NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1987 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Ricky Bonomo, Bloomsburg (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ricky BonomoBLOO
  2. 2Jim MartinPSU
  3. 3Tim WrightSIUE
  4. 4Dave RowanEDIN
  5. 5Jack CuvoESU
  6. 6Roger SingletonGVSU
  7. 7Al PalacioUNC
  8. 8Dennis MejiasWILK

In 1987, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1987 118-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 · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Mark Sanfilippo, Purdue (IN) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  2. Jack Griffin (11), Northwestern (IL) over Paul Kuznik, Army (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Perry Summitt, Iowa State over Tim Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Rich Moeggenberg, Central Michigan over Craig Sterr, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (2), North Carolina over John Chapman, Illinois State — Fall 4:43 · View bout
  2. Chris Brown (8), Brigham Young (UT) over Jeff Annesi, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Cory Baze (9), Oklahoma State over Blake Beesley, Weber State (UT) — Fall 1:55 · View bout
  4. Dave Rowan (7), Edinboro (PA) over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — MD 21–11 · View bout
  5. David Cummings, North Carolina State over John Glakowski, California-Poly — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  6. Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) over Roberto Pelayo, Oregon — MD 10–1 · View bout
  7. Doug Wyland (10), Michigan over Rich Moeggenberg, Central Michigan — MD 16–7 · View bout
  8. Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Chris Bollin, Oklahoma — Sup 14–1 · View bout
  9. Jack Griffin (11), Northwestern (IL) over Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  10. Jeff Bowyer, James Madison (VA) over Perry Summitt, Iowa State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  11. Jim Martin (3), Penn State over Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  12. John Regan (5), Iowa over Mark Adkins, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:59 · View bout
  13. Mike Caracci, New Hampshire over Jarrett Johnson, Coppin State (MD) — MD 17–8 · View bout
  14. Paul Kapper, Cleveland State (OH) over Larry 'Zeke' Jones (12), Arizona State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  15. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Craig Cervantes, Montana — Fall 1:36 · View bout
  16. Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Arnold Khanbabian, San Jose State (CA) — MD 14–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (2), North Carolina over David Cummings, North Carolina State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Cory Baze (9), Oklahoma State over Chris Brown (8), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Rowan (7), Edinboro (PA) over Doug Wyland (10), Michigan — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Jim Martin (3), Penn State over Mike Caracci, New Hampshire — TF 16–1 · View bout
  6. Paul Kapper, Cleveland State (OH) over John Regan (5), Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  7. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jeff Bowyer, James Madison (VA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  8. Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jack Griffin (11), Northwestern (IL) — TF 24–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Rowan (7), Edinboro (PA) over Al Palacio (2), North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Paul Kapper, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  3. Jim Martin (3), Penn State over Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Cory Baze (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Martin (3), Penn State over Dave Rowan (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jim Martin (3), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Chris Bollin, Oklahoma over Mark Sanfilippo, Purdue (IN) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Arnold Khanbabian, San Jose State (CA) over Jack Griffin (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 18–12 · View bout
  2. Chris Brown (8), Brigham Young (UT) over Blake Beesley, Weber State (UT) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. David Cummings, North Carolina State over John Chapman, Illinois State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) over Doug Wyland (10), Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  5. Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) over Chris Bollin, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Jeff Bowyer, James Madison (VA) over Craig Cervantes, Montana — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. Larry 'Zeke' Jones (12), Arizona State over John Regan (5), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) over Mike Caracci, New Hampshire — Fall 2:29 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) over David Cummings, North Carolina State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) over Larry 'Zeke' Jones (12), Arizona State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Bowyer, James Madison (VA) over Chris Brown (8), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) over Arnold Khanbabian, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 0:53 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (2), North Carolina over Jeff Bowyer, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) over Cory Baze (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) over Paul Kapper, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — Sup 15–2 · View bout
  2. Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Al Palacio (2), North Carolina — MD 13–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Rowan (7), Edinboro (PA) over Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Wright (6), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Dave Rowan (7), Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:53 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jack Cuvo (4), East Stroudsburg (PA) over Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State (MI) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Al Palacio (2), North Carolina over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout