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1983 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Lou Banach, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Lou BanachIOWA
  2. 2Joe 'Wayne' ColeISU
  3. 3Mitch SheltonOKST
  4. 4Mark RigatusoOMAH
  5. 5John KriebsUNI
  6. 6Tab ThackerNCST
  7. 7George FearsNAVY
  8. 8Kahlan O'HaraUNLV

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  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