1985 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships explained

1985 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Start Date:March 14, 1985
End Date:March 16, 1985
Host:University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Venues:Myriad Convention Center
Champions:Iowa (10th title)
Runners-Up1:Oklahoma
Runners-Up2:Iowa State
Attendance:41,884
Mvp:Barry Davis (Iowa)
Previous:1984
Next:1986

The 1985 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were the 55th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships to be held. The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University co-hosted the tournament in Oklahoma City at the Myriad Convention Center.

Iowa took home the team championship with 145.25 points and having two individual champions.[1]

Barry Davis of Iowa was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler and Darryl Peterson of Iowa State received the Gorriaran Award.[2]

Team results

Rank School Points
1Iowa145.25
2Oklahoma98.5
3Iowa State70
4Oklahoma State56
5Michigan52
6Arizona State50.75
7Penn State46.75
8Tennessee32.5
9Lehigh31.5
10Bloomsburg31
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Individual finals

Weight class Championship match (champion in boldface)
118 lbs Ricky Bonomo, Bloomsburg MAJOR Matt Egeland, Iowa, 17–3
126 lbs Barry Davis, Iowa DEC Joe McFarland, Michigan, 8–4
134 lbs Jim Jordan, Wisconsin DEC John Smith, Oklahoma State, 7–4
142 lbs Joe Gibbons, Iowa State DEC John Orr, Princeton, 4–3
150 lbs Eddie Urbano, Arizona State DEC Jim Heffernan, Iowa, 4–1
158 lbs Marty Kistler, Iowa DEC Greg Elinsky, Penn State, 4–3
167 lbs Chris Edmond, Tennessee DEC Pete Capone, Hofstra, 14–10
177 lbs Melvin Douglas, Oklahoma DEC Wayne Catan, Syracuse, 3–2
190 lbs Dan Chaid, Oklahoma DEC Duane Goldman, Iowa, 5–3
UNLBill Hyman, Temple MAJOR Kirk Trost, Michigan, 12–2
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wrestling. 19 April 2017. NCAA.ord. 29 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 55th NCAA Wrestling Tournament. 6 December 2013. wrestlingstats.com. 29 January 2018.