Tab Thacker
Archive-scoped NCAA championship results from 1981 to 1984. These are tournament records, not a complete college-career record.
4tournaments
13recorded wins
7recorded losses
1individual titles
8recorded falls
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | No. 1 | 1st | 6–0 | 6 bouts |
| 1983 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | None recorded | 6th | 4–3 | 7 bouts |
| 1982 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | No. 11 | 8th | 3–3 | 6 bouts |
| 1981 | North Carolina State | Unlimited | None recorded | Lost round of 32 | 0–1 | 1 bout |
Individual championship awards
| Year | Weight | Program | Evidence | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Unlimited | North Carolina State | Source final | Recorded final |
Recorded match history · 20 bouts
Sorted by tournament year and documented round order. Match IDs are never used to infer chronology.
| Weight | Stage | Result | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Score | Method | Match link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ||||||||
| Unlimited | Opening round | W | Wendell Ellis · Washington State | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 2:26 | Open |
| Unlimited | Round of 32 | W | Bill Lingenfelser · Wyoming | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 1:07 | Open |
| Unlimited | Round of 16 | W | Mike Blaske · California-Bakersfield | No. 1 | No. 12 | 4–1 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Quarterfinal | W | Jamie Webber · Louisiana State | No. 1 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 2:09 | Open |
| Unlimited | Semifinal | W | Mike Holcomb · Miami (OH) | No. 1 | No. 4 | 5–4 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Final | W | Gary Albright · Nebraska | No. 1 | No. 6 | 3–1 | Dec | Open |
| 1983 | ||||||||
| Unlimited | Round of 32 | W | Wendell Ellis · Washington State | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 2:06 | Open |
| Unlimited | Round of 16 | W | Rob Rechsteiner · Michigan | 0 · recorded zero | No. 9 | 7–3 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Quarterfinal | L | Mitch Shelton · Oklahoma State | 0 · recorded zero | No. 5 | 0–5 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation round 4 | W | Flint Pulskamp · Stanford (CA) | 0 · recorded zero | 0 · recorded zero | 5–2 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation round 5 | W | George Fears · Navy (MD) | 0 · recorded zero | No. 12 | Not applicable | Fall 3:10 | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation semifinal | L | Mark Rigatuso · Nebraska Omaha | 0 · recorded zero | No. 3 | 1–3 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | 5th-place bout | L | John Kriebs · Northern Iowa | 0 · recorded zero | No. 11 | 1–2 | Dec | Open |
| 1982 | ||||||||
| Unlimited | Round of 32 | W | Larry Hamilton · Brigham Young (UT) | No. 11 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 1:07 | Open |
| Unlimited | Round of 16 | L | Lou Banach · Iowa | No. 11 | No. 2 | Not applicable | Fall 2:08 | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation round 3 | W | George Fears · Navy (MD) | No. 11 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 1:55 | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation round 4 | W | Eric Neily · Ohio State | No. 11 | 0 · recorded zero | Not applicable | Fall 3:43 | Open |
| Unlimited | Consolation round 5 | L | Joe 'Wayne' Cole · Iowa State | No. 11 | 0 · recorded zero | 2–3 | Dec | Open |
| Unlimited | 7th-place bout | L | Gary Albright · Nebraska | No. 11 | No. 9 | Not applicable | Fall 3:10 | Open |
| 1981 | ||||||||
| Unlimited | Round of 32 | L | Kenneth 'Rod' Chamberlain · Indiana (IN) | 0 · recorded zero | No. 12 | 0–7 | Dec | Open |