NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1986 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Melvin Douglas III, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Melvin Douglas IIIOU
  2. 2Wayne CatanSYR
  3. 3Marvin JonesCSUB
  4. 4Rico ChiapparelliIOWA
  5. 5Dave Mariola Jr.MSU
  6. 6Reggie WilsonOKST
  7. 7Mark TraceyCP
  8. 8John GintherASU

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Championship

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 6:02 · View bout
  2. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State — MD 13–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob McCurdy (10), Shippensburg (PA) over Mel Robinson, Weber State (UT) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Kevin Hill, Michigan — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  3. Dan Mayo (5), Penn State over Bob Gassman, Iowa State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Mike Harter (12), Oregon — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) over Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan — TF 18–2 · View bout
  6. Jim Bouwman, Utah State over Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. Joe Decamillis, Wyoming over John Monaco (8), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. John Major, Northern Illinois over Eyvind Boyesen, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  9. John Stafford, Rider (NJ) over John Patterson, Drake (IA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Norm Corkhill, North Carolina State — Fall 5:31 · View bout
  11. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Mike Cochran, Illinois State — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  12. Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha over Tim Curry (11), Navy (MD) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  13. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over John Ginther, Arizona State — Fall 2:06 · View bout
  14. Steve Peperak, Maryland over Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  15. Todd Moseley, Missouri over Carl Cullenberg, Maine — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  16. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Ralph Liegel, Wisconsin — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Dan Mayo (5), Penn State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) over Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jim Bouwman, Utah State over John Stafford, Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Bob McCurdy (10), Shippensburg (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over John Major, Northern Illinois — Sup 18–6 · View bout
  6. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over Todd Moseley, Missouri — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  7. Steve Peperak, Maryland over Joe Decamillis, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 21–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Jim Bouwman, Utah State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Steve Peperak, Maryland — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) over Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Melvin Douglas III (1), Oklahoma over Wayne Catan (2), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) over Mike Cochran, Illinois State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Ralph Liegel, Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan over Paul Jones, Nebraska Omaha — Dec 5–5 · View bout
  2. Dan Mayo (5), Penn State over Mike Harter (12), Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Major, Northern Illinois — Dec 18–14 · View bout
  4. Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa over Joe Decamillis, Wyoming — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. John Ginther, Arizona State over Todd Moseley, Missouri — MD 11–2 · View bout
  6. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over John Stafford, Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:32 · View bout
  7. Norm Corkhill, North Carolina State over Bob McCurdy (10), Shippensburg (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  8. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 17–8 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa over Darrin Evans, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 2:54 · View bout
  2. John Ginther, Arizona State over Carlton Kinkade, Central Michigan — MD 12–2 · View bout
  3. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Dan Mayo (5), Penn State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Norm Corkhill, North Carolina State — Fall 4:38 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. John Ginther, Arizona State over Jim Bouwman, Utah State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over Jeff Weatherman (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Jim Beichner (6), Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over Steve Peperak, Maryland — Dec 15–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State over John Ginther, Arizona State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa over Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Marvin Jones (4), California-Bakersfield over Rico Chiapparelli (3), Iowa — Fall 0:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dave Mariola Jr., Michigan State over Reggie Wilson, Oklahoma State — Sup 19–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Tracey (7), California-Poly over John Ginther, Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout