77th EIWA Tournament At Princeton 2/28-3/1/81 1981 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Fletcher Award Sheridan Award Syracuse - 159.75 Points Gene Mills - Syracuse Gene Mills - Syracuse Gene Mills - Syracuse Final Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses 1 Syracuse 159.75 (4) 2 Lehigh 134.5 (3) 3 Navy 99.75 4 Army 50.25 5 Temple 49 6 Princeton 46.75 7 William & Mary 44.5 8 Yale 39.25 (1) 9 Cornell 37.75 (1) 10 Wilkes 33.5 11 Columbia 32.25 12 Franklin & Marshall 22 (1) 13 Harvard 19.5 14 Colgate 14.75 15 Pennsylvania 13.5 16 East Stroudsburg 3 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 118 1st: Gene Mills [1] - Syracuse (WBF 5:20) 2nd: Bobby Weaver [2] - Lehigh 3rd: Ray Broughman [3] - William & Mary (5-2) 4th: Jim Abbott [US] - Colgate 5th: Guy Zanti [4] - Navy (6-4) 6th: Bob Turner [US] - Army 126 1st: Tom Husted [1] - Lehigh (14-5) 2nd: Mark Palzer [3] - Army 3rd: Sam Edwards [2] - Cornell (11-5) 4th: Dale Mills [5] - Syracuse 5th: Rusty Fiste [7] - Princeton (5-4) 6th: Doug Heimbach [4] - Navy 134 1st: Darryl Burley [1] - Lehigh (24-10) 2nd: Billy Pincus [2] - William & Mary 3rd: Mark Iacovelli [4] - Syracuse (12-5) 4th: John Orr [US] - Princeton 5th: Steve Cifonelli [7] - Temple (11-4) 6th: Dave Halladay [6] - Navy 142 1st: Gene Nighman [1] - Cornell (8-2) 2nd: Bill Swezey [2] - William & Mary 3rd: Gary Siegel [3] - Syracuse (11-4) 4th: Tom Bold [7] - Lehigh 5th: Andy McNerney [US] - Harvard (3-0) 6th: Barry Kenny [4] - Navy 150 1st: Chris Catalfo [1] - Syracuse (14-9) 2nd: Frank Shaffer [2] - Navy 3rd: Dave Galdi [3] - Columbia (3-2) 4th: Ned Pelger [5] - Princeton 5th: Tom Sloand [7] - Lehigh (8-2) 6th: Hal Fullmer [US] - Pennsylvania 158 1st: Tim Catalfo [7] - Syracuse (10-4) 2nd: Allen Washington [5] - Yale 3rd: Mike Rodgers [4] - Navy (6-3) 4th: Jim Reilly [1] - Lehigh 5th: Joe Birmingham [6] - Wilkes (WDF) 6th: Mike DeGenova [2] - Temple 167 1st: Colin Grissom [8] - Yale (8-8, 1-0) 2nd: Dave Hagg [7] - Army 3rd: Jeff Turner [6] - Lehigh (8-0) 4th: Joe Coolican [2] - Syracuse 5th: John Reich [1] - Navy (12-1) 6th: Mark Schlitt [5] - Pennsylvania 177 1st: Colin Kilrain [1] - Lehigh (15-3) 2nd: Mark Phillips [3] - Navy 3rd: Kurt Honis [5] - Syracuse (4-2) 4th: Pete Creamer [2] - Wilkes 5th: Jim Fraivillig [4] - Princeton (4-1) 6th: Doug Graham [7] - Army 190 1st: Craig Blackman [2] - Franklin & Marshall (5-4) 2nd: Tony Mantella [1] - Temple 3rd: Henry Milligan [4] - Princeton (3-2) 4th: George Fears [3] - Navy 5th: John Dougherty [5] - Syracuse (7-6) 6th: Tom Hensler [7] - Lehigh UNL 1st: Mike Rotunda [3] - Syracuse (11-9) 2nd: Jay Craddock [1] - Columbia 3rd: Larry Cox [7] - Temple (2-1) 4th: Pat Ryan [5] - Navy 5th: Jim Phills [2] - Harvard (WDF) 6th: Rick Smith [4] - Wilkes
