NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1982 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Dan Cuestas, California-Bakersfield.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dan CuestasCSUB
  2. 2Scott BarrettBoise State (ID)
  3. 3Wayne JonesSan Jose State (CA)
  4. 4Joe GibbonsISU
  5. 5Frank FamianoBrockport (NY)
  6. 6Scott LynchPSU
  7. 7Dave CookeUNC
  8. 8Derek PorterEastern Illinois

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  2. Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) over Tom Hutchinson, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Lang Davidson, Washington State over Rusty Fiste, Princeton (NJ) — SD 18–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chris Wentz (9), North Carolina State over Dave Scotton, Northwestern (IL) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  2. Cliff Berger, Oregon State over Mark Zimmer (7), Oklahoma — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Ed Lorah, Syracuse (NY) — SD 22–10 · View bout
  4. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Don Stevens, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois over Lang Davidson, Washington State — SD 21–5 · View bout
  6. Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) over Ed Pidgeon (10), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  7. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Lyle Clem, North Dakota State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Gary Lefebvre (8), Minnesota over Chris Taylor, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock (PA) over Ralph Harrison, New Mexico — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Gerald Moore, Kentucky — Fall 4:54 · View bout
  11. Mark Palzer, Army (NY) over Darrow Traylor, Boston (MA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  12. Mark Trizzino (2), Iowa over Mike Millward, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  13. Mike Jones, Oklahoma State over Randy Majors, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  14. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Miles Hancock, Oregon — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Jim Mason, Michigan State — MD 18–8 · View bout
  16. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Tom Husted (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Chris Wentz (9), North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois over Mark Trizzino (2), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Mark Palzer, Army (NY) over Gary Lefebvre (8), Minnesota — Fall 2:29 · View bout
  6. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Cliff Berger, Oregon State — MD 16–5 · View bout
  7. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Mike Jones, Oklahoma State — SD 22–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Mark Palzer, Army (NY) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  2. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Scott Lynch (6), Penn State — Dec 6–6 · View bout
  3. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) — SD 12–0 · View bout
  2. Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) over Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Cuestas (1), California-Bakersfield over Scott Barrett, Boise State (ID) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Chris Bell, Wyoming over Ed Lorah, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) over Gerald Moore, Kentucky — Dec 14–7 · View bout
  2. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Chris Bell, Wyoming — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Miles Hancock, Oregon over Cliff Berger, Oregon State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Tom Husted (5), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Jones, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Tom Husted (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois over Miles Hancock, Oregon — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Mark Palzer, Army (NY) — Fall 1:36 · View bout
  4. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Doug Drew, Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Scott Lynch (6), Penn State over Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Scott Lynch (6), Penn State — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Wayne Jones, San Jose State (CA) over Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Frank Famiano (12), Brockport (NY) over Scott Lynch (6), Penn State — n/r · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Cooke (4), North Carolina over Derek Porter (11), Eastern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout

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