1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

1983 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dates	March 10, 1983–March 12, 1983
Host(s)	University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma State University
Venue(s)	Myriad Convention Center
Final positions
Champions	Iowa (8th title)
1st runners-up	Oklahoma State
2nd runners-up	Iowa State
Tournament statistics
Attendance	63,263
MVP	Mike Sheets (Oklahoma State)
	← 1982 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.^[1]

Mike Sheets of Oklahoma State was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Lou Banach of Iowa received the Gorriaran Award.^[2]

Team results

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs	Adam Cuestas, Cal State-Bakersfield MAJOR Charlie Heard, Tennessee-Chattanooga, 14–4
126 lbs	Barry Davis, Iowa DEC Gary Bohay, Arizona State, 5–2
134 lbs	Clar Anderson, Oklahoma State DEC Clint Burke, Oklahoma, 5–3
142 lbs	Darryl Burley, Lehigh WDF Al Freeman, Nebraska
150 lbs	Nate Carr, Iowa State DEC Kenny Monday, Oklahoma State, 3–3, 5–2
158 lbs	Jim Zalesky, Iowa DEC Lou Montano, Cal Poly-SLO, 7–4
167 lbs	Mike Sheets, Oklahoma State MAJOR John Reich, Navy, 14–0
177 lbs	Mark Schultz, Oklahoma DEC Duane Goldman, Iowa, 4–2
190 lbs	Ed Banach, Iowa DEC Mike Mann, Iowa State, 4–3
UNL	Lou Banach, Iowa WBF Wayne Cole, Iowa State, 2:57
Reference:^[2]