NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1987 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Tim Krieger, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tim KriegerISU
  2. 2Jim Heffernan Jr.IOWA
  3. 3Darrin HigginsOU
  4. 4Jeff JordanWIS
  5. 5Vince SilvaOKST
  6. 6Sean FinkbeinerPSU
  7. 7Scott CookUTST
  8. 8Jim AkerlyWVU

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 150-pound 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 · 6 bouts

26 byes into the round of 32

  1. Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) over Mike French, Army (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Kip Kristoff, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) over Malcolm Boykin, California-Poly — Sup 15–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Paul Schwern, New Hampshire — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Paul Radomski, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Terry Kennedy, Edinboro (PA) over Mike Arena, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) over Bob Hill, Brown (RI) — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  2. Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) over Rodd Moretz, Montana State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska over Pat Hogan, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) over Tony Mack, Howard (DC) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Tom Nugent, Duke (NC) — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  6. Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) over Ed Brady, Wisconsin-Whitewater — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Matt Toves, San Jose State (CA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  9. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  10. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Thom Ortiz, Arizona State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) over Jon Cardi (12), North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  12. Scott Cook, Utah State over Ron Wisniewski, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  13. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Burke Stone, Weber State (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  14. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over David Yerse, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  16. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Terry Kennedy, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) over Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska over Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Scott Cook, Utah State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  7. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma — Sup 15–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Kip Kristoff, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tom Nugent, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) over Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Terry Kennedy, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) over Bob Hill, Brown (RI) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Scott Cook, Utah State over Kip Kristoff, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — TF 17–1 · View bout
  6. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Pat Hogan, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:34 · View bout
  7. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Matt Toves, San Jose State (CA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Thom Ortiz, Arizona State over Carlos Levexier, San Francisco State (CA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Thom Ortiz, Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Scott Cook, Utah State over Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) over Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  4. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) — Fall 5:59 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia over Bill Ferrie (9), Nebraska — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Cook, Utah State over Gary Bolin (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Amaro Lamar (5), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Scott Duncan (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State over Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Scott Cook, Utah State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin over Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Darrin Higgins (4), Oklahoma over Jeff Jordan (3), Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vince Silva (10), Oklahoma State over Sean Finkbeiner (6), Penn State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Cook, Utah State over Jim Akerly (7), West Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout