NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1987 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Bill Kelly, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Bill KellyISU
  2. 2Brad PenrithIOWA
  3. 3Ken ChertowPSU
  4. 4Rocky BonomoBLOO
  5. 5Matt TreasterNAVY
  6. 6Marc SodanoNCST
  7. 7Scott HinkelPUR
  8. 8Mike SchwabUNI

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Jeff Husick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. TJ Sewell, Oklahoma over Fred Vann, Delaware State — TF 15–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Morgan (12), Missouri over Troy Humphrey, Montana State — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  2. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Tino Gonzalez, Northern Illinois — Fall 1:22 · View bout
  3. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Bruce Garner, New Mexico over Tom Herring, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina over Troy Lawrence, Maryland — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Chip Park (9), Arizona State over Tim Hackel, Central (IA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Harry Richards, Central Michigan over Todd Messitt (11), Army (NY) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  8. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Rob Porter, Edinboro (PA) — TF 20–4 · View bout
  9. Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State over John Epperly, Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  10. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield over Tracy Yeates, Boise State (ID) — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  12. Mike O'Brien, Illinois over Shon Lewis, Oregon — MD 13–4 · View bout
  13. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) — Fall 1:55 · View bout
  14. Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut over Tim Glennie, Oregon State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  15. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Kevin Pierson, Kent State (OH) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  16. TJ Sewell, Oklahoma over Mark Clayton (8), Wisconsin — MD 16–8 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield — Fall 5:21 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Bruce Garner, New Mexico — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina over Harry Richards, Central Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Chip Park (9), Arizona State over TJ Sewell, Oklahoma — Sup 14–1 · View bout
  5. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State over Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut — MD 10–1 · View bout
  7. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Al Morgan (12), Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mike O'Brien, Illinois — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Ken Chertow (7), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Chip Park (9), Arizona State — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  3. Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State over Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) — MD 15–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Brad Penrith (1), Iowa — Fall 6:31 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Husick, Lock Haven (PA) over Rob Porter, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Harry Richards, Central Michigan over Troy Lawrence, Maryland — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. John Epperly, Lehigh (PA) over Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  3. Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State over Bruce Garner, New Mexico — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield over Tino Gonzalez, Northern Illinois — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  5. Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa over Al Morgan (12), Missouri — Dec 6–6 · View bout
  6. Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) over Mike O'Brien, Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Jeff Husick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Tim Hackel, Central (IA) over TJ Sewell, Oklahoma — Sup 15–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Harry Richards, Central Michigan over John Epperly, Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State over Tim Hackel, Central (IA) — MD 17–9 · View bout
  3. Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa over Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  4. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa over Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Harry Richards, Central Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Chip Park (9), Arizona State — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State — Fall 2:55 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout