53rd NCAA Wrestling Tournament 1983 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Team Champion Iowa - 155 Points Outstanding Wrestler: Mike Sheets - Oklahoma State Gorriaran Award: Lou Banach - Iowa Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Iowa 155 (4) 6 Nebraska 46 2 Oklahoma State 102 (2) 7 Penn State 33.75 3 Iowa State 94.25 (1) 8 Louisiana State 30.5 4 Oklahoma 64.75 (1) 9 Cal Poly-SLO 28.5 5 Lehigh 49 (1) 10 Northern Iowa 26.5 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 1181st: Adam Cuestas [7] - Cal State-Bakersfield (14-4) 2nd: Charlie Heard [4] - Tennessee-Chattanooga 3rd: Bob Dickman [6] - Indiana State (7-4) 4th: John Thorn [US] - Iowa State 5th: Tim Riley [8] - Iowa (22-5) 6th: Tony Calderaio [10] - Slippery Rock 7th: Mike Erb [US] - Oregon (WFT) 8th: Al Gutierrez [US] - Cal Poly-SLO 1261st: Barry Davis [1] - Iowa (5-2) 2nd: Gary Bohay [2] - Arizona State 3rd: Randy Majors [12] - Northern Iowa (7-5) 4th: Scott Lynch [5] - Penn State 5th: Kevin Darkus [3] - Iowa State (3-0) 6th: Frank Famiano [7] - SUNY-Brockport 7th: Rich Santoro [10] - Lehigh (14-2) 8th: Don Stevens [US] - SIU-Edwardsville 1341st: Clar Anderson [5] - Oklahoma State (5-3) 2nd: Clint Burke [2] - Oklahoma 3rd: Pete Schuyler [3] - Lehigh (4-3) 4th: Khris Whelan [1] - Missouri 5th: Jeff Kerber [6] - Iowa (13-3) 6th: Rick Burton [US] - Ohio State 7th: Bill Marino [4] - Penn State (5-0) 8th: Gary Scriven [11] - Weber State 1421st: Darryl Burley [1] - Lehigh (WDF) 2nd: Al Freeman [2] - Nebraska 3rd: Harlan Kistler [3] - Iowa (8-7) 4th: Andy McNerney [9] - Harvard 5th: Randy Conrad [5] - Iowa State (5-4) 6th: Leo Bailey [US] - Oklahoma State 7th: Tony Surage [11] - Rutgers (2-2, 6-0) 8th: John Giura [12] - Wisconsin 1501st: Nate Carr [1] - Iowa State (3-3, 5-2) 2nd: Kenny Monday [2] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Roger Frizzell [3] - Oklahoma (WDF) 4th: Jim Heffernan [4] - Iowa 5th: Dave Holler [US] - Illinois State (8-5) 6th: Wes Gasner [9] - Wyoming 7th: Pat O'Donnell [11] - Cal Poly-SLO (4-3) 8th: Ron Winnie [12] - SUNY-Brockport 1581st: Jim Zalesky [1] - Iowa (7-4) 2nd: Lou Montano [2] - Cal Poly-SLO 3rd: Kevin Jackson [8] - Louisiana State (5-3) 4th: Matt Skove [5] - Oklahoma State 5th: Chris Catalfo [3] - Syracuse (7-5) 6th: Fred Worthem [10] - Michigan State 7th: Chris Mondragon [4] - North Carolina State (4-2) 8th: Murray Crews [US] - Iowa State 1671st: Mike Sheets [1] - Oklahoma State (14-0) 2nd: John Reich [2] - Navy 3rd: Jan Michaels [US] - North Carolina (8-3) 4th: Ray Oliver [4] - Nebraska 5th: Sylvester Carver [3] - Fresno State (6-5) 6th: Jim Trudeau [9] - Minnesota 7th: Pete Capone [11] - Hofstra (10-4) 8th: Mike Jones [US] - Illinois State 1771st: Mark Schultz [1] - Oklahoma (4-2) 2nd: Duane Goldman [3] - Iowa 3rd: Ed Potokar [5] - Ohio State (6-2) 4th: Clarence Richardson [7] - Louisiana State 5th: Eli Blazeff [6] - Michigan State (WBF 1:40) 6th: Bob Harr [12] - Penn State 7th: Wayne Catan [US] - Tennessee (11-9) 8th: Scott Mansur [US] - Portland State 1901st: Ed Banach [2] - Iowa (4-3) 2nd: Mike Mann [1] - Iowa State 3rd: Bill Scherr [3] - Nebraska (10-2) 4th: Jim Baumgardner [5] - Oregon State 5th: Tim Morrison [9] - Rider (7-2) 6th: Dan Chaid [6] - Oklahoma 7th: Doug Perkins [US] - Stanford (WBF 3:02) 8th: Jeff Dillman [8] - Eastern Illinois UNL1st: Lou Banach [1] - Iowa (WBF 2:57) 2nd: Wayne Cole [2] - Iowa State 3rd: Mitch Shelton [5] - Oklahoma State (WBF 1:15) 4th: Mark Rigatuso [3] - Nebraska-Omaha 5th: John Kriebs [11] - Northern Iowa (2-1) 6th: Tab Thacker [4] - North Carolina State 7th: George Fears [12] - Navy (WBF 4:40) 8th: Kahlan O'Hara [US] - Nevada-Las Vegas Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1983 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Jamie Kasser, Clarion [5] Jamie Kasser 18-5 David Jones, Montana State Jamie Kasser 18-6 Todd Cummings, Bloomsburg 118 Weight Class Todd Cummings 12-6 Marc Sodano, Wilkes Charlie Heard 19-9 Don Haddad, Colorado State [9] Don Haddad 21-13 Rodney Hawthorne, Oregon State Charlie Heard 14-3 Mike Erb, Oregon Charlie Heard 14-11 Charlie Heard, Tennessee-Chattanooga [4] Charlie Heard 25-7 Robert Wimberly, Ohio University Randy Willingham Fall 3:44 Randy Willingham, Oklahoma State [1] Randy Willingham 15-5 Harrell Millhouse, Michigan State [12] Harrell Millhouse 10-2 Tracy Yeates, Boise State Tim Riley, Iowa [8] John Thorn 8-7 John Thorn 4-4, 1-1 Cr John Thorn, Iowa State Bob Turner, Army John Thorn 5-5, 6-0 Mike Clevenger 10-2 Mike Clevenger, Louisiana State Adam Cuestas 14-4 Ed Giese, Minnesota Al Gutierrez 17-7 Al Gutierrez, Cal Poly-SLO Adam Cuestas 8-2 Adam Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield [7] Adam Cuestas Fall 6:35 Al Palacio, North Carolina Adam Cuestas 21-3 Joe Spinazzola, Missouri [11] Joe Spinazzola 8-6 Matt Campbell, Nebraska Robin Morris 11-5 Carl DeStefanis, Penn State [2] Robin Morris Fall 1:18 Robin Morris, Wisconsin Adam Cuestas 5-3 Bob Dickman, Indiana State [6] Bob Dickman 10-5 Todd Sterr, Clemson Bob Dickman Fall 3:35 John Worley, Maryland Roger Desart 16-10 Roger Desart, Nevada-Las Vegas Tony Calderaio, Slippery Rock [10] Bob Dickman 14-6 Tony Calderaio 6-5 Joe Downey, Hofstra Brad Anderson, Brigham Young Tony Calderaio 11-3 Brad Anderson 7-5 Bobby Weaver, Lehigh [3] Compiled by Tanuki Enterprises ([email protected]) 1983 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Erb, Oregon 118 Consolation Bracket Erb Fall 1:39 Haddad, Colorado State Erb 9-8 Kasser, Clarion Riley 9-5 Riley, Iowa Dickman 3-3, 3-1 Dickman, Indiana State Riley 6-2 Clevenger, Louisiana State Riley 3-3, 1-1 Cr Third Place: Bob Dickman, Indiana State 7-4 Willingham, Oklahoma State Fourth Place: John Thorn, Iowa State Fifth Place: Tim Riley, Iowa 22-5 Hallman, Northern Iowa Sixth Place: Tony Calderaio, Slippery Rock Seventh Place: Mike Erb, Oregon Med FFT Gutierrez 11-5 Eighth Place: Al Gutierrez, Cal Poly-SLO Gutierrez, Cal Poly-SLO Gutierrez 13-8 Morris, Wisconsin Calderaio 5-2 Sterr, Clemson Thorn 10-8 Thorn, Iowa State Desart 6-5 Desart, Nevada-Las Vegas Calderaio 4-0 Calderaio, Slippery Rock Compiled by Tanuki Enterprises ([email protected]) 1983 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118 Randy Willingham, Oklahoma State Willingham Fall 2:42 Chuck Jones, Appalachian State Mike Erb, Oregon Erb 18-9 Don Mabry, Arizona State Adam Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield Cuestas 15-10 Bob Hallman, Northern Iowa Carl DeStefanis, Penn State DeStefanis 14-3 Greg Lonning, Luther John Thorn, Iowa State Thorn 15-2 Lou Ferullo, New Hampshire Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 118 Tim Riley, Iowa Riley 17-5 Lou Ferullo, New Hampshire Bob Hallman, Northern Iowa Hallman 12-6 Al Palacio, North Carolina Compiled by Tanuki Enterprises ([email protected]) 1983 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Dan Foldesy, Cleveland State [4] Dan Foldesy 15-14 Chris Davis, Illinois Dan Foldesy 10-3 Jim Pagano, Virginia [9] 126 Weight Class Jim Pagano 9-3 Bruce Malinowski, Missouri Scott Lynch 10-6 Darrow Traylor, Boston University Darrow Traylor 7-5 Patrick McCarthy, Miami Ohio Scott Lynch 14-1 Scott Lynch, Penn State [5] Scott Lynch 14-5 Don Stevens, SIU-Edwardsville Barry Davis 8-5 Chris Luttrell, New Mexico Chris Luttrell Fall 6:20 Kris Rowlette, Wilkes Derek Porter 11-4 Lang Davidson, Washington State Derek Porter 6-2 Derek Porter, Eastern Illinois [8] Barry Davis, Iowa [1] Barry Davis 14-6 Barry Davis Fall 4:07 Al Francis, Nebraska Randy Majors, Northern Iowa [12] Barry Davis 22-11 Randy Majors Fall 3:20 Leonard Champaign, Tennessee-Chattanooga Barry Davis 5-2 Chris Bell, Wyoming Gary Bohay 5-4 Gary Bohay, Arizona State [2] Gary Bohay 18-3 Miles Hancock, Oregon Ed Pidgeon 10-8 Ed Pidgeon, Hofstra [11] Gary Bohay Fall 4:37 Jerry Johnson, Slippery Rock Jerry Johnson 12-0 John Aumiller, North Carolina Frank Famiano 3-2 Frank Famiano, SUNY-Brockport [7] Frank Famiano Fall 6:47 Tom Pecora, Marquette Gary Bohay 6-4 Albert Perez, San Jose State Scott Barrett 13-7 Scott Barrett, Boise State [6] Scott Barrett 11-9 Mark Perry, Oklahoma State Steve DePetro 8-5 Steve DePetro, Northwestern Kevin Darkus, Iowa State [3] Kevin Darkus 7-3 Kevin Darkus Fall 3:36 Rusty Fiste, Princeton Rich Santoro, Lehigh [10] Kevin Darkus 11-2 Rich Santoro 18-2 Greg Dravis, Minnesota-Morris Compiled by Tanuki Enterprises ([email protected]) 1983 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Stevens, SIU-Edwardsville 126 Consolation Bracket Stevens 12-2 Traylor, Boston University Stevens 17-4 Foldesy, Cleveland State Majors 10-7 Francis, Nebraska Majors 5-3 Darkus, Iowa State Majors 12-0 Majors, Northern Iowa Majors 13-5 Third Place: Randy Majors, Northern Iowa 7-5 Porter, Eastern Illinois Fourth Place: Scott Lynch, Penn State Fifth Place: Kevin Darkus, Iowa State 3-0 Bell, Wyoming Sixth Place: Frank Famiano, SUNY-Brockport Seventh Place: Rich Santoro, Lehigh 14-2 Bell 7-6 Eighth Place: Don Stevens, SIU-Edwardsville Pidgeon, Hofstra Famiano 4-2 Famiano, SUNY-Brockport Famiano 3-0 Fiste, Princeton Lynch 4-4, 5-2 Lynch, Penn State Santoro 8-2 Santoro, Lehigh Santoro 5-2 Barrett, Boise State Compiled by Tanuki Enterprises ([email protected]) 1983 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 3/10/1983 to 3/12/1983 at Oklahoma City Championship Pigtail Bouts for 126 Al Francis, Nebraska Francis 4-0 Lyle Clem, North Dakota State Compiled by Tanuki Enterprises ([email protected]) 1983 NCAA Wrestling