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1987 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Peter Yozzo, Lehigh (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Peter YozzoLEH
  2. 2Pat SantoroPITT
  3. 3Mike ColeCLAR
  4. 4Lenny BernsteinUNC
  5. 5Nick NevilleOU
  6. 6Joe HadgePSU
  7. 7Sean O'DayEDIN
  8. 8Jeff CastroMONT

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 6 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

  1. Angelo Cuzalina (6), Oklahoma State over Kirk Azinger, Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dan St. John, Arizona State over Fred Hunziker, Fresno State (CA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. David Boyle, Oregon State over Jay Smaaladen, Virginia Military — Sup 14–1 · View bout
  4. Karl Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) over Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Kurt Shedenhelm (8), Northern Iowa over Townsend 'Junior' Saunders, California-Bakersfield — MD 13–2 · View bout
  6. Stacy Richmond, Michigan State over Terry Pride, South Carolina State — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Darrin Mossing, Ohio over Danny Hayes, Missouri — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Dave Wlodarz, Cleveland State (OH) over Angelo Cuzalina (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. David Boyle, Oregon State over Rob Yoos, Lafayette (PA) — Fall 4:58 · View bout
  4. Greg Randall (4), Iowa over Scott Wiggen, Stanford (CA) — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  5. Jeff Castro (10), Montana over Paul Bastianelli, Delaware — MD 8–0 · View bout
  6. Joe Hadge, Penn State over Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Joe Lilovich (9), Purdue (IN) over Bret Specht, Miami (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. John Parr, Virginia over Andy Brydon, Central Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  9. Karl Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) over Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  10. Kurt Shedenhelm (8), Northern Iowa over Andy Latora, Nebraska — TF 23–8 · View bout
  11. Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) over Brian McTague, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 1:43 · View bout
  12. Nick Neville (2), Oklahoma over Stacy Richmond, Michigan State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  13. Pat Santoro (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jim Sloan, Central Connecticut — TF 19–3 · View bout
  14. Peter Yozzo (1), Lehigh (PA) over Nate Allison, Northern Illinois — MD 16–8 · View bout
  15. Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) over Darrel Nerove (12), Army (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  16. Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) over Dan St. John, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Jeff Castro (10), Montana over Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Hadge, Penn State over Dave Wlodarz, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Karl Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) over Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Kurt Shedenhelm (8), Northern Iowa over Joe Lilovich (9), Purdue (IN) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) over Greg Randall (4), Iowa — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Nick Neville (2), Oklahoma over Darrin Mossing, Ohio — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Pat Santoro (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over John Parr, Virginia — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Peter Yozzo (1), Lehigh (PA) over David Boyle, Oregon State — MD 14–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) over Karl Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) — Fall 4:31 · View bout
  2. Nick Neville (2), Oklahoma over Jeff Castro (10), Montana — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Pat Santoro (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Hadge, Penn State — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  4. Peter Yozzo (1), Lehigh (PA) over Kurt Shedenhelm (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Pat Santoro (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Neville (2), Oklahoma — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Peter Yozzo (1), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Peter Yozzo (1), Lehigh (PA) over Pat Santoro (3), Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 3:52 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State over Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Townsend 'Junior' Saunders, California-Bakersfield over Andy Latora, Nebraska — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian McTague, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Greg Randall (4), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. David Boyle, Oregon State over Nate Allison, Northern Illinois — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Jim Sloan, Central Connecticut over John Parr, Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State over Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Joe Lilovich (9), Purdue (IN) over Townsend 'Junior' Saunders, California-Bakersfield — Dec 14–13 · View bout
  6. Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina over Dave Wlodarz, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) over Paul Bastianelli, Delaware — Dec 17–10 · View bout
  8. Stacy Richmond, Michigan State over Darrin Mossing, Ohio — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brian McTague, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. David Boyle, Oregon State over Joe Lilovich (9), Purdue (IN) — Sup 15–1 · View bout
  3. Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina over Jim Sloan, Central Connecticut — Fall 5:20 · View bout
  4. Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) over Stacy Richmond, Michigan State — Dec 10–8 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Castro (10), Montana over David Boyle, Oregon State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Hadge, Penn State over Brian McTague, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina over Karl Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) — Fall 1:22 · View bout
  4. Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) over Kurt Shedenhelm (8), Northern Iowa — MD 13–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Hadge, Penn State over Jeff Castro (10), Montana — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina over Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) — Fall 3:49 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina over Nick Neville (2), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) over Joe Hadge, Penn State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) over Lenny Bernstein (11), North Carolina — Dec 8–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Nick Neville (2), Oklahoma over Joe Hadge, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Sean O'Day (7), Edinboro (PA) over Jeff Castro (10), Montana — MFF · View bout