNI
  5. 5Jim ZaleskyIOWA
  6. 6Kevin BensonPortland State (OR)
  7. 7Jim Reilly IIILEH
  8. 8Jan MichaelsUNC

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Paul Morina, James Madison (VA) over Don Mappes, Ball State (IN) — SD 17–3 · View bout
  2. Tim Catalfo (8), Syracuse (NY) over Bob Moore, Arizona — Fall 5:37 · View bout
  3. Tom Janicik (11), Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Bouslog, Luther (IA) — SD 14–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Clarence Laster, New Mexico over Jim Trudeau (4), Minnesota — FF · View bout
  2. Dave Schultz (1), Oklahoma over Rick O'Shea, Oregon — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa over Chris Edmond, Tennessee — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Eric Jones, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Allen Washington, Yale (CT) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Jan Michaels (7), North Carolina over Lamont Roth, Montana — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  6. Jim Farina, Iowa State over Mike Carroll, Massachusetts — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Jim Reilly III (12), Lehigh (PA) over Craig Troxler, California-Poly — Dflt · View bout
  8. Jim Zalesky (3), Iowa over Bruce Cochran, Illinois — SD 23–6 · View bout
  9. Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) over Mike Rodgers, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  10. Matt Dulka (9), Cleveland State (OH) over Paul Morina, James Madison (VA) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  11. Mike Moyer, West Chester (PA) over Rob Albert (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  12. Perry Shea (5), California-Bakersfield over Mike Pheanis, Northern Illinois — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  13. Ricky Stewart (2), Oklahoma State over John Ohly, Oregon State — SD 22–4 · View bout
  14. Todd Sumter, Appalachian State (NC) over Chris Mondragon, North Carolina State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  15. Tom Janicik (11), Northwestern (IL) over Mike Polz, Eastern Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  16. Wes Roper, Missouri over Tim Catalfo (8), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Schultz (1), Oklahoma over Jim Reilly III (12), Lehigh (PA) — SD 18–6 · View bout
  2. Jan Michaels (7), North Carolina over Eric Jones, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Jim Farina, Iowa State over Wes Roper, Missouri — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Zalesky (3), Iowa over Mike Moyer, West Chester (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) over Todd Sumter, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 1:54 · View bout
  6. Matt Dulka (9), Cleveland State (OH) over Clarence Laster, New Mexico — Fall 6:06 · View bout
  7. Perry Shea (5), California-Bakersfield over Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa — Fall 3:14 · View bout
  8. Ricky Stewart (2), Oklahoma State over Tom Janicik (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Schultz (1), Oklahoma over Jim Farina, Iowa State — SD 14–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Zalesky (3), Iowa over Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Perry Shea (5), California-Bakersfield over Matt Dulka (9), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 17–10 · View bout
  4. Ricky Stewart (2), Oklahoma State over Jan Michaels (7), North Carolina — SD 25–8 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Schultz (1), Oklahoma over Perry Shea (5), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Ricky Stewart (2), Oklahoma State over Jim Zalesky (3), Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Schultz (1), Oklahoma over Ricky Stewart (2), Oklahoma State — Fall 4:56 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bruce Cochran, Illinois over Mike Moyer, West Chester (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa over Mike Pheanis, Northern Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jim Reilly III (12), Lehigh (PA) over Rick O'Shea, Oregon — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. John Ohly, Oregon State over Tom Janicik (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa over Matt Dulka (9), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Jan Michaels (7), North Carolina over John Ohly, Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jim Reilly III (12), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Farina, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) over Bruce Cochran, Illinois — Fall 5:55 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa over Jim Reilly III (12), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 1:20 · View bout
  2. Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) over Jan Michaels (7), North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa over Jim Zalesky (3), Iowa — Fall 2:26 · View bout
  2. Perry Shea (5), California-Bakersfield over Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Perry Shea (5), California-Bakersfield over Dion Cobb, Northern Iowa — Fall 3:24 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Zalesky (3), Iowa over Kevin Benson (6), Portland State (OR) — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Reilly III (12), Lehigh (PA) over Jan Michaels (7), North Carolina — Dec 4–0 · View bout

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