NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1986 NCAA Championships

Unlimited lb

Champion Kirk Trost, Michigan.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Kirk TrostMICH
  2. 2John HerepoulosISU
  3. 3Gary AlbrightNEB
  4. 4Tom EriksonOKST
  5. 5John PottsToledo (OH)
  6. 6Dean HallEDIN
  7. 7Rocco LiaceASU
  8. 8Emmanuel YarbroughMorgan State (MD)

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Brian McCracken, Illinois over Jon Cogdill, Wyoming — Sup 18–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Tatum (9), Oklahoma over Norries Wilson, Minnesota — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Pat McDade, Boise State (ID) over George Kovach II, Drexel (PA) — Fall 2:44 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bernie Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) over Bill Paxton, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Bill Nye (8), West Virginia over Steve Grimet, Illinois State — Dec 3–3 · View bout
  3. Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) over Stacey Davis Sr., North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) over Mike Wallace, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 0:53 · View bout
  5. Garrett Keith, North Carolina State over Chris Tironi, Albany (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Gary Albright (2), Nebraska over Pat McDade, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  7. Jim Nielsen (6), Idaho State over Demetrius Harper, Eastern Illinois — Fall 1:43 · View bout
  8. John Herepoulos (4), Iowa State over Con Madigan, New Hampshire — TF · View bout
  9. John Potts, Toledo (OH) over Brian McCracken, Illinois — Sup 14–0 · View bout
  10. Kirk Butryn, Clarion (PA) over John Place, Penn State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  11. Kirk Trost (3), Michigan over Chris Mast, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 0:57 · View bout
  12. Mark Tatum (9), Oklahoma over Kevin Wattles, Harvard (MA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  13. Rocco Liace, Arizona State over Lee Getz (11), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  14. Tom Erikson (1), Oklahoma State over Jamie Lazarou, Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  15. Tom Reese (12), Maryland over Tony Koontz, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  16. Wendell Ellis (10), Washington State over Rich Pilkington, Columbia (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bernie Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) over Tom Reese (12), Maryland — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Gary Albright (2), Nebraska over Kirk Butryn, Clarion (PA) — Fall 0:58 · View bout
  3. John Herepoulos (4), Iowa State over Garrett Keith, North Carolina State — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  4. Kirk Trost (3), Michigan over Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) — DQ · View bout
  5. Mark Tatum (9), Oklahoma over Bill Nye (8), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Rocco Liace, Arizona State over Jim Nielsen (6), Idaho State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  7. Tom Erikson (1), Oklahoma State over John Potts, Toledo (OH) — Dec 15–11 · View bout
  8. Wendell Ellis (10), Washington State over Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 11–9 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gary Albright (2), Nebraska over Wendell Ellis (10), Washington State — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  2. John Herepoulos (4), Iowa State over Bernie Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Kirk Trost (3), Michigan over Rocco Liace, Arizona State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Tom Erikson (1), Oklahoma State over Mark Tatum (9), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Herepoulos (4), Iowa State over Tom Erikson (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kirk Trost (3), Michigan over Gary Albright (2), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kirk Trost (3), Michigan over John Herepoulos (4), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Wattles, Harvard (MA) over Norries Wilson, Minnesota — Fall 5:58 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Nye (8), West Virginia over Kevin Wattles, Harvard (MA) — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  2. Bill Paxton, Indiana (IN) over Tom Reese (12), Maryland — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) over Rich Pilkington, Columbia (NY) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) over Chris Mast, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 2:08 · View bout
  5. Garrett Keith, North Carolina State over Con Madigan, New Hampshire — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. John Potts, Toledo (OH) over Jamie Lazarou, Rider (NJ) — Fall 1:27 · View bout
  7. Kirk Butryn, Clarion (PA) over Pat McDade, Boise State (ID) — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  8. Lee Getz (11), Rutgers (NJ) over Jim Nielsen (6), Idaho State — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Paxton, Indiana (IN) over Garrett Keith, North Carolina State — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  2. Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) over Kirk Butryn, Clarion (PA) — Fall 2:51 · View bout
  3. Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) over Lee Getz (11), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. John Potts, Toledo (OH) over Bill Nye (8), West Virginia — MD 12–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) over Mark Tatum (9), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) over Bernie Brown (5), Lehigh (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. John Potts, Toledo (OH) over Wendell Ellis (10), Washington State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Rocco Liace, Arizona State over Bill Paxton, Indiana (IN) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) over Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) — Fall 1:13 · View bout
  2. John Potts, Toledo (OH) over Rocco Liace, Arizona State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gary Albright (2), Nebraska over Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:33 · View bout
  2. Tom Erikson (1), Oklahoma State over John Potts, Toledo (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Albright (2), Nebraska over Tom Erikson (1), Oklahoma State — Fall 5:57 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Potts, Toledo (OH) over Dean Hall (7), Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rocco Liace, Arizona State over Emmanuel Yarbrough, Morgan State (MD) — Fall 1:22 · View bout

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