Program · 1981

Arizona at the 1981 NCAA Championships

Head coachWilliam J. Nelson1,2

1981 NCAA Championships · 1981 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

4qualifiers
0wins
4losses
0wins by fall
0champions
0All-Americans
79*team place
0*team points

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list Arizona that year.

Roster

Arizona 1981 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
118Orlando Caceras0–10Lost round of 32
134Steve Rosenstein0–10Lost round of 32
150Tom Coffing0–10Lost round of 32
158Bob Moore0–10Lost opening round

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Head coach sources

  1. The Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1981, NCAA.Original1981NCAAguide PDF31/printed30 District8 ARIZONA preview opening, continued at PDF32/printed31 before ArizonaState; BillNelson literal appears only on separately bound continuation.; PDF page 31; printed page 30Original1981NCAAguide PDF32/printed31 top-left continuation Arizona preview currentCoachBillNelson;1980recordretrospective5–10; PDF page 32; printed page 31
  2. William J. Nelson (Bill), original personal wrestling coaching biography, National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum.Originalpersonalbiography WilliamJ.Nelson(Bill), explicitArizona coachingcareer identity

The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.

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