NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Ricky Bonomo, Bloomsburg (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ricky BonomoBLOO
  2. 2Matt EgelandIOWA
  3. 3Don HorningKENT
  4. 4Joe MelchioreOU
  5. 5Mark Perry Sr.OKST
  6. 6Paul KreimeyerUNI
  7. 7Alfred CastroUTST
  8. 8Dave CrisantiPRIN

In 1985, 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 1985 118-pound bracket

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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bill Kelly, Iowa State over Ken Chertow, Penn State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over John Foley, Boston (MA) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  2. Bill Kelly, Iowa State over Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan — TF 20–4 · View bout
  3. Dave Crisanti, Princeton (NJ) over Hans Houser, Virginia — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. Don Horning (3), Kent State (OH) over Alfred Castro, Utah State — TF 18–3 · View bout
  5. Jamie Wise, Oregon State over Bruce Garner, New Mexico — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Joe Melchiore (9), Oklahoma over Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 3:47 · View bout
  7. Kerry Norman, Weber State (UT) over Tim Jacoutot (11), New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State over Rob Calabrese, Temple (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  9. Mark Weston (12), Nebraska Omaha over Jeff Bowyer, James Madison (VA) — Dec 19–17 · View bout
  10. Matt Egeland (8), Iowa over Jim Peters, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  11. Pablo Saenz (5), Fresno State (CA) over Ken Johnson, Indiana (IN) — Fall 8:24 · View bout
  12. Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa over Steve Gliva, Augsburg (MN) — MD 18–10 · View bout
  13. Ricky Bonomo (2), Bloomsburg (PA) over Will Waters, Michigan — Sup 16–2 · View bout
  14. Steve Badura, Illinois State over Bob Zoeke, Virginia Military — TF 17–2 · View bout
  15. Tim Wright (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) — TF 26–8 · View bout
  16. Tony Cotroneo (10), Syracuse (NY) over David Jones, Montana State — Fall 5:56 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Crisanti, Princeton (NJ) over Pablo Saenz (5), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Don Horning (3), Kent State (OH) over Tony Cotroneo (10), Syracuse (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Melchiore (9), Oklahoma over Tim Wright (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 13–2 · View bout
  4. Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State over Mark Weston (12), Nebraska Omaha — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Egeland (8), Iowa over Bill Kelly, Iowa State — MD 17–9 · View bout
  6. Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa over Jamie Wise, Oregon State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  7. Ricky Bonomo (2), Bloomsburg (PA) over Kerry Norman, Weber State (UT) — TF 19–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Badura, Illinois State over Al Palacio (6), North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Don Horning (3), Kent State (OH) over Steve Badura, Illinois State — Fall 6:36 · View bout
  2. Joe Melchiore (9), Oklahoma over Dave Crisanti, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  3. Matt Egeland (8), Iowa over Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Ricky Bonomo (2), Bloomsburg (PA) over Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa — Fall 1:48 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Matt Egeland (8), Iowa over Joe Melchiore (9), Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Ricky Bonomo (2), Bloomsburg (PA) over Don Horning (3), Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:47 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Bonomo (2), Bloomsburg (PA) over Matt Egeland (8), Iowa — Sup 17–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfred Castro, Utah State over Tony Cotroneo (10), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Bill Kelly, Iowa State over Jim Peters, Navy (MD) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  3. Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) over Tim Wright (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Kerry Norman, Weber State (UT) over Will Waters, Michigan — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfred Castro, Utah State over Steve Badura, Illinois State — Fall 4:44 · View bout
  2. Dave Crisanti, Princeton (NJ) over Dick Howell, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State over Bill Kelly, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa over Kerry Norman, Weber State (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State over Dave Crisanti, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 0:44 · View bout
  2. Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa over Alfred Castro, Utah State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Don Horning (3), Kent State (OH) over Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Melchiore (9), Oklahoma over Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Don Horning (3), Kent State (OH) over Joe Melchiore (9), Oklahoma — Sup 17–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Perry Sr. (1), Oklahoma State over Paul Kreimeyer (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Alfred Castro, Utah State over Dave Crisanti, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 13–9 · View bout