18th Big 7 Wrestling Tournament At Oklahoma 3/9-3/10/51 1951 Team Champion Outstanding Wrestler Oklahoma - 47 Points None Selected Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses 1 Oklahoma 47 (6) 2 Kansas State 21 3 Iowa State 17 4 Nebraska 14 (1) 4 Colorado 14 (1) Champions and Place Winners 123 1st: Bill Borders - Oklahoma (WBF 1:10) 2nd: George Artemis - Colorado 3rd: Don Gerstner - Kansas State (2-1) 4th: Darwin McDonald - Iowa State 130 1st: Jack Blubaugh - Oklahoma (3-1) 2nd: Harold Gilliland - Nebraska 3rd: Bob Lewis - Iowa State (7-6) 4th: Dick Worster - Colorado 137 1st: Tommy Evans - Oklahoma (WBF 5:05) 2nd: Robert Wilson - Iowa State 3rd: Dean Sheets - Kansas State (RD) 4th: Paul Neville - Colorado 147 1st: George Jackson - Oklahoma (5-2) 2nd: Ed Jones - Iowa State 3rd: Wayne Richardson - Kansas State (RD) 4th: Bill French - Colorado 157 1st: Phil Smith - Oklahoma (4-3) 2nd: Les Kramer - Kansas State 3rd: Bill Bollinger - Iowa State (RD) 4th: Ed Lane - Nebraska 167 1st: Frank Marks - Oklahoma (10-7) 2nd: Howard Snider - Iowa State 3rd: Frank Soloman - Kansas State (4-0) 4th: Al Johnson - Nebraska 177 1st: Maynard Skinner - Colorado (RD) 2nd: Bob Mayer - Kansas State 3rd: Joe Butler - Oklahoma (RD) 4th: Harley Richardson - Nebraska UNL 1st: Herb Reese - Nebraska (RD) 2nd: Alvin Ogden - Kansas State 3rd: Larry Cotton - Oklahoma (6-3) 4th: Bob Schalk - Colorado
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 1 of 8 123 Weight Class Bill Borders, Oklahoma Bill Borders 17-4 Ken Brown, Nebraska Bill Borders 9-1 Don Gerstner Don Gerstner, Kansas State George Artemis, Colorado Bill Borders Fall 1:10 George Artemis George Artemis 8-3 Darwin McDonald Darwin McDonald, Iowa State Ken Brown Don Gerstner 3-2 Don Gerstner Don Gerstner 2-1 Darwin McDonald Darwin McDonald
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 2 of 8 130 Weight Class Jack Blubaugh, Oklahoma Jack Blubaugh Jack Blubaugh 6-2 Dick Worster Dick Worster, Colorado Harold Gilliland, Nebraska Jack Blubaugh 3-1 Harold Gilliland 3-0 Duane Reike, Kansas State Harold Gilliland 6-4 Bob Lewis Bob Lewis, Iowa State Dick Worster Dick Worster Bob Lewis 7-6 Duane Reike Bob Lewis 8-2 Bob Lewis
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 3 of 8 137 Weight Class Tommy Evans, Oklahoma Tommy Evans Fall 5:37 Paul Neville, Colorado Tommy Evans Fall 3:45 Perry Leitel Perry Leitel, Nebraska Robert Wilson, Iowa State Tommy Evans Fall 5:05 Robert Wilson Robert Wilson 4-0 Dean Sheets Dean Sheets, Kansas State Paul Neville Paul Neville 6-0 Perry Leitel Dean Sheets RD Dean Sheets Dean Sheets
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 4 of 8 147 Weight Class George Jackson, Oklahoma George Jackson DFT Ken Fisher, Nebraska George Jackson 4-0 Wayne Richardson Wayne Richardson, Kansas State Ed Jones, Iowa State George Jackson 5-2 Ed Jones Ed Jones 2-0 Bill French Bill French, Colorado Ken Fisher Wayne Richardson Med FFT Wayne Richardson Wayne Richardson RD Bill French Bill French
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 5 of 8 157 Weight Class Phil Smith, Oklahoma Phil Smith Phil Smith Fall 3:37 Bill Bollinger Bill Bollinger, Iowa State Les Kramer, Kansas State Phil Smith 4-3 Les Kramer Will Lynch, Colorado Les Kramer 3-2 Ed Lane RD Ed Lane, Nebraska Bill Bollinger Bill Bollinger Bill Bollinger RD Ed Lane Ed Lane
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 6 of 8 167 Weight Class Frank Marks, Oklahoma Frank Marks 7-1 John McCold, Colorado Frank Marks 0:21 Al Johnson Al Johnson, Nebraska Howard Snider, Iowa State Frank Marks 10-7 Howard Snider Howard Snider 1-0 Frank Soloman Frank Soloman, Kansas State John McCold Al Johnson 4-2 Al Johnson Frank Soloman 4-0 Frank Soloman Frank Soloman
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 7 of 8 177 Weight Class Maynard Skinner, Colorado Maynard Skinner 9-7 Bob Wirds, Iowa State Maynard Skinner RD Joe Butler Joe Butler, Oklahoma Bob Mayer, Kansas State Maynard Skinner RD Bob Mayer Bob Mayer 3-2 Harley Richardson Harley Richardson, Nebraska Bob Wirds Joe Butler 13-7 Joe Butler Joe Butler RD Harley Richardson Harley Richardson
1951 Big 8 Championship Page 8 of 8 UNL Weight Class Alvin Ogden, Kansas State Alvin Ogden Alvin Ogden 9-7 Larry Cotton Larry Cotton, Oklahoma Herb Reese, Nebraska Herb Reese RD Herb Reese Fall 5:35 Bob Schalk, Colorado Herb Reese 10-5 Don Jensen Don Jensen, Iowa State Larry Cotton Larry Cotton Larry Cotton 6-3 Bob Schalk Bob Schalk 5-3 Don Jensen