NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1982 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Dave Schultz, Oklahoma.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dave SchultzOU
  2. 2Mike SheetsOKST
  3. 3John ReichNAVY
  4. 4Brad BittermanNew Mexico
  5. 5John HanrahanPSU
  6. 6Colin GrissomYale (CT)
  7. 7Dave FitzgeraldIOWA
  8. 8Jan MichaelsUNC

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa over Mark Schlitt, Pennsylvania — MD 20–10 · View bout
  2. Greg Veal, Morgan State (MD) over Earl Thom, Central Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman (6), New Mexico over Andy Tsarnas, San Jose State (CA) — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  2. Bradley Anderson, Old Dominion (VA) over Joe Koeth, Arizona State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) over Jeff Cox, Brockport (NY) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  4. Craig Cox (11), North Carolina State over John Hanlon, Boston College (MA) — Sup 20–0 · View bout
  5. Dan Morrison (3), Rider (NJ) over Larry Meierotto, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 3:59 · View bout
  6. Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa over Dale Walters, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. Dave Hagedorn, Utah State over Chris Wiklund, Minnesota — MD 10–2 · View bout
  8. Dave Schultz (2), Oklahoma over Wayne Catan, Tennessee — MD 18–7 · View bout
  9. Dennis Limmex, Wisconsin over Dave Ruckman (9), Ohio State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  10. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Greg Veal, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  11. John Hanrahan (5), Penn State over Ray Oliver, Nebraska — MD 10–2 · View bout
  12. John Reich (4), Navy (MD) over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — Dec 18–8 · View bout
  13. Mark Gronowski (7), Eastern Illinois over Bill Cooper, Idaho State — Fall 2:06 · View bout
  14. Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) over Tom Gibble, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  15. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Cribbs, Lake Superior State (MI) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  16. Murray Crews (12), Iowa State over Keith Beutler, Oregon — Dec 16–10 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman (6), New Mexico over Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) over Dan Morrison (3), Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa over Dave Hagedorn, Utah State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Dave Schultz (2), Oklahoma over Craig Cox (11), North Carolina State — MD 14–4 · View bout
  5. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Mark Gronowski (7), Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. John Hanrahan (5), Penn State over Bradley Anderson, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. John Reich (4), Navy (MD) over Dennis Limmex, Wisconsin — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  8. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Murray Crews (12), Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman (6), New Mexico over Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Schultz (2), Oklahoma over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. John Reich (4), Navy (MD) over John Hanrahan (5), Penn State — Dec 14–9 · View bout
  4. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Schultz (2), Oklahoma over Brad Bitterman (6), New Mexico — MD 15–4 · View bout
  2. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over John Reich (4), Navy (MD) — Fall 3:50 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Schultz (2), Oklahoma over Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Tsarnas, San Jose State (CA) over Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Craig Cox (11), North Carolina State over Wayne Catan, Tennessee — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Dennis Limmex, Wisconsin over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — FF · View bout
  4. Murray Crews (12), Iowa State over Mike Cribbs, Lake Superior State (MI) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) over Andy Tsarnas, San Jose State (CA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  2. Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa over Murray Crews (12), Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Craig Cox (11), North Carolina State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. John Hanrahan (5), Penn State over Dennis Limmex, Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. John Hanrahan (5), Penn State over Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Bitterman (6), New Mexico over John Hanrahan (5), Penn State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. John Reich (4), Navy (MD) over Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) — MD 8–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Reich (4), Navy (MD) over Brad Bitterman (6), New Mexico — Dec 11–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Hanrahan (5), Penn State over Colin Grissom (10), Yale (CT) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Fitzgerald (8), Iowa over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Dec 11–9 · View bout

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