NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1983 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mike SheetsOKST
  2. 2John ReichNAVY
  3. 3Jan MichaelsUNC
  4. 4Ray OliverNEB
  5. 5Sylvester CarverFS
  6. 6Jim TrudeauMINN
  7. 7Pete CaponeHOF
  8. 8Mike JonesILST

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 167-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Scott Rechsteiner, Michigan — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Jones, Illinois State over Jim Reilly III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Tod Northrup, St. Lawrence (NY) over Eric Williams, Citadel (SC) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bradley Anderson, Old Dominion (VA) over Ernie Vatch, Northern Illinois — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Brugel, Penn State over Mark Gronowski (5), Eastern Illinois — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  3. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa over Craig Cox (6), North Carolina State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Steve Ross, Utah State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. John Major, Illinois over Dave McEntee, Massachusetts — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  7. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Steve Porter, Washington State — Fall 2:08 · View bout
  8. Kerry Hiatt, Brigham Young (UT) over John Hanlon, Boston College (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  9. Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) over Randy Wirtjes, Idaho State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  10. Matt Dulka (10), Cleveland State (OH) over Randy Kaiser, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  11. Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma over Shepard Pittman, Missouri — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Jones, Illinois State over Bill Boozer, South Carolina State — Sup 20–2 · View bout
  13. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Tod Northrup, St. Lawrence (NY) — Sup 29–2 · View bout
  14. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Terry Jones, Oregon State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  15. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Greg Veal, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  16. Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa over Colin Grissom (7), Yale (CT) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Eric Brugel, Penn State over Bradley Anderson, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Matt Dulka (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma over Jay Llewellyn, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mike Jones, Illinois State over John Major, Illinois — MD 14–4 · View bout
  6. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) — Sup 14–0 · View bout
  7. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa over Kerry Hiatt, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 0:38 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Jones, Illinois State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Eric Brugel, Penn State — Sup 19–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Reich (2), Navy (MD) over Jan Michaels, North Carolina — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Sheets (1), Oklahoma State over John Reich (2), Navy (MD) — Sup 14–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Scott Rechsteiner, Michigan over Steve Porter, Washington State — Fall 3:34 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Greg Veal, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) over Tod Northrup, St. Lawrence (NY) — Sup 20–3 · View bout
  3. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Scott Rechsteiner, Michigan — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Matt Dulka (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Eric Brugel, Penn State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Jones, Illinois State over Kevin Benson (12), Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Rico Chiapparelli, Iowa — Fall 0:42 · View bout
  4. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota over Mike Jones, Illinois State — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  2. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska over Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jan Michaels, North Carolina over Ray Oliver (4), Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Sylvester Carver (3), Fresno State (CA) over Jim Trudeau (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Capone (11), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Jones, Illinois State — Dec 10–4 · View bout