Tournament information | |
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Sport | College wrestling |
Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Dates | March 14, 1985–March 16, 1985 |
Host(s) | University of Oklahoma Oklahoma State University |
Venue(s) | Myriad Convention Center |
Final positions | |
Champions | Iowa (10th title) |
1st runners-up | Oklahoma |
2nd runners-up | Iowa State |
Tournament statistics | |
Attendance | 41,884 |
MVP | Barry Davis (Iowa) |
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]
Rank | School | Points |
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1 | Iowa | 145.25 |
2 | Oklahoma | 98.5 |
3 | Iowa State | 70 |
4 | Oklahoma State | 56 |
5 | Michigan | 52 |
6 | Arizona State | 50.75 |
7 | Penn State | 46.75 |
8 | Tennessee | 32.5 |
9 | Lehigh | 31.5 |
10 | Bloomsburg | 31 |
Reference: [2] |
Weight class | Championship match (champion in boldface) |
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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 |
UNL | Bill Hyman, Temple MAJOR Kirk Trost, Michigan, 12–2 |
Reference: [2] |
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