1986 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

The 1986 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 56th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa hosted the tournament at Carver–Hawkeye Arena.

1986 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	Iowa City, Iowa
Dates	March 13, 1986–March 15, 1986
Host(s)	University of Iowa
Venue(s)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena
Final positions
Champions	Iowa (11th title)
1st runners-up	Oklahoma
2nd runners-up	Oklahoma State
Tournament statistics
Attendance	63,156
MVP	Marty Kistler (Iowa)

Iowa took home the team championship with 158 points and having five individual champions.[1]

Marty Kistler of Iowa was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Gary Albright of Nebraska received the Gorriaran Award.[2]

Team results

Rank	School	Points
1	Iowa	158
2	Oklahoma	84.75
3	Oklahoma State	77.25
4	Iowa State	71
5	Penn State	47.25
6	North Carolina	38.75
7	Bloomsburg	27.75
8	Arizona State	36.5
9	Lehigh	32.75
10	Michigan	32
Reference:[2]

Individual finals

Weight class	Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs	Ricky Bonomo, Bloomsburg DEC Al Palacio, North Carolina, 9–4
126 lbs	Brad Penrith, Iowa DEC Dennis Semmel, Army, 9–4
134 lbs	Jim Jordan, Wisconsin DEC Greg Randall, Iowa, 6–2
142 lbs	Kevin Dresser, Iowa DEC Peter Yozzo, Lehigh, 11–6
150 lbs	Jim Heffernan, Iowa DEC Adam Cohen, Arizona State, 10–3
158 lbs	Jude Skove, Ohio State DEC Greg Elinsky, Penn State, 5–2
167 lbs	Marty Kistler, Iowa MAJOR Mark van Tine, Oklahoma State, 15–3
177 lbs	Melvin Douglas, Oklahoma DEC Wayne Catan, Syracuse, 9–5
190 lbs	Duane Goldman, Iowa DEC Dan Chaid, Oklahoma, 5–4
UNL	Kirk Trost, Michigan DEC John Heropoulos, Iowa State, 6–3
Reference:[2]

References

1. "Wrestling" (PDF). NCAA.ord. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
2. "56th NCAA Wrestling Tournament" (PDF). wrestlingstats.com. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.