NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1986 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Ricky Bonomo, Bloomsburg (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ricky BonomoBloomsburg (PA)
  2. 2Al PalacioUNC
  3. 3Ed GieseMINN
  4. 4Jim MartinPSU
  5. 5Mark SchwabUNI
  6. 6Eddie WoodburnOKST
  7. 7Joe MelchioreOU
  8. 8Alfred CastroUtah State

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) over Mark Sanfilippo, Purdue (IN) — SD 12–0 · View bout
  2. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — SD 18–4 · View bout
  3. Tim Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) over Jim Lefebvre, Arizona State — Dec 16–11 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Mark Clayton, Wisconsin — MD 11–1 · View bout
  2. Alfred Castro (5), Utah State over Wallace Dawkins, Nebraska — TF 25–9 · View bout
  3. Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) over Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over John Foley, Boston (MA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Mark Faglioni, Bucknell (PA) — TF · View bout
  6. Frank Trujillo, California-Fullerton over Paul Kapper (11), Cleveland State (OH) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  7. Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Chris Brown, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) over Will Waters, Michigan — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  9. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan — MD 13–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Shawn Sheldon, Albany (NY) — Fall 2:11 · View bout
  11. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Jim Best, North Carolina State — SD 18–4 · View bout
  12. Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) over Mark Adkins, Kent State (OH) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  13. Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State over Jim Fussell, Tennessee — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  14. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Andy Bell, Wyoming — TF 20–5 · View bout
  15. Steve Waddell, Montana over Roberto Pelayo, Oregon — MD 14–6 · View bout
  16. Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) over Tim Jacoutot, New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Frank Trujillo, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Alfred Castro (5), Utah State over Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) over Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 14–12 · View bout
  5. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Steve Waddell, Montana — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  7. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State — SD 15–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) — Fall 6:44 · View bout
  3. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Alfred Castro (5), Utah State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Al Palacio (6), North Carolina over Ed Giese (2), Minnesota — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jim Martin (4), Penn State — MD 14–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Bonomo (1), Bloomsburg (PA) over Al Palacio (6), North Carolina — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mark Sanfilippo, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) over Andy Bell, Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Dennis Mejias, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) over John Foley, Boston (MA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) over Ben Reichel, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 21–5 · View bout
  4. Mark Clayton, Wisconsin over Frank Trujillo, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) over Chris Brown, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State over Wallace Dawkins, Nebraska — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Shawn Sheldon, Albany (NY) over Steve Waddell, Montana — MD 14–4 · View bout
  8. Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) over Jim Best, North Carolina State — Fall 3:06 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Tony Cotroneo (8), Syracuse (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) over Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Clayton, Wisconsin over Shawn Sheldon, Albany (NY) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  4. Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) over Perry Summitt (12), Iowa State — MD 14–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfred Castro (5), Utah State over Mark Clayton, Wisconsin — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Dave Crisanti (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Perry Ainscough, Liberty (VA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Jeff Bowyer (10), James Madison (VA) — Fall 2:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State over Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Alfred Castro (5), Utah State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Jim Martin (4), Penn State over Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ed Giese (2), Minnesota over Jim Martin (4), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Schwab (9), Northern Iowa over Eddie Woodburn, Oklahoma State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Melchiore (3), Oklahoma over Alfred Castro (5), Utah State — TF · View bout

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