NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1983 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Clar Anderson, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Clar AndersonOKST
  2. 2Clint BurkeOU
  3. 3Pete SchuylerLEH
  4. 4Khris WhelanMIZZ
  5. 5Jeff KerberIOWA
  6. 6Rick BurtonOHST
  7. 7Bill MarinoPSU
  8. 8Gary ScrivenWEB

In 1983, 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 1983 134-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Rick Burton, Ohio State over John Mittlestead, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Walt Markee, Oregon State over Don Stuckly, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Marino (4), Penn State over Steve Carr, North Dakota State — Fall 3:49 · View bout
  2. Clar Anderson (5), Oklahoma State over Ralph Harrison, New Mexico — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Clint Burke (2), Oklahoma over John Parr, Virginia — MD 16–7 · View bout
  4. Gary Scriven (11), Weber State (UT) over Walt Markee, Oregon State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  5. Jeff Kerber (6), Iowa over Mike Catania, Syracuse (NY) — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  6. Jim Edwards (9), Louisiana State over Bob Adams, Augsburg (MN) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  7. Khris Whelan (1), Missouri over Mark Dugan, Maryland — Sup 23–7 · View bout
  8. Mark Ciccarello (7), Clarion (PA) over Tom Seamans, Wyoming — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  9. Nick Karantinos, Augustana (SD) over Paul Bastianelli, Delaware — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  10. Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) over Chris Marisette, Nebraska — Sup 16–1 · View bout
  11. Rick Burton, Ohio State over Mike Enzien, Boston (MA) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  12. Ricky Talley, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Vince Bynum, North Carolina State — Fall 3:27 · View bout
  13. Rob Parent, Central Michigan over Nick King, Yale (CT) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  14. Scott Leasure, Illinois over Jason Diggs, Virginia Tech — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  15. Tim Cochran (12), Tennessee over Brent Lofstedt, Southern Oregon — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  16. Tom Riley (10), Arizona State over Kent Walrack, Boise State (ID) — MD 10–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Marino (4), Penn State over Jim Edwards (9), Louisiana State — Fall 4:59 · View bout
  2. Clar Anderson (5), Oklahoma State over Nick Karantinos, Augustana (SD) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Clint Burke (2), Oklahoma over Gary Scriven (11), Weber State (UT) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Kerber (6), Iowa over Scott Leasure, Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Khris Whelan (1), Missouri over Tim Cochran (12), Tennessee — Fall 4:36 · View bout
  6. Mark Ciccarello (7), Clarion (PA) over Ricky Talley, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  7. Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) over Tom Riley (10), Arizona State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Rick Burton, Ohio State over Rob Parent, Central Michigan — MD 13–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Clar Anderson (5), Oklahoma State over Bill Marino (4), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Clint Burke (2), Oklahoma over Mark Ciccarello (7), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Jeff Kerber (6), Iowa over Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Rick Burton, Ohio State over Khris Whelan (1), Missouri — Dec 13–10 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Clar Anderson (5), Oklahoma State over Rick Burton, Ohio State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Clint Burke (2), Oklahoma over Jeff Kerber (6), Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Clar Anderson (5), Oklahoma State over Clint Burke (2), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. John Mittlestead, San Jose State (CA) over Mike Enzien, Boston (MA) — Fall 3:40 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Scriven (11), Weber State (UT) over John Parr, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. John Mittlestead, San Jose State (CA) over Rob Parent, Central Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Ralph Harrison, New Mexico over Nick Karantinos, Augustana (SD) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Leasure, Illinois over Mike Catania, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Marino (4), Penn State over Ralph Harrison, New Mexico — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Gary Scriven (11), Weber State (UT) over Mark Ciccarello (7), Clarion (PA) — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  3. Khris Whelan (1), Missouri over John Mittlestead, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) over Scott Leasure, Illinois — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Khris Whelan (1), Missouri over Bill Marino (4), Penn State — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  2. Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) over Gary Scriven (11), Weber State (UT) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Khris Whelan (1), Missouri over Jeff Kerber (6), Iowa — Fall 7:43 · View bout
  2. Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) over Rick Burton, Ohio State — Sup 17–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Schuyler (3), Lehigh (PA) over Khris Whelan (1), Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Kerber (6), Iowa over Rick Burton, Ohio State — MD 13–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bill Marino (4), Penn State over Gary Scriven (11), Weber State (UT) — Dec 5–0 · View bout