NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1986 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Kevin Dresser, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Kevin DresserIOWA
  2. 2Peter YozzoLEH
  3. 3Joe GibbonsISU
  4. 4Luke SkoveOKST
  5. 5John EffnerIndiana State
  6. 6Pat SantoroPITT
  7. 7Darrel NeroveARMY
  8. 8Dave ZahoranskyCSU

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) over Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) over Lenny Bernstein, North Carolina — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andre Taylor, Washington State over Jeff Jordan, Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) over Ken Brison (11), San Jose State (CA) — Fall 6:09 · View bout
  3. Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) over Amaro Lamar (10), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Greg Wright (12), Edinboro (PA) over Jeff Castro, Montana — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Joe Reynolds, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. John DeHart, Indiana (IN) over Jeff Bridges, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  7. John Effner (6), Indiana State over Pat Kelly, Maine — MD 10–0 · View bout
  8. Kevin Dresser (1), Iowa over Ted Lewis, William & Mary (VA) — Fall 4:34 · View bout
  9. Luke Skove (4), Oklahoma State over Chris Marisette, Nebraska — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  10. Mike Hampton, Clemson (SC) over Mike Cole (7), Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  11. Mike McNaney (5), Wyoming over Rob Yoos, Lafayette (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  12. Morgan Woodhouse, Brigham Young (UT) over Scott Cardwell (9), Oregon State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  13. Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) over Richard Townsell, Northwestern (IL) — MD 16–8 · View bout
  14. Peter Yozzo (2), Lehigh (PA) over Darrin Mossing, Ohio — MD 15–5 · View bout
  15. Randy Schimmel, Boise State (ID) over Kurt Shedenhelm, Northern Iowa — Fall 5:18 · View bout
  16. Shaun Smith, Delaware Valley (PA) over Erik Strawn, Utah State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) over Mike Hampton, Clemson (SC) — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  2. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Andre Taylor, Washington State — Dflt · View bout
  3. John Effner (6), Indiana State over Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Kevin Dresser (1), Iowa over Randy Schimmel, Boise State (ID) — Fall 5:47 · View bout
  5. Luke Skove (4), Oklahoma State over Shaun Smith, Delaware Valley (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Mike McNaney (5), Wyoming over Greg Wright (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) over Morgan Woodhouse, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Peter Yozzo (2), Lehigh (PA) over John DeHart, Indiana (IN) — Fall 3:34 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over John Effner (6), Indiana State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Kevin Dresser (1), Iowa over Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  3. Luke Skove (4), Oklahoma State over Mike McNaney (5), Wyoming — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Peter Yozzo (2), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kevin Dresser (1), Iowa over Luke Skove (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Peter Yozzo (2), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Dresser (1), Iowa over Peter Yozzo (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Amaro Lamar (10), Appalachian State (NC) over Jim Schmitz, Marquette (WI) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Lenny Bernstein, North Carolina over Richard Townsell, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 5:40 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Amaro Lamar (10), Appalachian State (NC) over Mike Hampton, Clemson (SC) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Marisette, Nebraska over Shaun Smith, Delaware Valley (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) over Pat Kelly, Maine — SD 14–1 · View bout
  4. Greg Wright (12), Edinboro (PA) over Rob Yoos, Lafayette (PA) — Fall 2:10 · View bout
  5. Joe Reynolds, Oklahoma over Andre Taylor, Washington State — MFF · View bout
  6. John DeHart, Indiana (IN) over Darrin Mossing, Ohio — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  7. Morgan Woodhouse, Brigham Young (UT) over Lenny Bernstein, North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Ted Lewis, William & Mary (VA) over Randy Schimmel, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:30 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Marisette, Nebraska over Greg Wright (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) over Joe Reynolds, Oklahoma — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  3. John DeHart, Indiana (IN) over Amaro Lamar (10), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Ted Lewis, William & Mary (VA) over Morgan Woodhouse, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) over Mike McNaney (5), Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) over Ted Lewis, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. John Effner (6), Indiana State over Chris Marisette, Nebraska — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) over John DeHart, Indiana (IN) — MD 15–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Effner (6), Indiana State over Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) over Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 5:28 · View bout
  2. Luke Skove (4), Oklahoma State over John Effner (6), Indiana State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Gibbons (3), Iowa State over Luke Skove (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Effner (6), Indiana State over Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 15–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Darrel Nerove, Army (NY) over Dave Zahoransky, Cleveland State (OH) — MFF · View bout

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