NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1981 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mark Schultz, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mark SchultzOU
  2. 2Mike DeAnnaIOWA
  3. 3John HanrahanPSU
  4. 4Perry HummelISU
  5. 5Jamie MilkovichAuburn (AL)
  6. 6Steve ReedyKent State (OH)
  7. 7Mike SheetsOKST
  8. 8Matt ReissNCST

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. John Bliss, Washington State over Darrell Gholar, Minnesota — Fall 4:52 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Neal Weiner, Illinois State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Dillman, Nebraska over Woody VanDenburg, Brockport (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State over Richard Sykes, California Poly Humboldt — SD 26–6 · View bout
  4. Jeff Stuebing (8), Oregon over Kevin Egleston, Boston (MA) — Dec 12–12 · View bout
  5. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Trent Taylor, Illinois — MD 11–2 · View bout
  6. John Reich (6), Navy (MD) over Colin Grissom, Yale (CT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Mark Gronowski (10), Eastern Illinois over Homer Lord, Boise State (ID) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) over Tim Jones, Marshall (WV) — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  9. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  10. Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State over Dale Walters, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  11. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — SD 28–8 · View bout
  12. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Dave Hagg, Army (NY) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  13. Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) over Billy Boyd, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 2:31 · View bout
  14. Steve Foley (12), Michigan State over Jeff Turner, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over John Bliss, Washington State — SD 16–4 · View bout
  16. Tom Jones, Maryland over Tim Morrison (11), Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:56 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  3. John Reich (6), Navy (MD) over Jeff Dillman, Nebraska — SD 28–5 · View bout
  4. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Mark Gronowski (10), Eastern Illinois — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State over Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  6. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Steve Foley (12), Michigan State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Tom Jones, Maryland — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Jeff Stuebing (8), Oregon — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over John Reich (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  3. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over John Hanrahan (9), Penn State — Fall 0:43 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Hagg, Army (NY) over Tom Jones, Maryland — MD 16–6 · View bout
  2. Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State over Trent Taylor, Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State over Mark Gronowski (10), Eastern Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Steve Foley (12), Michigan State over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Dave Hagg, Army (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State over Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  3. Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State over John Reich (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Steve Foley (12), Michigan State — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  2. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State over Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State — Dflt · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.