NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1984 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Kevin Darkus, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kevin DarkusISU
  2. 2Joe McFarlandMICH
  3. 3John LoomisCSUB
  4. 4Mark TrizzinoIOWA
  5. 5Rich SantoroLEH
  6. 6Rob JohnsonLSU
  7. 7Mark ZimmerOU
  8. 8Don StevensSIUE

In 1984, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the semifinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1984 126-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Morgan, Missouri over Gene Spellman, Wisconsin — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) over Dave Marquis (12), Navy (MD) — Fall 6:08 · View bout
  3. Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) over Doug Billig, Wilkes (PA) — Sup 21–4 · View bout
  4. Don Haddad, Colorado State over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Munno, Virginia Military — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  6. Joe Ismay, Fresno State (CA) over Dale Mills (11), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Wade Hughes, George Washington (DC) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  8. John Smith (3), Oklahoma State over John Aumiller, North Carolina — Fall 1:03 · View bout
  9. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over John Loomis, California-Bakersfield — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  10. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Robert Beck, Eastern Michigan — Fall 3:47 · View bout
  11. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Joe Downey, Hofstra (NY) — Sup 24–8 · View bout
  12. Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Pat McCarthy, Miami (OH) — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  13. Paul Kreimeyer, Northern Iowa over Chris Lee, Massachusetts — MD 13–4 · View bout
  14. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Rob Johnson, Louisiana State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  15. Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Chris Davis, Illinois — Fall 5:38 · View bout
  16. Tony Russo, Maryland over Mike Rizzo, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) over John Smith (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tony Russo, Maryland — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Joe Ismay, Fresno State (CA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 2:39 · View bout
  5. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Paul Kreimeyer, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Don Haddad, Colorado State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Al Morgan, Missouri — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  2. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Joe McFarland (2), Michigan — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — MD 14–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Rob Johnson, Louisiana State over Al Morgan, Missouri — MFF · View bout
  3. Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Robert Beck, Eastern Michigan — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Wade Hughes, George Washington (DC) over Joe Ismay, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Wade Hughes, George Washington (DC) — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  2. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Rob Johnson, Louisiana State over Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  2. Rob Johnson, Louisiana State over Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Rob Johnson, Louisiana State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa — Fall 4:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Rob Johnson, Louisiana State — Dec 11–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 11–5 · View bout