NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1982 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Andre Metzger, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Andre MetzgerOU
  2. 2Lennie ZaleskyIOWA
  3. 3Jim MartinezMINN
  4. 4Bill NugentOregon
  5. 5Johnnie SelmonNEB
  6. 6Randy ConradISU
  7. 7Ken GallagherUNI
  8. 8Lenny NelsonWilkes (PA)

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Anthony Arena, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Andy McNerney, Harvard (MA) over Emiliano 'Mejoe' Hernandez, Washington State — Fall 6:02 · View bout
  3. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Curt Berger, Oregon State — SD 18–2 · View bout
  4. Shawn White (7), Michigan State over Jude Skove, Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen, Arizona State over Ken Nellis, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Don Henry, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts — SD 22–8 · View bout
  4. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) over Ron Bussey, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Greg Westhoven, Bowling Green (OH) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  7. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Chris Cain, California-Poly — SD 18–5 · View bout
  8. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Andy McNerney, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  9. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Fall 5:37 · View bout
  10. Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) over Buddy Kerr, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  11. Mike Langlais (6), North Dakota State over Mark DeAugustino, Tennessee — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  12. Randall Wilder, Tennessee-Chattanooga over John Mittlestead, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  13. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Richard Brown, Eastern Illinois — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  14. Ryan Kaufman (9), Nebraska Omaha over Tony Tracey, New Mexico — MD 12–1 · View bout
  15. Shawn White (7), Michigan State over Randy Viviani, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Nickell, California-Bakersfield over Bruce Purdy, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Adam Cohen, Arizona State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Ryan Kaufman (9), Nebraska Omaha — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) — SD 21–8 · View bout
  5. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Steve Nickell, California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:24 · View bout
  6. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 17–10 · View bout
  7. Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) over Mike Langlais (6), North Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Shawn White (7), Michigan State over Randall Wilder, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Shawn White (7), Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) — SD 23–5 · View bout
  4. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 17–10 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Bill Nugent (5), Oregon — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — SD 29–1 · View bout
  2. Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) over Chris Cain, California-Poly — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) over Adam Cohen, Arizona State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts — MD 10–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) over Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  4. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Shawn White (7), Michigan State — Fall 2:15 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska — Fall 0:45 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Bill Nugent (5), Oregon — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

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