NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1986 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Duane Goldman, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Duane GoldmanIOWA
  2. 2Dan ChaidOU
  3. 3Koln KnightAUGD
  4. 4Mark ColemanMIOH
  5. 5Paul DiekelLEH
  6. 6Scott RechsteinerMICH
  7. 7Dave DewaltDEL
  8. 8Wade AyalaMTST

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 190-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Barry Preslaski, Drake (IA) over Dan Costigan, Army (NY) — Fall 5:30 · View bout
    2. Bruce Wallace, Bloomsburg (PA) over John O'Brien, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 6:04 · View bout
    3. Dan Chaid (3), Oklahoma over John Burdek, Seton Hall (NJ) — Fall 1:36 · View bout
    4. Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware over Fritz Stratton, Nebraska — DQ · View bout
    5. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Lelan Rogers, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    6. Eric Voelker (5), Iowa State over Tracey Davis, North Carolina — Dec 12–9 · View bout
    7. Jeff Smyth (10), Oregon State over Kevin Carlson, Indiana State — TF 16–0 · View bout
    8. Joel Greenlee, Northern Iowa over John Bragg (11), Wyoming — Dec 11–8 · View bout
    9. Koln Knight (4), Augustana (SD) over John Przybyla, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    10. Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) over Mike Lombardo (12), North Carolina State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    11. Mike Sudduth, Washington State over Chris Thornbury, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    12. Paul Diekel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Doug Baker, Kent State (OH) — Sup 20–8 · View bout
    13. Paul Neuner, Central Florida over Mike Zerr, Western Colorado — MD 14–4 · View bout
    14. Robert Picchiotti, Purdue (IN) over Dave Cowan (7), Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    15. Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan over Chris Pease, Idaho State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    16. Wade Ayala (8), Montana State over Mike Farrell, Oklahoma State — MD 15–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Dan Chaid (3), Oklahoma over Bruce Wallace, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 2:50 · View bout
    2. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Mike Sudduth, Washington State — TF 16–0 · View bout
    3. Jeff Smyth (10), Oregon State over Robert Picchiotti, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    4. Koln Knight (4), Augustana (SD) over Paul Neuner, Central Florida — Sup 13–0 · View bout
    5. Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) over Eric Voelker (5), Iowa State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. Paul Diekel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Barry Preslaski, Drake (IA) — Fall 2:04 · View bout
    7. Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan over Joel Greenlee, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–7 · View bout
    8. Wade Ayala (8), Montana State over Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dan Chaid (3), Oklahoma over Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan — Sup 15–1 · View bout
    2. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Wade Ayala (8), Montana State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Koln Knight (4), Augustana (SD) over Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Paul Diekel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Jeff Smyth (10), Oregon State — MD 9–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dan Chaid (3), Oklahoma over Paul Diekel (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–4 (tiebreaker) · View bout
    2. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Koln Knight (4), Augustana (SD) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Duane Goldman (1), Iowa over Dan Chaid (3), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Bruce Wallace, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Burdek, Seton Hall (NJ) — Fall 0:21 · View bout
    2. Chris Pease, Idaho State over Joel Greenlee, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware over Mike Farrell, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    4. Doug Baker, Kent State (OH) over Barry Preslaski, Drake (IA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. John Przybyla, Michigan State over Paul Neuner, Central Florida — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    6. Lelan Rogers, Syracuse (NY) over Mike Sudduth, Washington State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    7. Mike Lombardo (12), North Carolina State over Eric Voelker (5), Iowa State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    8. Robert Picchiotti, Purdue (IN) over Kevin Carlson, Indiana State — Dec 14–10 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Bruce Wallace, Bloomsburg (PA) over Chris Pease, Idaho State — Sup 15–2 · View bout
    2. Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware over Lelan Rogers, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    3. Doug Baker, Kent State (OH) over Robert Picchiotti, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. John Przybyla, Michigan State over Mike Lombardo (12), North Carolina State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware over Jeff Smyth (10), Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) over Bruce Wallace, Bloomsburg (PA) — Sup 15–1 · View bout
    3. Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan over John Przybyla, Michigan State — MD 12–2 · View bout
    4. Wade Ayala (8), Montana State over Doug Baker, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) over Wade Ayala (8), Montana State — Dflt · View bout
    2. Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan over Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware — TF 16–0 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Koln Knight (4), Augustana (SD) over Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    2. Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) over Paul Diekel (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Koln Knight (4), Augustana (SD) over Mark Coleman, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Paul Diekel (2), Lehigh (PA) over Scott Rechsteiner (6), Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dave Dewalt (9), Delaware over Wade Ayala (8), Montana State — MFF · View bout