NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1983 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Lou Banach, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Lou BanachIOWA
  2. 2Joe 'Wayne' ColeISU
  3. 3Mitch SheltonOKST
  4. 4Mark RigatusoNebraska Omaha
  5. 5John KriebsUNI
  6. 6Tab ThackerNCST
  7. 7George FearsNAVY
  8. 8Kahlan O'HaraNevada-Las Vegas

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Curt Olson, Clarion (PA) over Rick Petersen, Lock Haven (PA) — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  2. Larry Hamilton, Brigham Young (UT) over Bob Harris, Drake (IA) — Fall 4:22 · View bout
  3. Mike Euker, Wisconsin over Paul Maltagliati, George Mason (VA) — Dec 4–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Curt Olson, Clarion (PA) over Dave Koplovitz, Boston (MA) — Fall 4:48 · View bout
  2. Duane Baker (7), Clemson (SC) over Jerry Morrison, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  3. George Fears (12), Navy (MD) over Larry Hamilton, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  4. Jim Phills (6), Harvard (MA) over Mike Knox, Nebraska — Fall 3:32 · View bout
  5. Joe 'Wayne' Cole (2), Iowa State over Arnie Bagley, Idaho State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Wade, Bloomsburg (PA) over Jeff Reiner, Toledo (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. John Dougherty (10), Syracuse (NY) over Jim Ettari, Citadel (SC) — Sup 21–1 · View bout
  8. John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa over Morris Johnson, San Francisco State (CA) — Fall 3:38 · View bout
  9. Kahlan O'Hara, Nevada-Las Vegas over Jim Hall, Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  10. Larry Beisel, Army (NY) over Randall Taylor, Louisiana State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  11. Lou Banach (1), Iowa over Bob Muth, Allegheny (PA) — Fall 1:19 · View bout
  12. Mark Rigatuso (3), Nebraska Omaha over Chris Bielenberg, Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  13. Mike Euker, Wisconsin over George Kovach II, Drexel (PA) — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  14. Mitch Shelton (5), Oklahoma State over Flint Pulskamp, Stanford (CA) — DQ · View bout
  15. Rob Rechsteiner (9), Michigan over Keith Cruise, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 2:59 · View bout
  16. Tab Thacker, North Carolina State over Wendell Ellis, Washington State — Fall 2:06 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Duane Baker (7), Clemson (SC) over Mike Euker, Wisconsin — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Joe 'Wayne' Cole (2), Iowa State over John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa — DQ · View bout
  3. Joe Wade, Bloomsburg (PA) over Curt Olson, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Kahlan O'Hara, Nevada-Las Vegas over Jim Phills (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Lou Banach (1), Iowa over George Fears (12), Navy (MD) — Sup 26–12 · View bout
  6. Mark Rigatuso (3), Nebraska Omaha over John Dougherty (10), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Mitch Shelton (5), Oklahoma State over Larry Beisel, Army (NY) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
  8. Tab Thacker, North Carolina State over Rob Rechsteiner (9), Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe 'Wayne' Cole (2), Iowa State over Duane Baker (7), Clemson (SC) — Sup 22–2 · View bout
  2. Lou Banach (1), Iowa over Joe Wade, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 6:19 · View bout
  3. Mark Rigatuso (3), Nebraska Omaha over Kahlan O'Hara, Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Mitch Shelton (5), Oklahoma State over Tab Thacker, North Carolina State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe 'Wayne' Cole (2), Iowa State over Mark Rigatuso (3), Nebraska Omaha — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  2. Lou Banach (1), Iowa over Mitch Shelton (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Lou Banach (1), Iowa over Joe 'Wayne' Cole (2), Iowa State — Fall 2:57 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Flint Pulskamp, Stanford (CA) over Larry Beisel, Army (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. George Fears (12), Navy (MD) over Bob Muth, Allegheny (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. John Dougherty (10), Syracuse (NY) over Chris Bielenberg, Oregon State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa over Arnie Bagley, Idaho State — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. George Fears (12), Navy (MD) over Joe Wade, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa over Duane Baker (7), Clemson (SC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Kahlan O'Hara, Nevada-Las Vegas over John Dougherty (10), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Tab Thacker, North Carolina State over Flint Pulskamp, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa over Kahlan O'Hara, Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Tab Thacker, North Carolina State over George Fears (12), Navy (MD) — Fall 3:10 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Rigatuso (3), Nebraska Omaha over Tab Thacker, North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Mitch Shelton (5), Oklahoma State over John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mitch Shelton (5), Oklahoma State over Mark Rigatuso (3), Nebraska Omaha — Fall 1:15 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Kriebs (11), Northern Iowa over Tab Thacker, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. George Fears (12), Navy (MD) over Kahlan O'Hara, Nevada-Las Vegas — Fall 4:40 · View bout

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