1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
{{Infobox sport tournament
| name = 1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
| sport = College wrestling
| image =
| caption =
| location = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
| start_date = March 10, 1983
| end_date = March 12, 1983
| host = University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
| venues = Myriad Convention Center
| participants =
| champions = Iowa (8th title)
| runners-up1 = Oklahoma State
| runners-up2 = Iowa State
| matches =
| attendance = 63,263
| mvp = Mike Sheets (Oklahoma State)
| previous = 1982
| next = 1984
}}
The 1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 53rd NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University co-hosted the tournament. The tournament was held at the Myriad Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City.
Iowa took home the team championship with 155 points and having four individual champions.{{Cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/wrestling_champs_records/2011-12/2011-12_d1wr.pdf|title=Wrestling|date=19 April 2017|website=NCAA.ord|access-date=29 January 2018}}
Mike Sheets of Oklahoma State was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Lou Banach of Iowa received the Gorriaran Award.{{Cite web|url=http://wrestlingstats.com/ncaa/pdf/brackets/NCAA%201983.pdf|title=53rd NCAA Wrestling Tournament|date=6 December 2013|website=wrestlingstats.com|access-date=29 January 2018}}
Team results
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! Rank !!School !!Points |
1
| align=left|Iowa |155 |
2
| align=left|Oklahoma State |102 |
3
| align=left|Iowa State |94.25 |
4
| align=left|Oklahoma |64.75 |
5
| align=left|Lehigh |49 |
6
| align=left|Nebraska |46 |
7
| align=left|Penn State |33.75 |
8
| align=left|Louisiana State |30.5 |
9
| align=left|Cal Poly-SLO |28.5 |
10
| align=left|Northern Iowa |26.5 |
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Individual finals
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Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
---|---|
118 lbs
|align=left|Adam Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield MAJOR Charlie Heard, Tennessee-Chattanooga, 14–4 | |
126 lbs
|align=left|Barry Davis, Iowa DEC Gary Bohay, Arizona State, 5–2 | |
134 lbs
|align=left|Clar Anderson, Oklahoma State DEC Clint Burke, Oklahoma, 5–3 | |
142 lbs | |
150 lbs
|align=left|Nate Carr, Iowa State DEC Kenny Monday, Oklahoma State, 3–3, 5–2 | |
158 lbs
|align=left|Jim Zalesky, Iowa DEC Lou Montano, Cal Poly-SLO, 7–4 | |
167 lbs
|align=left|Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State MAJOR John Reich, Navy, 14–0 | |
177 lbs
|align=left|Mark Schultz, Oklahoma DEC Duane Goldman, Iowa, 4–2 | |
190 lbs
|align=left|Ed Banach, Iowa DEC Mike Mann, Iowa State, 4–3 | |
UNL
|align=left|Lou Banach, Iowa WBF Wayne Cole, Iowa State, 2:57 | |
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References
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