NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1982 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Nate Carr Sr., Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Nate Carr Sr.ISU
  2. 2Kenny MondayOKST
  3. 3Roger FrizzellOU
  4. 4Wes RoperMIZZ
  5. 5Frank CastrignanoNCST
  6. 6Mark SchmitzWIS
  7. 7Mike ElinskyUNC
  8. 8Dave GaldiCOL

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 150-pound bracket

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How to read this 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 · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Allan Childers, Kent State (OH) over Barry Chooljian, New Hampshire — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. Doug Haines, Pittsburgh (PA) over John Feldhacker, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 2:52 · View bout
  3. Doug Reifsteck (8), Indiana State over Ron Winnie, Brockport (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State over Tom Fiorvanti, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Frank Shaffer (7), Navy (MD) over Keith DeGraaf, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Barry Boyles, Oregon over Andy Karas, Weber State (UT) — Fall 2:54 · View bout
  2. Brad Swartz (5), Oregon State over Joe Corbett, George Washington (DC) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  3. Craig Noble, California-Bakersfield over Greg Williams, Utah State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) over Greg Sargis (12), Michigan State — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  5. Doug Reifsteck (8), Indiana State over Marty Kistler, Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State over Tommy Bold, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  7. Frank Shaffer (7), Navy (MD) over Lonnie Currier, Wyoming — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  8. Kenny Monday (1), Oklahoma State over Allan Childers, Kent State (OH) — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  9. Mark Schmitz (4), Wisconsin over Gary Niklason, Washington State — Fall 3:34 · View bout
  10. Mike Elinsky, North Carolina over Gary Erwin, Jacksonville State (AL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  11. Nate Carr Sr. (2), Iowa State over Tom Coffing, Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  12. Pat O'Donnell, California-Poly over Phil Mattera, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. Ricky Rindfuss (10), Kentucky over Dan Unruh, Illinois — MD 10–1 · View bout
  14. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Mark Popple, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 4:30 · View bout
  15. Tony Mills (11), Tennessee over Dick Leffler, Toledo (OH) — MD 18–10 · View bout
  16. Wes Roper (6), Missouri over Doug Haines, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 13–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Swartz (5), Oregon State over Pat O'Donnell, California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Craig Noble, California-Bakersfield over Doug Reifsteck (8), Indiana State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  3. Kenny Monday (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) — Fall 6:21 · View bout
  4. Mark Schmitz (4), Wisconsin over Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Elinsky, North Carolina over Frank Shaffer (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Nate Carr Sr. (2), Iowa State over Tony Mills (11), Tennessee — MD 12–3 · View bout
  7. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Ricky Rindfuss (10), Kentucky — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  8. Wes Roper (6), Missouri over Barry Boyles, Oregon — MD 12–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Kenny Monday (1), Oklahoma State over Craig Noble, California-Bakersfield — FF · View bout
  2. Mark Schmitz (4), Wisconsin over Brad Swartz (5), Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Nate Carr Sr. (2), Iowa State over Mike Elinsky, North Carolina — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Wes Roper (6), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kenny Monday (1), Oklahoma State over Mark Schmitz (4), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Nate Carr Sr. (2), Iowa State over Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma — Dec 13–10 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Nate Carr Sr. (2), Iowa State over Kenny Monday (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) over Allan Childers, Kent State (OH) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State over Gary Niklason, Washington State — MD 10–0 · View bout
  3. Mark Popple, Wilkes (PA) over Ricky Rindfuss (10), Kentucky — Fall 0:56 · View bout
  4. Tom Coffing, Nevada-Las Vegas over Tony Mills (11), Tennessee — Fall 5:59 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) over Craig Noble, California-Bakersfield — FF · View bout
  2. Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State over Brad Swartz (5), Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Elinsky, North Carolina over Tom Coffing, Nevada-Las Vegas — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Wes Roper (6), Missouri over Mark Popple, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State over Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Wes Roper (6), Missouri over Mike Elinsky, North Carolina — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State — Fall 1:30 · View bout
  2. Wes Roper (6), Missouri over Mark Schmitz (4), Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Roger Frizzell (3), Oklahoma over Wes Roper (6), Missouri — Dec 9–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Frank Castrignano (9), North Carolina State over Mark Schmitz (4), Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Elinsky, North Carolina over Dave Galdi, Columbia (NY) — MD 13–4 · View bout