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1987 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Royce Alger, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Royce AlgerIOWA
  2. 2Kevin JacksonISU
  3. 3Greg ElinskyPSU
  4. 4Mike FarrellOKST
  5. 5Craig MartinMIZZ
  6. 6Joe UrsoPUR
  7. 7Jerry UminEMU
  8. 8Curt ScovelMD

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bryan Wilson, Wyoming over Chuck Kearney, Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Joe Silvestro (8), North Carolina over Dave McCormick, Army (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Scott Diveney, Drake (IA) over Ernie Slone, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Craig Martin (9), Missouri over Sean Henry, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) over Todd Arris, Virginia Military — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Curt Scovel, Maryland over Eric Osborne (6), California-Poly — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Greg Elinsky (3), Penn State over Vince Hughes, Montana — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan over Marty Morgan, North Dakota State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  6. Jody Karam (4), Lock Haven (PA) over Scott Diveney, Drake (IA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Joe Silvestro (8), North Carolina over Jeff Randall, Nebraska Omaha — Fall 4:37 · View bout
  8. Joe Urso, Purdue (IN) over Rod Sande, Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  9. John Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) over John Cory, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  10. Kevin Jackson (2), Iowa State over Bryan Wilson, Wyoming — TF 23–8 · View bout
  11. Mike Amine (12), Michigan over John Kohls, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  12. Mike Bomberger, Bucknell (PA) over Anthony Cox, Campbell (NC) — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  13. Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State over Coy Burke, Delaware State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  14. Ralph Liegel (7), Wisconsin over Dave Williams, Boston (MA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  15. Royce Alger (1), Iowa over Andy Rice, Cornell (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  16. Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) over Brad Morris, Ferris State (MI) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Martin (9), Missouri over Joe Silvestro (8), North Carolina — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Greg Elinsky (3), Penn State over Mike Bomberger, Bucknell (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  3. Joe Urso, Purdue (IN) over Jody Karam (4), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  4. John Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) over Mike Amine (12), Michigan — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Kevin Jackson (2), Iowa State over Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) — TF 21–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State over Curt Scovel, Maryland — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Ralph Liegel (7), Wisconsin over Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  8. Royce Alger (1), Iowa over Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan — MD 17–9 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Elinsky (3), Penn State over Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Joe Urso, Purdue (IN) over John Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Kevin Jackson (2), Iowa State over Ralph Liegel (7), Wisconsin — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Royce Alger (1), Iowa over Craig Martin (9), Missouri — MD 16–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kevin Jackson (2), Iowa State over Greg Elinsky (3), Penn State — Dec 3–3 · View bout
  2. Royce Alger (1), Iowa over Joe Urso, Purdue (IN) — TF 25–10 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Royce Alger (1), Iowa over Kevin Jackson (2), Iowa State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) over Dave Williams, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Curt Scovel, Maryland over Coy Burke, Delaware State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan over Andy Rice, Cornell (NY) — Fall 1:38 · View bout
  4. Jody Karam (4), Lock Haven (PA) over Rod Sande, Minnesota — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  5. Joe Silvestro (8), North Carolina over Sean Henry, Duke (NC) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  6. Mike Amine (12), Michigan over John Cory, Nebraska — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  7. Vince Hughes, Montana over Mike Bomberger, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  8. Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) over Bryan Wilson, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) over Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Curt Scovel, Maryland over Vince Hughes, Montana — TF 18–2 · View bout
  3. Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan over Joe Silvestro (8), North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Amine (12), Michigan over Jody Karam (4), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Martin (9), Missouri over Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Curt Scovel, Maryland over John Monaco (5), Montclair State (NJ) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan over Ralph Liegel (7), Wisconsin — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State over Mike Amine (12), Michigan — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Martin (9), Missouri over Curt Scovel, Maryland — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State over Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Elinsky (3), Penn State over Craig Martin (9), Missouri — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State over Joe Urso, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Greg Elinsky (3), Penn State over Mike Farrell (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Craig Martin (9), Missouri over Joe Urso, Purdue (IN) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jerry Umin, Eastern Michigan over Curt Scovel, Maryland — Dec 6–3 · View bout