All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd and 5th place bouts

  1. 1Carl AdamsISU
  2. 2Mike JonesORST
  3. 3Bruce TrammelOHIO
  4. 4John FinchCP
  5. 5Larry LaushOU
  6. 6Hajime ShinjoWASH

Connected 1971 158-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 12 bouts

    4 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Tom Graddy, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–4 · View bout
    2. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Rich Bacastow, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–1 · View bout
    3. Dennis Buford, Western Michigan over Tom Meier, Nebraska — Fall 3:15 · View bout
    4. George Myers, Maryland over Clint Young, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. George Paulus, Kent State (OH) over Curt Bourg, Missouri — Dec 14–4 · View bout
    6. Gerald Strauman, Western Illinois over Kevin Fennell, California-Berkeley — Dec 13–6 · View bout
    7. Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) over Steve Dildine (7), Alabama — Dec 11–8 · View bout
    8. John Finch, California-Poly over Gary Hill, Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    9. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over Tom Quinn (9), Michigan — Fall 5:23 · View bout
    10. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over John Sattler, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–1 · View bout
    11. Rick Radman, Michigan State over Charles 'David' Shepherd (3), Utah — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    12. Wade Schalles (5), Clarion (PA) over Steve Sanchez, Portland State (OR) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Charles Bauer, New Hampshire — Fall 1:22 · View bout
    2. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over John Finch, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Clyde Frantz (6), Penn State over Gerald Strauman, Western Illinois — Fall 0:38 · View bout
    4. Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) over Mark Faller, Harvard (MA) — Fall 4:59 · View bout
    5. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over Tony DeMeno, West Chester (PA) — Fall 7:21 · View bout
    6. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over George Paulus, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:15 · View bout
    7. Rick Radman, Michigan State over George Myers, Maryland — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    8. Wade Schalles (5), Clarion (PA) over Dennis Buford, Western Michigan — Fall 4:15 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Wade Schalles (5), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Clyde Frantz (6), Penn State — Fall 4:55 · View bout
    3. Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) over Rick Radman, Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Mike Jones (8), Oregon State over Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Carl Adams (2), Iowa State over Mike Jones (8), Oregon State — Dec 18–5 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 2 bouts

    1. George Paulus, Kent State (OH) over John Sattler, Navy (MD) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. John Finch, California-Poly over Rich Bacastow, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. John Finch, California-Poly over Clyde Frantz (6), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over George Paulus, Kent State (OH) — Fall 5:03 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. John Finch, California-Poly over Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bruce Trammel (1), Ohio over John Finch, California-Poly — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Larry Laush (4), Oklahoma over Hajime Shinjo (10), Washington (WA) — Dec 17–2 · View bout