Pat Santoro
Head coachLehigh (PA), NCAA tournaments 2009–2026 (17) · Maryland, NCAA tournaments 2005–2008 (4)
NCAA championship record, 1986–1989. Regular-season results are not included.
Pat Santoro wrestled for Pittsburgh (PA) at four NCAA championships, 1986–1989, and went 20–4. Santoro won two titles at 142 lb in 1988 and 1989 and placed sixth at 142 lb in 1986 and second at 142 lb in 1987.
4tournaments
20wins
4losses
2individual titles
1win by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 142 | 2 | 1st | 6–0 | 6 bouts |
| 1988 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 142 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1987 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 142 | 3 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1986 | Pittsburgh (PA) | 142 | No seed listed | 6th | 5–3 | 8 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 24
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 · 142 lb | |||||
| Opening round | W | John Martin · California-Poly | 2 | No seed listed | TF 17–2 |
| Round of 32 | W | Jeff Scotton · Bucknell (PA) | 2 | No seed listed | MD 13–4 |
| Round of 16 | W | Pat Waters · Cornell (NY) | 2 | No seed listed | Dec 9–3 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Stacy Richmond · Michigan State | 2 | 7 | Default |
| Semifinal | W | Pat Boyd · Notre Dame (IN) | 2 | 11 | Dec 9–2 |
| Final | W | Townsend 'Junior' Saunders · Arizona State | 2 | 4 | Dec 7–6 |
| 1988 · 142 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Randy Schimmel · Boise State (ID) | 1 | No seed listed | TF 19–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | Kenny Ramsey Jr. · Ohio State | 1 | No seed listed | Fall 2:10 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Dave Zahoransky · Cleveland State (OH) | 1 | 8 | Dec 13–7 |
| Semifinal | W | Karl Monaco · Montclair State (NJ) | 1 | 4 | Dec 3–2 |
| Final | W | Sean O'Day · Edinboro (PA) | 1 | 3 | Dec 16–11 |
| 1987 · 142 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Jim Sloan · Central Connecticut | 3 | No seed listed | TF 19–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | John Parr · Virginia | 3 | No seed listed | MD 12–4 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Joe Hadge · Penn State | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 12–7 |
| Semifinal | W | Nick Neville · Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | Dec 8–6 |
| Final | L | Peter Yozzo · Lehigh (PA) | 3 | 1 | Fall 3:52 |
| 1986 · 142 lb | |||||
| Opening round | W | Lenny Bernstein · North Carolina | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 6–5 |
| Round of 32 | W | Richard Townsell · Northwestern (IL) | No seed listed | No seed listed | MD 16–8 |
| Round of 16 | W | Morgan Woodhouse · Brigham Young (UT) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 7–2 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Kevin Dresser · Iowa | No seed listed | 1 | Fall 6:05 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | John DeHart · Indiana (IN) | No seed listed | No seed listed | MD 15–7 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Darrel Nerove · Army (NY) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 8–3 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Joe Gibbons · Iowa State | No seed listed | 3 | Fall 5:28 |
| 5th-place bout | L | John Effner · Indiana State | No seed listed | 6 | MD 7–15 |
Cite this page: “Pat Santoro”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_u2obvzwo73bxntsr/pat-santoro