NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1985 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Bill Hyman, Temple (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Bill HymanTemple (PA)
  2. 2Kirk TrostMICH
  3. 3Rick BrunotYoungstown State (OH)
  4. 4Steve SefterPSU
  5. 5Darryl PetersonISU
  6. 6Kahlan O'HaraOKST
  7. 7Rod SevernASU
  8. 8Charles 'Al' SearsSouthern Illinois Edwardsville

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over John Long, Virginia Military — Fall 1:32 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) over Steve Wilbur, Iowa — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Chris Mast, Fresno State (CA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  3. Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Henry Williams, Brigham Young (UT) — Fall 0:42 · View bout
  4. Don Moxley (7), Ohio State over John Schebler, Utah State — Fall 1:12 · View bout
  5. Gary Albright (3), Nebraska over Roger Mello, Virginia — Fall 4:02 · View bout
  6. Jeff Green (12), Morgan State (MD) over Terry Maki Jr., Air Force (CO) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  7. Jim Nielsen, Idaho State over Jeff Reiner, Toledo (OH) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State over Wendell Ellis, Washington State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  9. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Darryl Peterson, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Johnson, Army (NY) over George Kovach II, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  11. Mark Tatum, Oklahoma over Keith Hanson (11), Augustana (SD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  12. Matt Renn, Wisconsin-River Falls over Bob Harris, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  13. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Dave Koplovitz, Boston (MA) — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  14. Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Andy Cope, Indiana State — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  15. Steve Nelson, Illinois over Jamie Webber (6), Louisiana State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Rod Severn, Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) over Matt Renn, Wisconsin-River Falls — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Mark Tatum, Oklahoma — Fall 4:27 · View bout
  3. Jim Nielsen, Idaho State over Steve Nelson, Illinois — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State over Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 9–0 · View bout
  5. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Mark Johnson, Army (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  6. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Don Moxley (7), Ohio State — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  7. Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Jeff Green (12), Morgan State (MD) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  8. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Gary Albright (3), Nebraska — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) — Fall 4:33 · View bout
  2. Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State over Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  3. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Jim Nielsen, Idaho State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Steve Sefter (10), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Kirk Trost (8), Michigan over Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bill Hyman (2), Temple (PA) over Kirk Trost (8), Michigan — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Wendell Ellis, Washington State — Fall 0:41 · View bout
  2. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Mark Johnson, Army (NY) — Fall 1:00 · View bout
  3. Mark Tatum, Oklahoma over Chris Mast, Fresno State (CA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Rod Severn, Arizona State over Gary Albright (3), Nebraska — Fall 1:42 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Andy Schwab (5), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Rick Petersen (1), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  3. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Mark Tatum, Oklahoma — MFF · View bout
  4. Rod Severn, Arizona State over Jim Nielsen, Idaho State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 0:41 · View bout
  2. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Rod Severn, Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 3:50 · View bout
  2. Steve Sefter (10), Penn State over Darryl Peterson, Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rick Brunot, Youngstown State (OH) over Steve Sefter (10), Penn State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Darryl Peterson, Iowa State over Kahlan O'Hara (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 0:38 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rod Severn, Arizona State over Charles 'Al' Sears (9), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 10–6 · View bout

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