NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1961 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Phil Kinyon, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd place bout

  1. 1Phil KinyonOKST
  2. 2Kirk PendletonLEH
  3. 3Don CorriereMICH
  4. 4Virgil CarrISU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

24 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 8 bouts

    8 byes into the round of 16

    1. Dave Wight, Wyoming over Harry Schlieff, Minnesota — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    2. Don Corriere, Michigan over Gerald Ray, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–2 · View bout
    3. Fritz Fivian, Oregon State over Rex Cox, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Harold Thompson, Nebraska over Jim Harrison (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    5. Jeff Hartsell, Citadel (SC) over Herbert Halley, California-Poly — Fall 1:50 · View bout
    6. Kirk Pendleton (2), Lehigh (PA) over Gene Bower, Western Colorado — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    7. Phil Kinyon (1), Oklahoma State over John Beisner, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    8. Virgil Carr, Iowa State over Don Hoiness, Oregon — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Autry Ehler (3), Portland State (OR) over Jeff Hartsell, Citadel (SC) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
    2. Don Corriere, Michigan over Charles Franco, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    3. Fred Recher (5), Springfield (MA) over Dave Wight, Wyoming — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    4. Fritz Fivian, Oregon State over Bob Deupree, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    5. Harold Thompson, Nebraska over Ron Ericson, Colorado State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    6. Kirk Pendleton (2), Lehigh (PA) over Steve Combs, Iowa — Fall 1:20 · View bout
    7. Phil Kinyon (1), Oklahoma State over Duane Wohlfert, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Virgil Carr, Iowa State over Mike O'Laughlin (4), Illinois — Dec 11–7 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Harold Thompson, Nebraska over Autry Ehler (3), Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Kirk Pendleton (2), Lehigh (PA) over Don Corriere, Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    3. Phil Kinyon (1), Oklahoma State over Fritz Fivian, Oregon State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Virgil Carr, Iowa State over Fred Recher (5), Springfield (MA) — Dec 2–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Kirk Pendleton (2), Lehigh (PA) over Harold Thompson, Nebraska — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    2. Phil Kinyon (1), Oklahoma State over Virgil Carr, Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Phil Kinyon (1), Oklahoma State over Kirk Pendleton (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. Duane Wohlfert, Michigan State over John Beisner, Cornell College (IA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Gene Bower, Western Colorado over Steve Combs, Iowa — MFF · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Don Corriere, Michigan over Gene Bower, Western Colorado — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Fritz Fivian, Oregon State over Duane Wohlfert, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Corriere, Michigan over Harold Thompson, Nebraska — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    2. Virgil Carr, Iowa State over Fritz Fivian, Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Don Corriere, Michigan over Virgil Carr, Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout