NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1985 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Barry Davis, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Barry DavisIOWA
  2. 2Joe McFarlandMICH
  3. 3Wade HughesGeorge Washington (DC)
  4. 4John LucerneRID
  5. 5Steve DePetroNW
  6. 6Cordel AndersonUtah State
  7. 7Rob JohnsonLouisiana State
  8. 8Gary BairosASU

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Bill Hodges, Wyoming — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa — SD 17–3 · View bout
  3. John Hnath, Pittsburgh (PA) over Cliff Gosse, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) over Terry Cook, Nebraska — Dec 15–10 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Morgan (8), Missouri over Buddy Blaha, Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — TF 25–9 · View bout
  3. Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina over Ryan Mapston, Montana State — Fall 3:28 · View bout
  4. Cordel Anderson, Utah State over Rocky Bonomo (3), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Brian Stevens, Oklahoma State — Fall 1:24 · View bout
  6. Doug Castellari, Temple (PA) over Tim Flynn (10), Penn State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  7. Ernie Geronimo, California-Poly over Gene Spellman, Wisconsin — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Kyle Presler, Augustana (SD) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. John Thorn (4), Iowa State over Melvin Goree, Oklahoma — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  10. Nate Allison, Northern Illinois over Dave Beaulieu, New Hampshire — MD 11–2 · View bout
  11. Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) over Dave Marquis, Navy (MD) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  12. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Glenn Jarrett, Oregon — SD 18–5 · View bout
  13. Ron Ensign, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Chris Lee, Massachusetts — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  14. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Tony Russo, Maryland — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  15. Tony Amado Jr. (12), Portland State (OR) over John Hnath, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 19–18 · View bout
  16. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — Dec 14–9 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Tony Amado Jr. (12), Portland State (OR) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  2. Cordel Anderson, Utah State over Doug Castellari, Temple (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  3. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. John Thorn (4), Iowa State over Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) over Al Morgan (8), Missouri — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  6. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Ernie Geronimo, California-Poly — MD 16–8 · View bout
  7. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Nate Allison, Northern Illinois — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over Ron Ensign, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 0:38 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) — Dflt · View bout
  2. Cordel Anderson, Utah State over Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State — SD 19–7 · View bout
  3. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over John Thorn (4), Iowa State — MD 17–7 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) — Dec 16–11 · View bout
  2. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Cordel Anderson, Utah State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Barry Davis (1), Iowa over Joe McFarland (2), Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa over Kyle Presler, Augustana (SD) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina over Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Gary Bairos, Arizona State over Ron Ensign, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Tony Amado Jr. (12), Portland State (OR) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
  4. Rocky Bonomo (3), Bloomsburg (PA) over Doug Castellari, Temple (PA) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Bairos, Arizona State over John Thorn (4), Iowa State — MFF · View bout
  2. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Rocky Bonomo (3), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Chip McArdle (11), North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Cordel Anderson, Utah State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) — MD 9–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Wade Hughes (5), George Washington (DC) over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — Dec 13–9 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve DePetro (7), Northwestern (IL) over Cordel Anderson, Utah State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rob Johnson (6), Louisiana State over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — MFF · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.