1981 EIWA Championship Page 1 of 10 118 Weight Class Guy Zanti, Navy [4] Jim Abbott, Colgate Dave Malles, Franklin & Marshall [5] Doug Billig, Wilkes [8] Pete DeVlaminck, Princeton Lou Hamer, Pennsylvania Gene Mills, Syracuse [1] Bobby Weaver, Lehigh [2] Larry Kane, Columbia Mark Harbold, Cornell [7] Guy Zanti Jim Abbott 10-5 Doug Billig Fall 4:23 Gene Mills Fall 2:51 Bobby Weaver Fall 0:57 Mark Harbold Jim Abbott 5-5, 6-2 Gene Mills Fall 2:24 Bobby Weaver Fall 1:59 Gene Mills Fall 2:13 Gene Mills Fall 5:20 Rick Beller, Harvard [6] Vince Desiderio, East Stroudsburg Bob Turner, Army Ray Broughman, William & Mary [3] Rick Beller Fall 3:47 Ray Broughman 8-5 Ray Broughman 8-1 Bobby Weaver 5-2 Dave Malles Guy Zanti 5-2 Guy Zanti Guy Zanti 11-2 Ray Broughman 4-0 Lou Hamer Ray Broughman Lou Hamer 10-3 Doug Billig Ray Broughman 5-2 Larry Kane Guy Zanti 6-4 Mark Harbold Med FFT Mark Harbold Bob Turner 10-2 Jim Abbott 3-2 Bob Turner Jim Abbott Bob Turner Med FFT Rick Beller
1981 EIWA Championship Page 2 of 10 126 Weight Class Doug Heimbach, Navy [4] Ed Gaudreau, Columbia Paul Deehan, Colgate Dale Mills, Syracuse [5] Alan Reto, East Stroudsburg [8] Jim Herson, Pennsylvania Joe Duca, Temple Tom Husted, Lehigh [1] Sam Edwards, Cornell [2] Gary Beyer, Franklin & Marshall Eric Sorkin, Yale Rusty Fiste, Princeton [7] Doug Heimbach 19-6 Dale Mills DFT 1:34 Alan Reto Fall 3:38 Tom Husted Fall 7:57 Sam Edwards 9-3 Rusty Fiste 12-5 Dale Mills Fall 9:34 OT Tom Husted 7-3 Sam Edwards 9-7 Tom Husted 11-10 Tom Husted 14-5 Billy Dodge, Wilkes [6] Howard Verlin, Harvard Lane Reed, William & Mary Mark Palzer, Army [3] Billy Dodge Fall 4:30 Mark Palzer Fall 2:27 Mark Palzer 11-0 Mark Palzer Fall 9:59 OT Paul Deehan Doug Heimbach 11-4 Doug Heimbach Doug Heimbach 11-3 Sam Edwards 10-3 Joe Duca Sam Edwards Joe Duca 5-4 Alan Reto Sam Edwards 11-5 Gary Beyer Rusty Fiste 5-4 Rusty Fiste 4-0 Rusty Fiste Rusty Fiste 9-5 Dale Mills 12-4 Lane Reed Dale Mills Billy Dodge 13-2 Billy Dodge
1981 EIWA Championship Page 3 of 10 134 Weight Class Mark Iacovelli, Syracuse [4] Greg Samms, Columbia Fritz Campbell, Harvard Dan Odom, East Stroudsburg [5] Mike McMahon, Franklin & Marshall [8] Len Biles, Cornell John Orr, Princeton Darryl Burley, Lehigh [1] Billy Pincus, William & Mary [2] Kris Rowlette, Wilkes John Schriever, Colgate Steve Cifonelli, Temple [7] Mark Iacovelli Fall 1:17 Dan Odom 11-7 Mike McMahon Fall 5:48 Darryl Burley 21-6 Billy Pincus 17-9 Steve Cifonelli Fall 4:17 Mark Iacovelli DFT 0:01 Darryl Burley Fall 3:05 Billy Pincus 8-7 Darryl Burley 12-6 Darryl Burley 24-10 Dave Halladay, Navy [6] Seth Oriol, Pennsylvania Mark Tashjian, Yale Dave McDonald, Army [3] Dave Halladay Fall 7:39 Dave McDonald Fall 1:47 Dave Halladay 12-10 Billy Pincus 12-4 Greg Samms Greg Samms Med FFT Dan Odom John Orr 13-4 John Orr 6-4 John Orr Dave Halladay John Orr 16-10 Mike McMahon Mark Iacovelli 12-5 Kris Rowlette Steve Cifonelli 11-4 Steve Cifonelli 18-8 Steve Cifonelli Steve Cifonelli 7-7, 2-2 Cr C Mark Iacovelli 17-5 Seth Oriol Mark Iacovelli Dave McDonald 22-0 Dave McDonald
1981 EIWA Championship Page 4 of 10 142 Weight Class Barry Kenny, Navy [4] Chester Peters, Princeton Andy McNerney, Harvard Bob Jaeckel, Columbia [5] Lazarus Jackson, Temple [8] Roger Reina, Pennsylvania Pat Wallace, Franklin & Marshall Gene Nighman, Cornell [1] Bill Swezey, William & Mary [2] Lonnie Imlay, Army Bruce Bates, East Stroudsburg Tom Bold, Lehigh [7] Barry Kenny 32-6 Andy McNerney Fall 6:52 Lazarus Jackson Fall 3:31 Gene Nighman 10-2 Bill Swezey 10-1 Tom Bold 5-3 Andy McNerney 10-9 Gene Nighman 16-3 Bill Swezey 11-8 Gene Nighman Fall 4:13 Gene Nighman 8-2 Gary Siegel, Syracuse [3] Mike Smith, Colgate Ken Lynch, Yale Lenny Nelson, Wilkes [6] Gary Siegel Fall 2:48 Lenny Nelson 19-5 Gary Siegel 9-3 Bill Swezey 8-7 Bob Jaeckel Barry Kenny 17-6 Barry Kenny Barry Kenny 7-4 Gary Siegel 4-3 Pat Wallace Gary Siegel Lazarus Jackson 9-7 Lazarus Jackson Gary Siegel 11-4 Lonnie Imlay Andy McNerney 3-0 Tom Bold Fall 5:03 Tom Bold Tom Bold Fall 7:11 Tom Bold 15-15, 2-0 Mike Smith Andy McNerney Lenny Nelson Fall 1:29 Lenny Nelson
1981 EIWA Championship Page 5 of 10 150 Weight Class Jason Rushton, Army [4] Mike Skalla, Colgate Karl Mulle, Cornell Ned Pelger, Princeton [5] Jim Johnson, Wilkes [8] Hal Fullmer, Pennsylvania Mike Ramos, Temple Chris Catalfo, Syracuse [1] Frank Shaffer, Navy [2] Jon Tush, East Stroudsburg George Kacandes, Franklin & Marshall Tom Sloand, Lehigh [7] Jason Rushton 6-5 Ned Pelger 10-2 Hal Fullmer 16-13 Chris Catalfo Fall 3:22 Frank Shaffer Fall 5:34 Tom Sloand 11-8 Ned Pelger 7-2 Chris Catalfo Fall 3:32 Frank Shaffer 5-2 Chris Catalfo Fall 7:11 Chris Catalfo 14-9 Paul Meyers, Yale [6] Doug LaGarde, William & Mary Bryan Baer, Harvard Dave Galdi, Columbia [3] Paul Meyers 10-4 Dave Galdi Fall 4:17 Dave Galdi 9-5 Frank Shaffer 8-4 Karl Mulle Jason Rushton 15-8 Jason Rushton Hal Fullmer 12-6 Dave Galdi 12-9 Mike Ramos Dave Galdi Hal Fullmer 11-7 Hal Fullmer Dave Galdi 3-2 Jon Tush Tom Sloand 8-2 Tom Sloand 11-2 Tom Sloand Tom Sloand Fall 4:05 Ned Pelger DFT 4:16 Bryan Baer Ned Pelger Bryan Baer 11-4 Paul Meyers
