NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1961 NCAA Championships

191 lb

Champion Leonard Lordino, Northern Colorado.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Leonard LordinoUNCO
  2. 2Lavern 'Nick' KohlsCOST
  3. 3Ronnie ClintonOKST
  4. 4Dave AngellLEH

In 1961, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the final, and places were awarded through fourth, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1961 191-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

16 byes into the round of 16

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Allan Jaklich (2), Northwestern (IL) over Pat Clock, Lewis & Clark (OR) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Dave Angell, Lehigh (PA) over Owen 'Howard' Colling, Wyoming — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    3. John Griffith (3), Navy (MD) over Merle Prebel, Michigan State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Karl Fink (5), Michigan over Lance Parker, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    5. Lavern 'Nick' Kohls, Colorado State over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Fall 8:18 · View bout
    6. Leonard Lordino (1), Northern Colorado over Maurice Bush, Washington (WA) — Dec 14–0 · View bout
    7. Ronnie Clinton (6), Oklahoma State over Darrel Kauffman, Oregon State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
    8. Von Henry (4), Oklahoma over Wayne Atkins, California-Los Angeles — Dec 8–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Lavern 'Nick' Kohls, Colorado State over Allan Jaklich (2), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Leonard Lordino (1), Northern Colorado over Dave Angell, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 13–5 · View bout
    3. Ronnie Clinton (6), Oklahoma State over John Griffith (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Von Henry (4), Oklahoma over Karl Fink (5), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Lavern 'Nick' Kohls, Colorado State over Ronnie Clinton (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Leonard Lordino (1), Northern Colorado over Von Henry (4), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Leonard Lordino (1), Northern Colorado over Lavern 'Nick' Kohls, Colorado State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 4 · 0 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 5

      Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

      1. Allan Jaklich (2), Northwestern (IL) over Frank Kurtenbach, South Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
      2. Dave Angell, Lehigh (PA) over Maurice Bush, Washington (WA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

      Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

      1. Dave Angell, Lehigh (PA) over Von Henry (4), Oklahoma — Dec 8–7 · View bout
      2. Ronnie Clinton (6), Oklahoma State over Allan Jaklich (2), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) · View bout

      Placement bouts

      3rd-place bout · 1 bout

      1. Ronnie Clinton (6), Oklahoma State over Dave Angell, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout