NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Chris Edmond, Tennessee.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Chris EdmondTENN
  2. 2Pete CaponeHOF
  3. 3John LavioletteOU
  4. 4John MonacoMONC
  5. 5Lindley KistlerIOWA
  6. 6Mike Van ArsdaleISU
  7. 7Kevin JacksonLSU
  8. 8Tad WilsonUNC

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 167-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Chris Edmond (5), Tennessee over Jody Karam, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Dave Grant (7), Northern Iowa over Matt Furey, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Ernie Vatch (11), Northern Illinois over Andrew Steffen, San Francisco State (CA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Ron Whitman (12), Wyoming over Jim Gressley, Arizona State — MD 12–2 · View bout
  5. Vince Hughes, Montana over Barry Bausano, Harvard (MA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bryan Boone, Oklahoma State over Rudy Isom (6), Wisconsin — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Edmond (5), Tennessee over Mike Kraft, Northwestern (IL) — TF 20–3 · View bout
  3. Danny Romero, California-Poly over Neil Alton, Temple (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Dave Grant (7), Northern Iowa over John Hanlon, Boston College (MA) — Fall 2:33 · View bout
  5. Dave Lee (8), Stanford (CA) over Howard Lawson, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Doug Anderson, Missouri over Ernie Vatch (11), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Ed DiFeo (10), Kent State (OH) over Marshall Irby, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 3:16 · View bout
  8. Fred Little Jr., Fresno State (CA) over Vince Hughes, Montana — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  9. Greg Evans, Minnesota over Ralph Voit, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  10. Gregg Fatool (4), North Carolina State over Curtis Luttrell, New Mexico — Fall 4:24 · View bout
  11. John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma over Andy Katz, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 1:33 · View bout
  12. John Monaco, Montclair State (NJ) over Kevin Jackson (1), Louisiana State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  13. Lindley Kistler (2), Iowa over Mark Sidorick, Penn State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  14. Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State over Pat Gibson, Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  15. Pete Capone (3), Hofstra (NY) over Tad Wilson, North Carolina — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  16. Ron Whitman (12), Wyoming over Greg Snyder, Clemson (SC) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Edmond (5), Tennessee over Danny Romero, California-Poly — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  2. Fred Little Jr., Fresno State (CA) over Dave Lee (8), Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Greg Evans, Minnesota over Bryan Boone, Oklahoma State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma over Gregg Fatool (4), North Carolina State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. John Monaco, Montclair State (NJ) over Ron Whitman (12), Wyoming — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Lindley Kistler (2), Iowa over Doug Anderson, Missouri — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State over Dave Grant (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Pete Capone (3), Hofstra (NY) over Ed DiFeo (10), Kent State (OH) — Sup 14–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Edmond (5), Tennessee over John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  2. John Monaco, Montclair State (NJ) over Fred Little Jr., Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Lindley Kistler (2), Iowa over Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Pete Capone (3), Hofstra (NY) over Greg Evans, Minnesota — MD 12–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Edmond (5), Tennessee over John Monaco, Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Pete Capone (3), Hofstra (NY) over Lindley Kistler (2), Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chris Edmond (5), Tennessee over Pete Capone (3), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 14–10 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Jody Karam, Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Kraft, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 5:04 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Danny Romero, California-Poly over Jody Karam, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Doug Anderson, Missouri over Mark Sidorick, Penn State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Kevin Jackson (1), Louisiana State over Ron Whitman (12), Wyoming — MD 17–8 · View bout
  4. Tad Wilson, North Carolina over Ed DiFeo (10), Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma over Danny Romero, California-Poly — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Kevin Jackson (1), Louisiana State over Fred Little Jr., Fresno State (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State over Doug Anderson, Missouri — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Tad Wilson, North Carolina over Greg Evans, Minnesota — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma over Kevin Jackson (1), Louisiana State — Sup 18–5 · View bout
  2. Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State over Tad Wilson, North Carolina — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma over Lindley Kistler (2), Iowa — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. John Monaco, Montclair State (NJ) over Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Laviolette (9), Oklahoma over John Monaco, Montclair State (NJ) — MD 10–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lindley Kistler (2), Iowa over Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State — MD 15–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Jackson (1), Louisiana State over Tad Wilson, North Carolina — Dec 7–4 · View bout