NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1982 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Pete Bush, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Pete BushIOWA
  2. 2Mike MannISU
  3. 3Colin KilrainLEH
  4. 4Bill ScherrNEB
  5. 5Kirk MyersUNI
  6. 6Geno SavegnagoEastern Illinois
  7. 7Greg HawkinsOKST
  8. 8Mike PottsMSU

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Bob Steele, Brigham Young (UT) over Pat Ryan, Navy (MD) — SD 17–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Wade (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mark Downing, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Mike Potts (11), Michigan State over Greg Close, Illinois — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Scherr (3), Nebraska over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — Fall 2:35 · View bout
  2. Bob Steele, Brigham Young (UT) over Gene Webb, Oregon State — MD 15–6 · View bout
  3. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Greg Hawkins, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois over Harold Wittman, Boise State (ID) — Fall 6:24 · View bout
  5. Jeff Esmont, Ashland (OH) over Brad Moseley (9), Missouri — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Jerry Rodriguez (7), North Carolina State over Kevin Jackson, New Mexico — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) over John Schebler (8), Utah State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Joe Elinsky, California-Poly over Daniel Corbin, James Madison (VA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  9. Joe Wade (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dave Guselli, Massachusetts — MD 9–1 · View bout
  10. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Steve Lucas, Kent State (OH) — SD 14–2 · View bout
  11. Mike Mann (2), Iowa State over Lance Hochanadel, Oregon — MD 14–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Potts (11), Michigan State over Mark Young, Augustana (SD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  13. Pat McKay (10), Michigan over Doug Morse, Oswego (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  14. Pete Bush (4), Iowa over Dave Hass, North Dakota State — SD 18–5 · View bout
  15. Phil Lanzatella, St. Lawrence (NY) over Ed Katz, Stanford (CA) — Fall 5:38 · View bout
  16. Todd Wyckoff, Tennessee over Pat Murphy, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Scherr (3), Nebraska over Pat McKay (10), Michigan — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Wade (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  3. Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois over Todd Wyckoff, Tennessee — Fall 1:01 · View bout
  4. Jerry Rodriguez (7), North Carolina State over Joe Elinsky, California-Poly — Fall 2:46 · View bout
  5. Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) over Bob Steele, Brigham Young (UT) — MD 18–8 · View bout
  6. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Phil Lanzatella, St. Lawrence (NY) — SD 14–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Mann (2), Iowa State over Mike Potts (11), Michigan State — SD 15–3 · View bout
  8. Pete Bush (4), Iowa over Jeff Esmont, Ashland (OH) — SD 18–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Scherr (3), Nebraska over Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Jerry Volm, Rider (NJ) — SD 17–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Mann (2), Iowa State over Jerry Rodriguez (7), North Carolina State — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  4. Pete Bush (4), Iowa over Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Mann (2), Iowa State over Bill Scherr (3), Nebraska — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Pete Bush (4), Iowa over Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 0:44 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Pete Bush (4), Iowa over Mike Mann (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) over Pat McKay (10), Michigan — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  2. Dave Hass, North Dakota State over Jeff Esmont, Ashland (OH) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  3. Greg Hawkins, Oklahoma State over Joe Wade (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Potts (11), Michigan State over Lance Hochanadel, Oregon — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois over Craig Newburg, Ball State (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Greg Hawkins, Oklahoma State over Mark Young, Augustana (SD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Dave Hass, North Dakota State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Potts (11), Michigan State over Jerry Rodriguez (7), North Carolina State — SD 14–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois over Mike Potts (11), Michigan State — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Greg Hawkins, Oklahoma State — Fall 5:08 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Scherr (3), Nebraska over Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa — Fall 9:15 · View bout
  2. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colin Kilrain (1), Lehigh (PA) over Bill Scherr (3), Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kirk Myers (5), Northern Iowa over Geno Savegnago (6), Eastern Illinois — Fall 1:19 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Greg Hawkins, Oklahoma State over Mike Potts (11), Michigan State — Fall 1:40 · View bout

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