1951 NCAA wrestling championships

The 1951 NCAA Wrestling Championships were the 21st NCAA Wrestling Championships to be held. Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania hosted the tournament at Taylor Gymnasium.

Oklahoma took home the team championship with 21 points and having one individual champion.

Walter Romanowski of Cornell College was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler.

Team results Rank School Points 1Oklahoma24 2Oklahoma A&M23 3Penn State15 4Iowa State Teachers College10 5Princeton8 T-6Toledo7 T-6Ohio State7 T-6Michigan State7 T-9Waynesburg6 T-9Cornell College6Reference:

Individual finals Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface) 123 lbs Tony Gizoni, Waynesburg DEC Bill Borders, Oklahoma, 7–6 130 lbs Walter Romanowski, Cornell College DEC Hal Moore, Oklahoma A&M, 5–4 137 lbs George Layman, Oklahoma A&M DEC Tommy Evans, Oklahoma, 7–4 147 lbs Keith Young, Iowa State Teachers College DEC Don Frey, Penn State, 5–3 157 lbs Phil Smith, Oklahoma MAJOR Fred McLean, Ohio State, 10–2 167 lbs Gene Gibbons, Michigan State WBF George Graveson, Yale, 7:10 177 lbs Grover Rains, Oklahoma A&M DEC Mike Rubino, Penn State, 3–2UNLBrad Glass, Princeton URD Homer Barr, Penn State, 2–2Reference:

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