NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1983 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mike SheetsOKST
  2. 2John ReichNAVY
  3. 3Jan MichaelsUNC
  4. 4Ray OliverNEB
  5. 5Sylvester CarverFresno State (CA)
  6. 6Jim TrudeauMINN
  7. 7Pete CaponeHOF
  8. 8Mike JonesIllinois State

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Scott Rechsteiner, Michigan — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Jones, Illinois State over Jim Reilly III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Tod Northrup, St. Lawrence (NY) over Eric Williams, Citadel (SC) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bradley Anderson, Old Dominion (VA) over Ernie Vatch, Northern Illinois — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Brugel, Penn State over Mark Gronowski (5), Eastern Illinois — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  3. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa over Craig Cox (6), North Carolina State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Steve Ross, Utah State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. John Major, Illinois over Dave McEntee, Massachusetts — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  7. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Steve Porter, Washington State — Fall 2:08 · View bout
  8. Kerry Hiatt, Brigham Young (UT) over John Hanlon, Boston College (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  9. Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) over Randy Wirtjes, Idaho State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  10. Matt Dulka (10), Cleveland State (OH) over Randy Kaiser, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  11. Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma over Shepard Pittman, Missouri — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Jones, Illinois State over Bill Boozer, South Carolina State — SD 20–2 · View bout
  13. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Tod Northrup, St. Lawrence (NY) — SD 29–2 · View bout
  14. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Terry Jones, Oregon State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  15. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Greg Veal, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  16. Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa over Colin Grissom (7), Yale (CT) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Eric Brugel, Penn State over Bradley Anderson, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Matt Dulka (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma over Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mike Jones, Illinois State over John Major, Illinois — MD 14–4 · View bout
  6. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) — SD 14–0 · View bout
  7. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa over Kerry Hiatt, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 0:38 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Jones, Illinois State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Eric Brugel, Penn State — SD 19–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over John Reich (2), Navy (MD) — SD 14–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Scott Rechsteiner, Michigan over Steve Porter, Washington State — Fall 3:34 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Greg Veal, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) over Tod Northrup, St. Lawrence (NY) — SD 20–3 · View bout
  3. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Scott Rechsteiner, Michigan — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Matt Dulka (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Eric Brugel, Penn State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Jones, Illinois State over Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa — Fall 0:42 · View bout
  4. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Mike Jones, Illinois State — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  2. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Jones, Illinois State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

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