NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1986 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Melvin Douglas IIIOU
  2. 2Wayne CatanSYR
  3. 3Marvin JonesCSUB
  4. 4Rico ChiapparelliIOWA
  5. 5Dave Mariola Jr.MSU
  6. 6Reggie WilsonOKST
  7. 7Mark TraceyCP
  8. 8John GintherASU

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 177-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 · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 6:02 · View bout
  2. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State — MD 13–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob McCurdy (10), Shippensburg (PA) over Mel Robinson, Weber State (UT) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Kevin Hill, Michigan — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Dan Mayo (5), Penn State over Bob Gassman, Iowa State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Mike Harter (12), Oregon — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) over Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan — TF 18–2 · View bout
  6. Jim Bouwman, Utah State over Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. Joe Decamillis, Wyoming over John Monaco (8), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. John Major, Northern Illinois over Eyvind Boyesen, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  9. John Stafford, Rider (NJ) over John Patterson, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Norm Corkhill, North Carolina State — Fall 5:31 · View bout
  11. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Mike Cochran, Illinois State — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  12. Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha over Tim Curry (11), Navy (MD) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  13. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over John Ginther, Arizona State — Fall 2:06 · View bout
  14. Steve Peperak, Maryland over Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  15. Todd Moseley, Missouri over Carl Cullenberg, Maine — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  16. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Ralph Liegel, Wisconsin — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Dan Mayo (5), Penn State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) over Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jim Bouwman, Utah State over John Stafford, Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Bob McCurdy (10), Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over John Major, Northern Illinois — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  6. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over Todd Moseley, Missouri — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  7. Steve Peperak, Maryland over Joe Decamillis, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 21–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Jim Bouwman, Utah State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Steve Peperak, Maryland — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) over Mike Cochran, Illinois State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Ralph Liegel, Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan over Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  2. Dan Mayo (5), Penn State over Mike Harter (12), Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Major, Northern Illinois — Dec 18–14 · View bout
  4. Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa over Joe Decamillis, Wyoming — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. John Ginther, Arizona State over Todd Moseley, Missouri — MD 11–2 · View bout
  6. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over John Stafford, Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:32 · View bout
  7. Norm Corkhill, North Carolina State over Bob McCurdy (10), Shippensburg (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  8. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 17–8 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa over Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 2:54 · View bout
  2. John Ginther, Arizona State over Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan — MD 12–2 · View bout
  3. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Dan Mayo (5), Penn State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Norm Corkhill, North Carolina State — Fall 4:38 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. John Ginther, Arizona State over Jim Bouwman, Utah State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Steve Peperak, Maryland — Dec 15–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over John Ginther, Arizona State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa — Fall 0:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State — Sup 19–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over John Ginther, Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout