Program · 1961

California-Poly at the 1961 NCAA Championships

Head coachSheldon Harden1,2,3,4,5

1961 NCAA Championships · 1961 scoring details · Open in Match Finder

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

* Calculated from the bouts; the published standings don’t list California-Poly that year.

Roster

California-Poly 1961 NCAA championship roster with records and placements
WeightWrestlerW–LFallsFinish
130Jim Root0–10Lost round of 32
137Neil Pew0–10Lost round of 16
157Herbert Halley0–10Lost round of 32
167Norm Hoffman0–10Lost round of 16

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Head coach sources

  1. Sheldon Harden, Athletics Hall of Fame, Cal Poly Athletics.Hall of Fame biography, arrival and wrestling founding;1957/1958championships
  2. 2002 Inductees: Sheldon Harden, California Wrestling Hall of Fame.Sheldon Harden induction biography
  3. More Pioneer Athletes Wrap Up Black History Month at Cal Poly, Cal Poly Athletics.Freddie Ford section,1957–58season
  4. Official NCAA Wrestling Guide 1961, NCAA.1960 Dual Meet Records, California Poly(SLO) row, PDF28 / printed26; PDF page 28; printed page 26
  5. 2023–24 Cal Poly Wrestling Records / History Book, Cal Poly Athletics.Vaughan Hitchcock obituary successor tenure, PDF5 / printed5; PDF page 5; printed page 5

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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