NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1986 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Jim Heffernan Jr., Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jim Heffernan Jr.IOWA
  2. 2Adam CohenASU
  3. 3Scott TurnerNCST
  4. 4Joey McKennaClemson (SC)
  5. 5Tim KriegerISU
  6. 6Jeff CardwellORST
  7. 7Vince SilvaOKST
  8. 8Jeff MillsCMU

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State over Allen Richburg, Fresno State (CA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State over Paul Radomski, Navy (MD) — SD 14–2 · View bout
  3. Keenan Turner, Nebraska over Ken Nellis, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Mike Dotson, Washington State over Steve Fairbanks, Toledo (OH) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) over Philip Gottlick, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State over Keith Presley, Eastern Illinois — Fall 4:26 · View bout
  2. Bryan Barratt, Rowan (NJ) over Mike Novogratz, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Chris Bevilacqua (3), Penn State over Dan Majewski, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Darrin Higgins (8), Oklahoma over Mike Dotson, Washington State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State over Dave Morgan, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  6. Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan over Greg Satchell, Tennessee — SD 16–3 · View bout
  7. Jim Akerly, West Virginia over Keenan Turner, Nebraska — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  8. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) — SD 16–2 · View bout
  9. Joey McKenna (6), Clemson (SC) over Paul Schwern, New Hampshire — TF 21–5 · View bout
  10. Mike Rosman, Northwestern (IL) over Bob Kauffman (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  11. Ralph Harrison, New Mexico over Del Creps, Ohio State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  12. Scott Duncan (11), Indiana (IN) over Mike Arena, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  13. Scott Turner (9), North Carolina State over Chris 'CJ' Mears, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  14. Tim Draper, Utah State over Marc Cabrera, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  15. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Ben Walker, Virginia Military — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  16. Vince Silva (12), Oklahoma State over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State over Bryan Barratt, Rowan (NJ) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Bevilacqua (3), Penn State over Tim Draper, Utah State — MD 16–7 · View bout
  3. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Ralph Harrison, New Mexico — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Joey McKenna (6), Clemson (SC) over Scott Duncan (11), Indiana (IN) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  5. Mike Rosman, Northwestern (IL) over Jim Akerly, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Scott Turner (9), North Carolina State over Darrin Higgins (8), Oklahoma — TF 17–1 · View bout
  7. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State — MD 10–1 · View bout
  8. Vince Silva (12), Oklahoma State over Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State over Vince Silva (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Mike Rosman, Northwestern (IL) — SD 16–4 · View bout
  3. Joey McKenna (6), Clemson (SC) over Chris Bevilacqua (3), Penn State — Dflt · View bout
  4. Scott Turner (9), North Carolina State over Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State over Scott Turner (9), North Carolina State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Joey McKenna (6), Clemson (SC) — Fall 4:55 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Heffernan Jr. (2), Iowa over Adam Cohen (4), Arizona State — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Allen Richburg, Fresno State (CA) over Keith Presley, Eastern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Allen Richburg, Fresno State (CA) over Bryan Barratt, Rowan (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Chris 'CJ' Mears, Lehigh (PA) over Darrin Higgins (8), Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State over Ben Walker, Virginia Military — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan over Ben Coronado, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Jim Akerly, West Virginia over Bob Kauffman (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Ralph Harrison, New Mexico over Troy Emerson, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Scott Duncan (11), Indiana (IN) over Paul Schwern, New Hampshire — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Tim Draper, Utah State over Dan Majewski, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State over Chris 'CJ' Mears, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan over Allen Richburg, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Jim Akerly, West Virginia over Ralph Harrison, New Mexico — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Scott Duncan (11), Indiana (IN) over Tim Draper, Utah State — Dec 10–8 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State over Mike Rosman, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan over Chris Bevilacqua (3), Penn State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Jim Akerly, West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Vince Silva (12), Oklahoma State over Scott Duncan (11), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State over Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Vince Silva (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joey McKenna (6), Clemson (SC) over Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Scott Turner (9), North Carolina State over Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Turner (9), North Carolina State over Joey McKenna (6), Clemson (SC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Jeff Cardwell, Oregon State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vince Silva (12), Oklahoma State over Jeff Mills (5), Central Michigan — Dec 9–3 · View bout

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