NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Melvin Douglas IIIOU
  2. 2Wayne CatanSYR
  3. 3Booker BenfordSIUE
  4. 4Roger SaylesCP
  5. 5Rico ChiapparelliIOWA
  6. 6Tom KolopusASU
  7. 7Doug DakeKENT
  8. 8Bob McCurdySHIP

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 177-pound bracket

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  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Tony White, Michigan State — MD 12–1 · View bout
  2. Monte Wilcox, Louisiana State over Greg Wykoff, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  3. Steve Peperak, Maryland over Kevin Brooks, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Voit, Penn State over Dan Murner, Boston College (MA) — Sup 13–0 · View bout
  2. Booker Benford (2), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Bob McCurdy, Shippensburg (PA) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  3. Chuck Kearney, Oklahoma State over John Morgan, North Dakota State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Darrin Evans (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jim Bouwman, Utah State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Dave Dewalt (12), Delaware over James 'Cliff' Harris, Army (NY) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  6. Doug Dake (8), Kent State (OH) over Steve Peperak, Maryland — Sup 19–6 · View bout
  7. Jeff Fiorini (11), Illinois State over Mel Robinson, Weber State (UT) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. John Major (10), Northern Illinois over Dave Vurik, New Mexico — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. Jon Hampton, Appalachian State (NC) over Tom Mullen, Stanford (CA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  10. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Terry Manning, Wisconsin — MD 15–5 · View bout
  11. Mike Harter, Oregon over Bob Gassman, Iowa State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  12. Monte Wilcox, Louisiana State over Scott Rechsteiner (7), Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  13. Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa over Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha — MD 13–2 · View bout
  14. Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly over Tim Cooper, Tennessee — Fall 6:20 · View bout
  15. Tom Kolopus (4), Arizona State over Keith McLaughlin, Boston (MA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  16. Wayne Catan (3), Syracuse (NY) over Rich Boehning, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 21–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Booker Benford (2), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jeff Fiorini (11), Illinois State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Doug Dake (8), Kent State (OH) over Mike Harter, Oregon — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  3. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Dave Dewalt (12), Delaware — Sup 20–7 · View bout
  4. Monte Wilcox, Louisiana State over Chuck Kearney, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  5. Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa over Andy Voit, Penn State — Fall 4:15 · View bout
  6. Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly over Jon Hampton, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  7. Tom Kolopus (4), Arizona State over Darrin Evans (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Wayne Catan (3), Syracuse (NY) over John Major (10), Northern Illinois — MD 10–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Booker Benford (2), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Monte Wilcox, Louisiana State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Doug Dake (8), Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Tom Kolopus (4), Arizona State over Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  4. Wayne Catan (3), Syracuse (NY) over Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Tom Kolopus (4), Arizona State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Wayne Catan (3), Syracuse (NY) over Booker Benford (2), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Wayne Catan (3), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Terry Manning, Wisconsin over Tony White, Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob McCurdy, Shippensburg (PA) over Jeff Fiorini (11), Illinois State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Darrin Evans (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Keith McLaughlin, Boston (MA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. John Major (10), Northern Illinois over Rich Boehning, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Terry Manning, Wisconsin over Dave Dewalt (12), Delaware — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob McCurdy, Shippensburg (PA) over Monte Wilcox, Louisiana State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Doug Dake (8), Kent State (OH) over Terry Manning, Wisconsin — Fall 0:31 · View bout
  3. Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa over Darrin Evans (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:03 · View bout
  4. Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly over John Major (10), Northern Illinois — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa over Doug Dake (8), Kent State (OH) — Fall 1:53 · View bout
  2. Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly over Bob McCurdy, Shippensburg (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Booker Benford (2), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly over Tom Kolopus (4), Arizona State — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Booker Benford (2), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Roger Sayles (6), California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rico Chiapparelli (5), Iowa over Tom Kolopus (4), Arizona State — Dec 10–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Doug Dake (8), Kent State (OH) over Bob McCurdy, Shippensburg (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout