NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1985 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Jim Jordan, Wisconsin.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jim JordanWIS
  2. 2John SmithOKST
  3. 3Alan GrammerSouthern Illinois Edwardsville
  4. 4John FisherMICH
  5. 5Greg RandallIOWA
  6. 6Mark RuettigerEastern Illinois
  7. 7Tim CochranTennessee
  8. 8Terry LauverShippensburg (PA)

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Cesar Escudero, California-Poly over Dave Budnar, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 5:20 · View bout
  2. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Chuck Toler, American (DC) — TF 25–9 · View bout
  3. Paul Clark, Clarion (PA) over Tom Pecora, Marquette (WI) — SD 13–1 · View bout
  4. Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) over Jeff Clark, Harvard (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Vince McCullough, South Dakota State over Darrin Mossing, Ohio — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Bart Morrow, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Cesar Escudero, California-Poly over Joe Ismay (7), Fresno State (CA) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  3. Gene Staulters, North Carolina over Mark Oliphant, Boston (MA) — Fall 1:18 · View bout
  4. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Keith Healy, Illinois — MD 16–6 · View bout
  5. Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) over Scott Rardin, Wyoming — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Vince McCullough, South Dakota State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Joe Ghezzi (10), Iowa State over Cliff Berger, Oregon State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Phil Rembert, Northern Illinois — SD 16–4 · View bout
  9. John Manotti (9), Penn State over Chris Luttrell, New Mexico — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  10. John Parr, Virginia over Paul Bastianelli, Delaware — Fall 5:56 · View bout
  11. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  12. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Tommy Thompson, Missouri — MD 14–3 · View bout
  13. Mike Catania (12), Syracuse (NY) over Brian Yates, Lehigh (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  14. Nick Neville (11), Oklahoma over Mitch Fuller, Citadel (SC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  15. Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) over Scott Pifer, West Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  16. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Paul Clark, Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Manotti (9), Penn State — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  2. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Joe Ghezzi (10), Iowa State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) — SD 15–3 · View bout
  4. John Fisher (8), Michigan over John Parr, Virginia — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  5. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Nick Neville (11), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Cesar Escudero, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) over Gene Staulters, North Carolina — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  8. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Mike Catania (12), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over John Fisher (8), Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois — TF 19–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Greg Randall (3), Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Jordan (1), Wisconsin over John Smith (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bart Morrow, Ithaca (NY) over John Manotti (9), Penn State — SD 16–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) over Vince McCullough, South Dakota State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Keith Healy, Illinois over Joe Ghezzi (10), Iowa State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) over Nick Neville (11), Oklahoma — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Jeff Bradley, Stanford (CA) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  2. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) over Keith Healy, Illinois — Dec 12–11 · View bout
  4. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Bart Morrow, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois over Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. John Fisher (8), Michigan over Greg Randall (3), Iowa — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Alan Grammer (4), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Fisher (8), Michigan — Dec 13–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Greg Randall (3), Iowa over Mark Ruettiger, Eastern Illinois — MD 13–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Cochran (5), Tennessee over Terry Lauver (6), Shippensburg (PA) — MFF · View bout

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