NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1986 NCAA Championships

118 lb

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

All-Americans

  1. 1Ricky BonomoBLOO
  2. 2Al PalacioUNC
  3. 3Ed GieseMINN
  4. 4Jim MartinPSU
  5. 5Mark SchwabUNI
  6. 6Eddie WoodburnOKST
  7. 7Joe MelchioreOU
  8. 8Alfred CastroUTST

In 1986, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1986 118-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 · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) over Mark Sanfilippo, Purdue (IN) — Sup 12–0 · View bout
  2. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — Sup 18–4 · View bout
  3. Tim Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) over Jim Lefebvre, Arizona State — Dec 16–11 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Mark Clayton, Wisconsin — MD 11–1 · View bout
  2. Alfred Castro (5), Utah State over Wallace Dawkins, Nebraska — TF 25–9 · View bout
  3. Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) over Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over John Foley, Boston (MA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Mark Faglioni, Bucknell (PA) — TF (no score) · View bout
  6. Frank Trujillo, California-Fullerton over Paul Kapper (11), Cleveland State (OH) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  7. Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Chris Brown, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) over Will Waters, Michigan — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  9. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan — MD 13–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Shawn Sheldon, Albany (NY) — Fall 2:11 · View bout
  11. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Jim Best, North Carolina State — Sup 18–4 · View bout
  12. Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) over Mark Adkins, Kent State (OH) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  13. Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State over Jim Fussell, Tennessee — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  14. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Andy Bell, Wyoming — TF 20–5 · View bout
  15. Steve Waddell, Montana over Roberto Pelayo, Oregon — MD 14–6 · View bout
  16. Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) over Tim Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Frank Trujillo, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Alfred Castro (5), Utah State over Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) over Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 14–12 · View bout
  5. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Steve Waddell, Montana — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  7. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State — Sup 15–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) — Fall 6:44 · View bout
  3. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Alfred Castro (5), Utah State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Ed Giese (2), Minnesota — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jim Martin (4), Penn State — MD 14–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Al Palacio (6), North Carolina — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mark Sanfilippo, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) over Andy Bell, Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) over John Foley, Boston (MA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) over Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 21–5 · View bout
  4. Mark Clayton, Wisconsin over Frank Trujillo, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) over Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State over Wallace Dawkins, Nebraska — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Shawn Sheldon, Albany (NY) over Steve Waddell, Montana — MD 14–4 · View bout
  8. Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) over Jim Best, North Carolina State — Fall 3:06 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) over Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Clayton, Wisconsin over Shawn Sheldon, Albany (NY) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  4. Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) over Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State — MD 14–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfred Castro (5), Utah State over Mark Clayton, Wisconsin — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) — Fall 2:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Alfred Castro (5), Utah State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Jim Martin (4), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Alfred Castro (5), Utah State — TF (no score) · View bout