NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1987 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Tim Krieger, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Tim KriegerISU
  2. 2Jim Heffernan Jr.IOWA
  3. 3Darrin HigginsOU
  4. 4Jeff JordanWIS
  5. 5Vince SilvaOKST
  6. 6Sean FinkbeinerPSU
  7. 7Scott CookUTST
  8. 8Jim AkerlyWVU

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Championship

Opening round · 6 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

  1. Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) over Mike French, Army (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Kip Kristoff, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) over Malcolm Boykin, California-Poly — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Paul Schwern, New Hampshire — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Paul Radomski, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Terry Kennedy, Edinboro (PA) over Mike Arena, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) over Bob Hill, Brown (RI) — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  2. Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) over Rodd Moretz, Montana State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska over Pat Hogan, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) over Tony Mack, Howard (DC) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Tom Nugent, Duke (NC) — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  6. Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) over Ed Brady, Wisconsin-Whitewater — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Matt Toves, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  9. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  10. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Thom Ortiz, Arizona State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) over Jon Cardi (12), North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  12. Scott Cook, Utah State over Ron Wisniewski, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  13. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Burke Stone, Weber State (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  14. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over David Yerse, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  16. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Terry Kennedy, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) over Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska over Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Scott Cook, Utah State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  7. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma — Sup 15–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Kip Kristoff, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tom Nugent, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) over Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Terry Kennedy, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) over Bob Hill, Brown (RI) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Scott Cook, Utah State over Kip Kristoff, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — TF 17–1 · View bout
  6. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Pat Hogan, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:34 · View bout
  7. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Matt Toves, San Jose State (CA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Thom Ortiz, Arizona State over Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Thom Ortiz, Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Scott Cook, Utah State over Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  4. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) — Fall 5:59 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Cook, Utah State over Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Scott Cook, Utah State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Cook, Utah State over Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout