1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

The 1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 52nd NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa hosted the tournament at Hilton Coliseum.

1982 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Ames, Iowa
Dates	March 11, 1982–March 13, 1982
Host(s)	Iowa State University
Venue(s)	Hilton Coliseum
Final positions
Champions	Iowa (7th title)
1st runners-up	Iowa State
2nd runners-up	Oklahoma
Tournament statistics
Attendance	66,307
MVP	Mark Schultz (Oklahoma)
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Iowa took home the team championship with 131.75 points and having three individual champions.^[1]

Mark Schultz of Oklahoma was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Gary Albright of Nebraska received the Gorriaran Award.^[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Iowa	131.75
2	Iowa State	111
3	Oklahoma	109
4	Oklahoma State	71.75
5	North Carolina	47
6	Nebraska	40.25
7	Indiana State	33
8	Lehigh	31.75
9	San Jose State	26.75
10	Northern Iowa	26
Reference:^[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs	Barry Davis, Iowa DEC Kevin Darkus, Iowa State, 7–5
126 lbs	Dan Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield DEC Scott Barrett, Boise State, 10–4
134 lbs	C.D. Mock, North Carolina DEC Don Reese, Bloomsburg, 9–2
142 lbs	Andre Metzger, Oklahoma DEC Lenny Zalesky, Iowa, 9–6
150 lbs	Nate Carr, Iowa State DEC Kenny Monday, Oklahoma State, 3–3, 2–0
158 lbs	Jim Zalesky, Iowa DEC Perry Shea, Cal State-Bakersfield, 10–3
167 lbs	Dave Schultz, Oklahoma CR5 Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State, 4–4, 1–1
177 lbs	Mark Schultz, Oklahoma MAJOR Ed Banach, Iowa, 16–8
190 lbs	Pete Bush, Iowa CR Mike Mann, Iowa State, 3–3, 2–2
UNL	Bruce Baumgartner, Indiana State DEC Steve Williams, Oklahoma, 4–2
Reference:^[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "52nd NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.