1981 EIWA Championship Page 6 of 10 158 Weight Class Mike Rodgers, Navy [4] Sean Kavanaugh, William & Mary Gayle Chase, Cornell Allen Washington, Yale [5] Chris Johnson, Army [8] Sean Healy, Harvard Kevin Brown, Franklin & Marshall Jim Reilly, Lehigh [1] Mike DeGenova, Temple [2] Bill Baieri, Pennsylvania Jeff Edison, Colgate Tim Catalfo, Syracuse [7] Mike Rodgers 8-3 Allen Washington Fall 1:59 Chris Johnson 20-12 Jim Reilly 18-5 Mike DeGenova Fall 4:42 Tim Catalfo 25-4 Allen Washington 7-2 Jim Reilly Fall 6:12 Tim Catalfo 12-3 Allen Washington 5-3 Tim Catalfo 10-4 Joe Birmingham, Wilkes [6] Dan Woolever, East Stroudsburg Nick Corcoran, Princeton Greg Thomas, Columbia [3] Joe Birmingham Fall 7:02 Greg Thomas 9-6 Joe Birmingham 17-3 Tim Catalfo 18-6 Gayle Chase Mike Rodgers 15-1 Mike Rodgers Mike Rodgers 15-7 Mike Rodgers 7-5 Kevin Brown Joe Birmingham Chris Johnson 11-7 Chris Johnson Mike Rodgers 6-3 Jeff Edison Joe Birmingham Med FFT Mike DeGenova Fall 5:46 Mike DeGenova Mike DeGenova 9-7 Jim Reilly DFT 3:46 Dan Woolever Jim Reilly Greg Thomas 17-5 Greg Thomas
1981 EIWA Championship Page 7 of 10 167 Weight Class Greg Fronczak, William & Mary [4] Mark Correll, Wilkes Mike Schwarzschild, Princeton Mark Schlitt, Pennsylvania [5] Colin Grissom, Yale [8] Eric Wenzel, Franklin & Marshall Bill Lubell, Columbia John Reich, Navy [1] Joe Coolican, Syracuse [2] Dave Baer, Harvard Chris Stephens, Colgate Dave Hagg, Army [7] Greg Fronczak 3-2 Mark Schlitt DSQ 7:48 Colin Grissom 19-3 John Reich 23-2 Joe Coolican Fall 4:28 Dave Hagg 7-0 Mark Schlitt 8-2 Colin Grissom 7-6 Dave Hagg 9-0 Colin Grissom 3-2 Colin Grissom 8-8, 1-0 Jeff Turner, Lehigh [6] Barry Gay, East Stroudsburg Ken Griffin, Cornell Keith Kreider, Temple [3] Jeff Turner 10-4 Keith Kreider 4-3 Jeff Turner 10-4 Dave Hagg 6-5 Mike Schwarzschild Greg Fronczak 8-2 Greg Fronczak John Reich 13-4 Jeff Turner 8-6 Eric Wenzel Jeff Turner John Reich Fall 3:59 John Reich Jeff Turner 8-0 Chris Stephens John Reich 12-1 Joe Coolican 7-2 Joe Coolican Joe Coolican 11-2 Joe Coolican 10-4 Barry Gay Mark Schlitt Keith Kreider 5-4 Keith Kreider
1981 EIWA Championship Page 8 of 10 177 Weight Class Jim Fraivillig, Princeton [4] Rick Lovato, Temple Miles Vukelic, Columbia Kurt Honis, Syracuse [5] Bob Wirth, Cornell [8] Matt Wicks, East Stroudsburg Phil Silverstein, Colgate Colin Kilrain, Lehigh [1] Pete Creamer, Wilkes [2] Jim Gill, Pennsylvania Doug Graham, Army [7] Jim Fraivillig 21-2 Kurt Honis Fall 2:51 Bob Wirth Fall 2:37 Colin Kilrain Fall 1:59 Pete Creamer Fall 1:50 Doug Graham Jim Fraivillig 7-6 Colin Kilrain Fall 3:42 Doug Graham 9-3 Colin Kilrain 14-6 Colin Kilrain 15-3 Rick Wetzler, Yale [6] Chuck Lieber, Franklin & Marshall John Reid, William & Mary Mark Phillips, Navy [3] Rick Wetzler Fall 2:32 Mark Phillips Fall 6:26 Mark Phillips Fall 4:38 Mark Phillips 5-1 Rick Lovato Kurt Honis Fall 1:46 Kurt Honis Kurt Honis Fall 4:28 Kurt Honis 9-2 Phil Silverstein Doug Graham Bob Wirth Fall 4:47 Bob Wirth Kurt Honis 4-2 Pete Creamer Jim Fraivillig 4-1 Pete Creamer Pete Creamer 6-6, 6-3 Pete Creamer 6-5 John Reid Jim Fraivillig Rick Wetzler 12-5 Rick Wetzler
1981 EIWA Championship Page 9 of 10 190 Weight Class Henry Milligan, Princeton [4] Marty Majeske, Cornell John Dougherty, Syracuse [5] Bob Dunlap, Colgate [8] Joe Hallatschek, Army Mark Cooley, Harvard Tony Mantella, Temple [1] Craig Blackman, Franklin & Marshall [2] Mike Garvin, Wilkes Andy Barth, Columbia Tom Hensler, Lehigh [7] Henry Milligan John Dougherty Fall 3:24 Bob Dunlap Fall 3:08 Tony Mantella 23-10 Craig Blackman DFT Tom Hensler 18-8 Henry Milligan 20-10 Tony Mantella 22-9 Craig Blackman 7-0 Tony Mantella 8-3 Craig Blackman 5-4 Paul Pitcher, Pennsylvania [6] Mike Eastman, Yale George Fears, Navy [3] Paul Pitcher Fall 1:18 George Fears George Fears 24-7 Craig Blackman 5-2 John Dougherty John Dougherty John Dougherty Med FFT George Fears 8-2 Mark Cooley George Fears Mark Cooley 21-11 Bob Dunlap Henry Milligan 3-2 Mike Garvin John Dougherty 7-6 Tom Hensler Med FFT Tom Hensler Tom Hensler Fall 1:51 Henry Milligan 6-3 Paul Pitcher Henry Milligan Paul Pitcher
1981 EIWA Championship Page 10 of 10 UNL Weight Class Rick Smith, Wilkes [4] Jeff Deal, William & Mary Jim Dunster, Pennsylvania Pat Ryan, Navy [5] George Swan, Colgate [8] Ron Bock, East Stroudsburg Peter Gates, Yale Jay Craddock, Columbia [1] Jim Phills, Harvard [2] Bill Morrissey, Cornell Larry Cox, Temple [7] Rick Smith Fall 4:28 Pat Ryan 12-3 George Swan 17-5 Jay Craddock Fall 0:31 Jim Phills Larry Cox Fall 7:53 Rick Smith 12-7 Jay Craddock 5-2 Jim Phills 5-5, 1-0 Jay Craddock 6-3 Mike Rotunda 11-9 Drew Keiser, Lehigh [6] Larry Beisel, Army Rob Garthwaite, Princeton Mike Rotunda, Syracuse [3] Drew Keiser 12-10 Mike Rotunda DSQ 7:17 Mike Rotunda 8-4 Mike Rotunda 2-2, 5-1 Jeff Deal Pat Ryan 14-3 Pat Ryan Pat Ryan 13-4 Pat Ryan 4-3 Peter Gates Jim Phills George Swan Fall 4:24 George Swan Larry Cox 2-1 Larry Cox Jim Phills Med FFT Larry Cox Larry Cox 3-2 Larry Cox 1-1, 3-2 Rob Garthwaite Rick Smith Drew Keiser 7-4 Drew Keiser