NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1985 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Dan Chaid, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dan ChaidOU
  2. 2Duane GoldmanIOWA
  3. 3Paul DiekelLEH
  4. 4Koln KnightAUGD
  5. 5Mark CodyMIZZ
  6. 6Jim BeichnerCLAR
  7. 7Mark TraceyCP
  8. 8Ryan WesternWEB

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 190-pound bracket

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How to read this 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.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Jeff Smyth, Oregon State — TF 17–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Davies (8), Arizona State over Jim Dicker, Lafayette (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Elbin, Michigan over John Bragg, Wyoming — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Dan Chaid (2), Oklahoma over Dan Parietti, Army (NY) — Fall 4:53 · View bout
  3. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Ryan Western, Weber State (UT) — MD 15–6 · View bout
  4. Ernie Badger (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Craig Spivey, North Carolina — MD 13–3 · View bout
  5. Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) over Mike Lombardo, North Carolina State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  6. John Heropoulos (11), Iowa State over Dan Coates, California-Fullerton — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Kent Elliott, Louisiana State over John McFadden, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Koln Knight (5), Augustana (SD) over Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) — Fall 4:44 · View bout
  9. Lelan Rogers, St. Lawrence (NY) over Joe Glowacki (10), Rutgers (NJ) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  10. Mark Cody (6), Missouri over Bob Kopecky, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  11. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over John Salmon, Rider (NJ) — Fall 4:03 · View bout
  12. Mike Davies (8), Arizona State over Jeff Weatherman, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  13. Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Durfee, Maine — Fall 2:02 · View bout
  14. Regis Durbin Jr. (9), Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Rufolo, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–3 · View bout
  15. Sean Wallace, Harvard (MA) over Brian McCracken, Illinois — TF 16–0 · View bout
  16. Wilbur Wolf, West Virginia over Dale Lawrence, Central (IA) — Sup 14–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Chaid (2), Oklahoma over John Heropoulos (11), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Ernie Badger (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — TF 21–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) over Lelan Rogers, St. Lawrence (NY) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Koln Knight (5), Augustana (SD) over Kent Elliott, Louisiana State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Mark Cody (6), Missouri over Sean Wallace, Harvard (MA) — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  6. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Bill Elbin, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) over Regis Durbin Jr. (9), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Wilbur Wolf, West Virginia over Mike Davies (8), Arizona State — Dec 8–8 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Chaid (2), Oklahoma over Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Wilbur Wolf, West Virginia — MD 16–5 · View bout
  3. Koln Knight (5), Augustana (SD) over Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  4. Mark Cody (6), Missouri over Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–2 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Chaid (2), Oklahoma over Mark Cody (6), Missouri — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Koln Knight (5), Augustana (SD) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan Chaid (2), Oklahoma over Duane Goldman (1), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Kopecky, Oklahoma State over Sean Wallace, Harvard (MA) — Fall 0:18 · View bout
  2. John Heropoulos (11), Iowa State over Dan Parietti, Army (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) over Kent Elliott, Louisiana State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Ryan Western, Weber State (UT) over Ernie Badger (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — TF 24–8 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) over Bob Kopecky, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over John Heropoulos (11), Iowa State — Fall 5:50 · View bout
  3. Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Ryan Western, Weber State (UT) over Wilbur Wolf, West Virginia — Sup 19–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) over Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan Western, Weber State (UT) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Koln Knight (5), Augustana (SD) over Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) over Mark Cody (6), Missouri — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Paul Diekel (4), Lehigh (PA) over Koln Knight (5), Augustana (SD) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Cody (6), Missouri over Jim Beichner (3), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Ryan Western, Weber State (UT) — Dec 12–10 · View bout