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1984 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Kevin Darkus, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Kevin DarkusISU
  2. 2Joe McFarlandMICH
  3. 3John LoomisCSUB
  4. 4Mark TrizzinoIOWA
  5. 5Rich SantoroLEH
  6. 6Rob JohnsonLSU
  7. 7Mark ZimmerOU
  8. 8Don StevensSIUE

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Al Morgan, Missouri over Gene Spellman, Wisconsin — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) over Dave Marquis (12), Navy (MD) — Fall 6:08 · View bout
  3. Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) over Doug Billig, Wilkes (PA) — Sup 21–4 · View bout
  4. Don Haddad, Colorado State over Stan Armstrong, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over John Munno, Virginia Military — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  6. Joe Ismay, Fresno State (CA) over Dale Mills (11), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Wade Hughes, George Washington (DC) — Sup 17–5 · View bout
  8. John Smith (3), Oklahoma State over John Aumiller, North Carolina — Fall 1:03 · View bout
  9. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over John Loomis, California-Bakersfield — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  10. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Robert Beck, Eastern Michigan — Fall 3:47 · View bout
  11. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Joe Downey, Hofstra (NY) — Sup 24–8 · View bout
  12. Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Pat McCarthy, Miami (OH) — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  13. Paul Kreimeyer, Northern Iowa over Chris Lee, Massachusetts — MD 13–4 · View bout
  14. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Rob Johnson, Louisiana State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  15. Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Chris Davis, Illinois — Fall 5:38 · View bout
  16. Tony Russo, Maryland over Mike Rizzo, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) over John Smith (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tony Russo, Maryland — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Joe Ismay, Fresno State (CA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) — Fall 2:39 · View bout
  5. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Paul Kreimeyer, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) over Don Haddad, Colorado State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Al Morgan, Missouri — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe McFarland (2), Michigan over Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) — Sup 19–4 · View bout
  2. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Darkus (1), Iowa State over Joe McFarland (2), Michigan — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 1 bout

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Gary Bairos, Arizona State — MD 14–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Albert Perez, San Jose State (CA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Rob Johnson, Louisiana State over Al Morgan, Missouri — MFF · View bout
  3. Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Robert Beck, Eastern Michigan — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Wade Hughes, George Washington (DC) over Joe Ismay, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Wade Hughes, George Washington (DC) — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  2. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Orlando Caceras (8), New Jersey (TCNJ) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Rocky Bonomo (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Rob Johnson, Louisiana State over Dan Foldesy (10), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  2. Rob Johnson, Louisiana State over Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 12–9 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa over Rob Johnson, Louisiana State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Loomis, California-Bakersfield over Mark Trizzino (4), Iowa — Fall 4:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rich Santoro (6), Lehigh (PA) over Rob Johnson, Louisiana State — Dec 11–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Zimmer (5), Oklahoma over Don Stevens (7), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 11–5 · View bout