NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1981 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Tom Martucci, New Jersey (TCNJ).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Tom MartucciNew Jersey (TCNJ)
  2. 2Tony MantellaTemple (PA)
  3. 3Geno SavegnagoEastern Illinois
  4. 4Ryan KellyOregon
  5. 5Craig BlackmanFranklin & Marshall (PA)
  6. 6John ForsheeISU
  7. 7Henry MilliganPRIN
  8. 8Pat McKayMICH

Championship

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Pete Bush (3), Iowa — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Dan Morrow, Washington State over Edcar Thomas Jr. (2), Oklahoma — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  3. Geno Savegnago (5), Eastern Illinois over Tod Giles, Rhode Island — Fall 7:18 · View bout
  4. Greg Hawkins (6), Oklahoma State over Tony Smith, Brockport (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Harold Wittman, Boise State (ID) over Jim Baumgardner, Oregon State — Fall 4:44 · View bout
  6. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Wayne Christian, California-Poly — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  7. Jerry Rodriguez (4), North Carolina State over Jerry Morrison, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  8. Joe Atiyeh (9), Louisiana State over Lorant Ipacs, Ohio — Dec 13–12 · View bout
  9. Joe Gormally (12), Northern Iowa over Eric Neily, Ohio State — SD 23–7 · View bout
  10. John Forshee (1), Iowa State over Craig Jennings, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Mark Downing (10), Clarion (PA) over Brad Moseley, Missouri — Fall 7:58 · View bout
  12. Milt Westlund (7), Indiana State over Mike Gatling, Virginia Commonwealth — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  13. Pat Murphy, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jeff Roscoe, West Virginia — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  14. Ryan Kelly (11), Oregon over Pat McKay, Michigan — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  15. Tom Martucci (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Dave Doll, Rider (NJ) — MD 15–7 · View bout
  16. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Jeff Esmont, Ashland (OH) — SD 28–10 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Mark Downing (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Geno Savegnago (5), Eastern Illinois over Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Joe Atiyeh (9), Louisiana State over Jerry Rodriguez (4), North Carolina State — Fall 3:18 · View bout
  4. John Forshee (1), Iowa State over Joe Gormally (12), Northern Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  5. Milt Westlund (7), Indiana State over Pat Murphy, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  6. Ryan Kelly (11), Oregon over Dan Morrow, Washington State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Tom Martucci (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Harold Wittman, Boise State (ID) — Fall 7:02 · View bout
  8. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Greg Hawkins (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (5), Eastern Illinois over Joe Atiyeh (9), Louisiana State — FF · View bout
  2. Ryan Kelly (11), Oregon over Milt Westlund (7), Indiana State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Tom Martucci (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over John Forshee (1), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Tom Martucci (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Geno Savegnago (5), Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) over Ryan Kelly (11), Oregon — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tom Martucci (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Tony Mantella, Temple (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Doll, Rider (NJ) over Harold Wittman, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Greg Hawkins (6), Oklahoma State over Jeff Esmont, Ashland (OH) — SD 18–4 · View bout
  3. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Tod Giles, Rhode Island — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Pat McKay, Michigan over Dan Morrow, Washington State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Greg Hawkins (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) and Competitor unrecorded, missing competitor · View bout
  3. John Forshee (1), Iowa State over Dave Doll, Rider (NJ) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Pat McKay, Michigan over Milt Westlund (7), Indiana State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Pat McKay, Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Forshee (1), Iowa State over Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–7 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (5), Eastern Illinois over Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Ryan Kelly (11), Oregon over John Forshee (1), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Geno Savegnago (5), Eastern Illinois over Ryan Kelly (11), Oregon — Dec 8–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall (PA) over John Forshee (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Henry Milligan, Princeton (NJ) over Pat McKay, Michigan — Dec 10–8 · View bout

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