NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1981 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mark Schultz, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mark SchultzOU
  2. 2Mike DeAnnaIOWA
  3. 3John HanrahanPSU
  4. 4Perry HummelISU
  5. 5Jamie MilkovichAUB
  6. 6Steve ReedyKENT
  7. 7Mike SheetsOKST
  8. 8Matt ReissNCST

In 1981, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the semifinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1981 167-pound bracket

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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. John Bliss, Washington State over Darrell Gholar, Minnesota — Fall 4:52 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Neal Weiner, Illinois State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Dillman, Nebraska over Woody VanDenburg, Brockport (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State over Richard Sykes, California Poly Humboldt — Sup 26–6 · View bout
  4. Jeff Stuebing (8), Oregon over Kevin Egleston, Boston (MA) — Dec 12–12 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  5. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Trent Taylor, Illinois — MD 11–2 · View bout
  6. John Reich (6), Navy (MD) over Colin Grissom, Yale (CT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Mark Gronowski (10), Eastern Illinois over Homer Lord, Boise State (ID) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) over Tim Jones, Marshall (WV) — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  9. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  10. Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State over Dale Walters, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  11. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — Sup 28–8 · View bout
  12. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Dave Hagg, Army (NY) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  13. Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) over Billy Boyd, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 2:31 · View bout
  14. Steve Foley (12), Michigan State over Jeff Turner, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  15. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over John Bliss, Washington State — Sup 16–4 · View bout
  16. Tom Jones, Maryland over Tim Morrison (11), Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:56 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Scott Mansur, Portland State (OR) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  3. John Reich (6), Navy (MD) over Jeff Dillman, Nebraska — Sup 28–5 · View bout
  4. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Mark Gronowski (10), Eastern Illinois — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State over Mark Johnson, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  6. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Steve Foley (12), Michigan State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Tom Jones, Maryland — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Jeff Stuebing (8), Oregon — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over John Reich (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  3. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa over John Hanrahan (9), Penn State — Fall 0:43 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Schultz (3), Oklahoma over Mike DeAnna (1), Iowa — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Hagg, Army (NY) over Tom Jones, Maryland — MD 16–6 · View bout
  2. Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State over Trent Taylor, Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State over Mark Gronowski (10), Eastern Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Steve Foley (12), Michigan State over Efonda Sproles, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Dave Hagg, Army (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State over Jeff Parker (4), Louisiana State — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  3. Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State over John Reich (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Steve Foley (12), Michigan State — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) over Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  2. Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Hanrahan (9), Penn State over Perry Hummel (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jamie Milkovich (7), Auburn (AL) over Steve Reedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State over Matt Reiss (5), North Carolina State — Dflt · View bout