NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1987 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Bill Kelly, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bill KellyISU
  2. 2Brad PenrithIOWA
  3. 3Ken ChertowPSU
  4. 4Rocky BonomoBLOO
  5. 5Matt TreasterNAVY
  6. 6Marc SodanoNCST
  7. 7Scott HinkelPUR
  8. 8Mike SchwabUNI

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 126-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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Jeff Husick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. TJ Sewell, Oklahoma over Fred Vann, Delaware State — TF 15–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Morgan (12), Missouri over Troy Humphrey, Montana State — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  2. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Tino Gonzalez, Northern Illinois — Fall 1:22 · View bout
  3. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Bruce Garner, New Mexico over Tom Herring, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina over Troy Lawrence, Maryland — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Chip Park (9), Arizona State over Tim Hackel, Central (IA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Harry Richards, Central Michigan over Todd Messitt (11), Army (NY) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  8. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Rob Porter, Edinboro (PA) — TF 20–4 · View bout
  9. Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State over John Epperly, Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  10. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield over Tracy Yeates, Boise State (ID) — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  12. Mike O'Brien, Illinois over Shon Lewis, Oregon — MD 13–4 · View bout
  13. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) — Fall 1:55 · View bout
  14. Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut over Tim Glennie, Oregon State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  15. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Kevin Pierson, Kent State (OH) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  16. TJ Sewell, Oklahoma over Mark Clayton (8), Wisconsin — MD 16–8 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield — Fall 5:21 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Bruce Garner, New Mexico — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina over Harry Richards, Central Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Chip Park (9), Arizona State over TJ Sewell, Oklahoma — Sup 14–1 · View bout
  5. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State over Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut — MD 10–1 · View bout
  7. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Al Morgan (12), Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mike O'Brien, Illinois — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Ken Chertow (7), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Chip Park (9), Arizona State — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  3. Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State over Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) — MD 15–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Brad Penrith (1), Iowa — Fall 6:31 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Husick, Lock Haven (PA) over Rob Porter, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Harry Richards, Central Michigan over Troy Lawrence, Maryland — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. John Epperly, Lehigh (PA) over Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  3. Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State over Bruce Garner, New Mexico — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield over Tino Gonzalez, Northern Illinois — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  5. Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa over Al Morgan (12), Missouri — Dec 6–6 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  6. Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) over Mike O'Brien, Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Jeff Husick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Tim Hackel, Central (IA) over TJ Sewell, Oklahoma — Sup 15–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Harry Richards, Central Michigan over John Epperly, Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State over Tim Hackel, Central (IA) — MD 17–9 · View bout
  3. Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa over Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  4. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa over Chip McArdle (6), North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Harry Richards, Central Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Chip Park (9), Arizona State — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ken Chertow (7), Penn State over Rocky Bonomo (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Marc Sodano (3), North Carolina State — Fall 2:55 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Hinkel (10), Purdue (IN) over Mike Schwab (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout