38th Big 8 Wrestling Tournament At Nebraska 2/26-2/27/71 1971 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Oklahoma State - 98 Points Larry Laush - Oklahoma Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses 1 Oklahoma State 98 (7) 2 Iowa State 76 (2) 3 Oklahoma 52 (1) 4 Nebraska 50 5 Colorado 15 6 Missouri 12 7 Kansas State 3 Champions and Place Winners 118 1st: Ray Stapp - Oklahoma State (7-4) 2nd: Gary Breece - Oklahoma 3rd: Steve Lampe - Iowa State (8-2) 4th: Bob Orta - Nebraska 126 1st: Yoshiro Fujita - Oklahoma State (9-1) 2nd: Larry Munger - Iowa State 3rd: Eddie Webb - Oklahoma (5-2) 4th: Monty Halstead - Nebraska 134 1st: Dwayne Keller - Oklahoma State (4-1) 2nd: Phil Parker - Iowa State 3rd: Lester Seat - Oklahoma (WDF) 4th: M. Rasmussen - Colorado 142 1st: Darrell Keller - Oklahoma State (15-8) 2nd: Joe Boone - Oklahoma 3rd: Tom Lotko - Nebraska (8-7) 4th: Doug Lunt - Iowa State 150 1st: Dave Bock - Iowa State (WBF 5:36) 2nd: Jay Arneson - Oklahoma State 3rd: Bill Beakley - Oklahoma (9-3) 4th: Glenn Nowicki - Missouri 158 1st: Larry Laush - Oklahoma (5-5, 6-1) 2nd: Carl Adams - Iowa State 3rd: Tom Meier - Nebraska (14-4) 4th: Greg Coleman - Colorado 167 1st: Don Carder - Oklahoma State (2-0) 2nd: Joe George - Nebraska 3rd: Mike Sterling - Missouri (WDF) 4th: Jack Harris - Oklahoma 177 1st: Geoff Baum - Oklahoma State (3-2) 2nd: Rich Binek - Iowa State 3rd: Jim Haug - Nebraska (4-0) 4th: Bill Keller - Kansas State 190 1st: Ben Peterson - Iowa State (12-1) 2nd: Bill Bragg - Colorado 3rd: Gerald Winnard - Oklahoma State (13-4) 4th: John Byrd - Missouri UNL 1st: Jim Shields - Oklahoma State (3-2) 2nd: Len Thompson - Iowa State 3rd: Bill Struve - Oklahoma (9-3) 4th: Bill Kralicek - Colorado
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 1 of 10 118 Weight Class Ray Stapp, Oklahoma State Ray Stapp Fall 4:47 Roger Fisher, Kansas State Ray Stapp Fall 3:57 Bob Orta Bob Orta, Nebraska Gary Breece, Oklahoma Ray Stapp 7-4 Gary Breece 18-2 Mike Johnson, Colorado Joe LaBella, Missouri Gary Breece 11-9 Steve Lampe Fall 2:32 Steve Lampe, Iowa State Roger Fisher Bob Orta 6-5 Bob Orta Steve Lampe 8-2 Mike Johnson Steve Lampe 8-2 Steve Lampe
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 2 of 10 126 Weight Class Yoshiro Fujita, Oklahoma State Yoshiro Fujita 8-1 Eddie Webb, Oklahoma Yoshiro Fujita Fall 6:35 Steve Ferguson Steve Ferguson, Kansas State Larry Munger, Iowa State Yoshiro Fujita 9-1 Larry Munger Terry Niblett, Missouri Larry Munger 10-0 Monty Halstead 9-3 Monty Halstead, Nebraska Eddie Webb Eddie Webb 4-3 Steve Ferguson Eddie Webb 5-2 Monty Halstead Monty Halstead
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 3 of 10 134 Weight Class Dwayne Keller, Oklahoma State Dwayne Keller Dwayne Keller Fall 6:35 Ralph Manning, Nebraska Mike Rasmussen 6-5 Mike Rasmussen, Colorado Phil Parker, Iowa State Dwayne Keller 4-1 Phil Parker Fall 5:52 Bob Goodman, Missouri Alan Maestas, Kansas State Phil Parker 2-0 Lester Seat 6-4 Lester Seat, Oklahoma Mike Rasmussen Mike Rasmussen Lester Seat DFT Bob Goodman Lester Seat 8-1 Lester Seat
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 4 of 10 142 Weight Class Darrell Keller, Oklahoma State Darrell Keller 11-0 Rick Ramirez, Missouri Darrell Keller 12-9 Tom Lotko Tom Lotko, Nebraska Joe Boone, Oklahoma Darrell Keller 15-8 Joe Boone 11-7 Wayne Monts, Colorado Dale Samuelson, Kansas State Joe Boone 7-7, 4-2 Doug Lunt 5-4 Doug Lunt, Iowa State Rick Ramirez Tom Lotko 2-0 Tom Lotko Tom Lotko 8-7 Wayne Monts Doug Lunt 5-4 Doug Lunt
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 5 of 10 150 Weight Class Dave Bock, Iowa State Dave Bock 13-1 Steve Walters, Kansas State Dave Bock 8-1 Bill Beakley Bill Beakley, Oklahoma Jay Arneson, Oklahoma State Dave Bock Fall 5:36 Jay Arneson 14-1 Chuck Tyler, Nebraska Lynn Stonebreaker, Colorado Jay Arneson 7-1 Glenn Nowicki 10-0 Glenn Nowicki, Missouri Steve Walters Bill Beakley 2-0 Bill Beakley Bill Beakley 9-3 Chuck Tyler Glenn Nowicki 2-0 Glenn Nowicki
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 6 of 10 158 Weight Class Larry Laush, Oklahoma Larry Laush Fall 7:02 Greg Coleman, Colorado Larry Laush 16-5 Jerry Robinson Jerry Robinson, Oklahoma State Carl Adams, Iowa State Larry Laush 5-5, 6-1 Carl Adams 14-0 Curt Bourg, Missouri Stacy Turner, Kansas State Carl Adams Fall 2:39 Tom Meier 3-1 Tom Meier, Nebraska Greg Coleman Greg Coleman 5-3 Jerry Robinson Tom Meier 14-4 Curt Bourg Tom Meier 2-2, 4-1 Tom Meier
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 7 of 10 167 Weight Class Joe George, Nebraska Joe George Fall 5:39 Mike Sterling, Missouri Joe George Fall 4:47 Chuck Meyer Chuck Meyer, Kansas State Don Carder, Oklahoma State Don Carder 2-0 Don Carder Fall 1:16 Bob Van Horn, Iowa State Don Carder 12-3 Jack Harris Jack Harris, Oklahoma Mike Sterling Mike Sterling Med FFT Chuck Meyer Mike Sterling DFT Bob Van Horn Jack Harris 9-7 Jack Harris
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 8 of 10 177 Weight Class Geoff Baum, Oklahoma State Geoff Baum Fall 5:50 Bill Keller, Kansas State Geoff Baum Fall 3:22 Joe Winer Joe Winer, Missouri Rich Binek, Iowa State Geoff Baum 3-2 Rich Binek Fall 6:37 Mike Allison, Colorado Tom Corbin, Oklahoma Rich Binek 8-2 Jim Haug 5-0 Jim Haug, Nebraska Bill Keller Bill Keller 8-1 Joe Winer Jim Haug 4-0 Mike Allison Jim Haug 2-0 Jim Haug
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 9 of 10 190 Weight Class Ben Peterson, Iowa State Ben Peterson Ben Peterson Fall 6:53 Tucker Thompson, Oklahoma John Byrd 6-2 John Byrd, Missouri Bill Bragg, Colorado Ben Peterson 12-1 Bill Bragg 7-0 Gary Walter, Kansas State Rex Christensen, Nebraska Bill Bragg 6-5 Gerald Winnard Fall 4:12 Gerald Winnard, Oklahoma State Bill Bragg John Byrd Gerald Winnard 13-4 Gary Walter Gerald Winnard 4-2 Gerald Winnard
1971 Big 8 Championship Page 10 of 10 UNL Weight Class Jim Shields, Oklahoma State Jim Shields 5-3 Bill Struve, Oklahoma Jim Shields 4-3 Keith Burchett, Nebraska Dwight Hemmerling 0-0, 2-1 Dwight Hemmerling, Kansas State Len Thompson, Iowa State Jim Shields 3-2 Len Thompson Tom Cook, Missouri Len Thompson 3-2 Bill Kralicek 7-3 Bill Kralicek, Colorado Bill Struve Bill Struve 4-2 Dwight Hemmerling Bill Struve 9-3 Bill Kralicek Bill Kralicek