NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1986 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Brad Penrith, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Brad PenrithIOWA
  2. 2Dennis SemmelARMY
  3. 3Steve DePetroNW
  4. 4Brad GustafsonBrigham Young (UT)
  5. 5Alan GrammerSouthern Illinois Edwardsville
  6. 6Cordel AndersonUtah State
  7. 7Don HorningKent State (OH)
  8. 8Rocky BonomoBloomsburg (PA)

Championship

Opening round · 8 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Jon Anderson, Drake (IA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  2. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Eric Daniels, Tennessee — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  3. Brad Penrith (3), Iowa over Bryan Buddock, Millersville (PA) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  4. Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) over Rodney Hawthorne, Oregon State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  5. Gene Spellman, Wisconsin over Paul Zarbatany, Drexel (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  6. Scott Hinkel, Purdue (IN) over Matt Avery, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Scott Pifer, West Virginia over Nick Milonas, Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Tracy Yeates, Boise State (ID) over Cory Baze, Oklahoma State — MD 17–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Louis Loya, New Mexico — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Ernie Geronimo, California-Poly — MD 12–2 · View bout
  3. Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young (UT) over Trey Bennett, Citadel (SC) — SD 14–1 · View bout
  4. Brad Penrith (3), Iowa over Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Cordel Anderson (4), Utah State over Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) over Ron Miller, Wilkes (PA) — TF · View bout
  8. Doug Wyland, Michigan over Scott Hinkel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. Harry Richards (10), Central Michigan over Tracy Yeates, Boise State (ID) — SD 16–4 · View bout
  10. John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) over Dan Lovelace, Missouri — TF · View bout
  11. Marc Sodano (12), North Carolina State over Dan Thomas, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  12. Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) over Gene Spellman, Wisconsin — Fall 6:33 · View bout
  13. Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) over Bill Marshall, George Washington (DC) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  14. Terry Cook, Nebraska over Dave Beaulieu, New Hampshire — MD 8–0 · View bout
  15. Tim Flynn (7), Penn State over John Aumiller, North Carolina — TF · View bout
  16. Tony Amado Jr., Portland State (OR) over Scott Pifer, West Virginia — Fall 3:54 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Terry Cook, Nebraska — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  2. Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young (UT) over Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Brad Penrith (3), Iowa over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  4. Cordel Anderson (4), Utah State over Doug Wyland, Michigan — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  5. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) over Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Tim Flynn (7), Penn State over Harry Richards (10), Central Michigan — SD 14–0 · View bout
  8. Tony Amado Jr., Portland State (OR) over Marc Sodano (12), North Carolina State — Dec 2–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young (UT) over Tim Flynn (7), Penn State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Brad Penrith (3), Iowa over Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Cordel Anderson (4), Utah State over Tony Amado Jr., Portland State (OR) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 22–13 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Penrith (3), Iowa over Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) over Cordel Anderson (4), Utah State — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Brad Penrith (3), Iowa over Dennis Semmel (9), Army (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Louis Loya, New Mexico over Jon Anderson, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa over Bryan Buddock, Millersville (PA) — SD 16–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Trey Bennett, Citadel (SC) — Fall 3:25 · View bout
  2. Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) over Bill Marshall, George Washington (DC) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  3. Harry Richards (10), Central Michigan over John Aumiller, North Carolina — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Marc Sodano (12), North Carolina State over Scott Pifer, West Virginia — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) over Doug Wyland, Michigan — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  6. Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  7. Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — TF 16–1 · View bout
  8. Terry Cook, Nebraska over Louis Loya, New Mexico — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State over Harry Richards (10), Central Michigan — Fall 1:16 · View bout
  2. Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) over Pat Pickford, Northern Iowa — Fall 3:30 · View bout
  3. Marc Sodano (12), North Carolina State over Matt Treaster, Navy (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) over Terry Cook, Nebraska — TF · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Bill Kelly (2), Iowa State — MD 14–6 · View bout
  2. Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) over Tony Amado Jr., Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) over Tim Flynn (7), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) over Marc Sodano (12), North Carolina State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) over Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 12–11 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young (UT) over Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) over Cordel Anderson (4), Utah State — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve DePetro (6), Northwestern (IL) over Brad Gustafson, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Alan Grammer (1), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Cordel Anderson (4), Utah State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Don Horning (11), Kent State (OH) over Rocky Bonomo (8), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

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