NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1982 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Andre Metzger, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Andre MetzgerOU
  2. 2Lennie ZaleskyIOWA
  3. 3Jim MartinezMINN
  4. 4Bill NugentORE
  5. 5Johnnie SelmonNEB
  6. 6Randy ConradISU
  7. 7Ken GallagherUNI
  8. 8Lenny NelsonWILK

In 1982, 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 1982 142-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Anthony Arena, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Andy McNerney, Harvard (MA) over Emiliano 'Mejoe' Hernandez, Washington State — Fall 6:02 · View bout
  3. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Curt Berger, Oregon State — Sup 18–2 · View bout
  4. Shawn White (7), Michigan State over Jude Skove, Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen, Arizona State over Ken Nellis, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Don Henry, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts — Sup 22–8 · View bout
  4. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) over Ron Bussey, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Greg Westhoven, Bowling Green (OH) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  7. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Chris Cain, California-Poly — Sup 18–5 · View bout
  8. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Andy McNerney, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  9. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Fall 5:37 · View bout
  10. Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) over Buddy Kerr, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  11. Mike Langlais (6), North Dakota State over Mark DeAugustino, Tennessee — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  12. Randall Wilder, Tennessee-Chattanooga over John Mittlestead, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  13. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Richard Brown, Eastern Illinois — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  14. Ryan Kaufman (9), Nebraska Omaha over Tony Tracey, New Mexico — MD 12–1 · View bout
  15. Shawn White (7), Michigan State over Randy Viviani, John Carroll (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Nickell, California-Bakersfield over Bruce Purdy, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Adam Cohen, Arizona State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Ryan Kaufman (9), Nebraska Omaha — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) — Sup 21–8 · View bout
  5. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Steve Nickell, California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:24 · View bout
  6. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 17–10 · View bout
  7. Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) over Mike Langlais (6), North Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Shawn White (7), Michigan State over Randall Wilder, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Shawn White (7), Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) — Sup 23–5 · View bout
  4. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 17–10 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa over Bill Nugent (5), Oregon — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Andre Metzger (2), Oklahoma over Lennie Zalesky (1), Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Sup 29–1 · View bout
  2. Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) over Chris Cain, California-Poly — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) over Adam Cohen, Arizona State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Kevin Murphy, Massachusetts — MD 10–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Bob Preston, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Al McCollum (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) over Bill Swezey (10), William & Mary (VA) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  4. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Shawn White (7), Michigan State — Fall 2:15 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State over Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Nugent (5), Oregon over Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska — Fall 0:45 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Martinez (4), Minnesota over Bill Nugent (5), Oregon — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Johnnie Selmon (3), Nebraska over Randy Conrad (11), Iowa State — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Gallagher (8), Northern Iowa over Lenny Nelson, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout