NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1961 NCAA Championships

130 lb

Champion Larry Lauchle, Pittsburgh (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Larry LauchlePITT
  2. 2Dave JensenUNI
  3. 3Mickey MartinOU
  4. 4Al DeLeonMANK

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

20 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 4 bouts

    12 byes into the round of 16

    1. Dave Jensen (3), Northern Iowa over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Doug Baillie, Lehigh (PA) over Al Johnson, Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Larry Lauchle (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bob Hubbard, Utah — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    4. Ted Pierce (4), Oklahoma State over Jim Root, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Al DeLeon (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Fred Scott, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Dave Jensen (3), Northern Iowa over Frank Fuhrer, Washington (WA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    3. Doug Baillie, Lehigh (PA) over Jim Woods, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    4. Joe DiBella (6), Coast Guard (CT) over Mike Nissen, Nebraska — Dec 9–0 · View bout
    5. Larry Lauchle (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rosalio 'Gus' Garcia, Kansas State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    6. Mickey Martin, Oklahoma over Russ McClatchey, Cornell College (IA) — Fall 8:53 · View bout
    7. Ted Pierce (4), Oklahoma State over Al Bevilacqua, New York — Dec 14–14 · View bout
    8. Tom Huff (5), Iowa over Gary Hoagland, Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Al DeLeon (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Doug Baillie, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Dave Jensen (3), Northern Iowa over Joe DiBella (6), Coast Guard (CT) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    3. Larry Lauchle (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mickey Martin, Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Ted Pierce (4), Oklahoma State over Tom Huff (5), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Jensen (3), Northern Iowa over Al DeLeon (2), Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    2. Larry Lauchle (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ted Pierce (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Larry Lauchle (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dave Jensen (3), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Bob Hubbard, Utah over Rosalio 'Gus' Garcia, Kansas State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over Frank Fuhrer, Washington (WA) — Dec 10–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jerry Hoke, Michigan State over Joe DiBella (6), Coast Guard (CT) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Mickey Martin, Oklahoma over Bob Hubbard, Utah — n/r · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Al DeLeon (2), Minnesota-Mankato over Jerry Hoke, Michigan State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Mickey Martin, Oklahoma over Ted Pierce (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mickey Martin, Oklahoma over Al DeLeon (2), Minnesota-Mankato — Dec 6–4 · View bout