NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1988 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Rob Koll, North Carolina.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Rob KollUNC
  2. 2Joe PantaleoMICH
  3. 3Dan St. JohnASU
  4. 4John HeffernanIOWA
  5. 5Chris LembeckUNI
  6. 6Andrew SkoveOHST
  7. 7Mike CarrWVU
  8. 8Kenny FischerOU

In 1988, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1988 158-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
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  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jeff Cardwell (9), Oregon State over Edward 'EC' Muelhaupt, Brown (RI) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State over Jeff Coltvet, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Skove, Ohio State over Vince Hochanadel, Oregon — MD 14–5 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over Rod Mangrum, North Carolina State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) over Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  4. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Jay Wilcox, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Jeff Turner, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Flynn, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Kory Mosher, North Dakota — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  9. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over Jim Sloan, Central Connecticut — MD 16–4 · View bout
  10. Kevin Bullis, Bucknell (PA) over Jeff Cardwell (9), Oregon State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  11. Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jeff Kelly, Iowa State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  12. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Tom Toggas, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  13. Phil Brown (11), Maryland over Mark Gerardi, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  14. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over John Rippley, Army (NY) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  15. Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) over Vince Silva (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  16. Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State over Mark Voloshin, Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Skove, Ohio State over Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) over Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Jeff Turner, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Phil Brown (11), Maryland — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  6. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Kevin Bullis, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Skove, Ohio State over Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over John Heffernan (4), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Dan St. John (3), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Mike Carr (8), West Virginia — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan — Fall 1:14 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Jay Wilcox, Brigham Young (UT) over Jeff Turner, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan over Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over John Rippley, Army (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Rod Mangrum, North Carolina State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Phil Brown (11), Maryland over Kory Mosher, North Dakota — MD 14–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) over Vince Hochanadel, Oregon — TF 23–7 · View bout
  8. Tom Toggas, Lehigh (PA) over Kevin Bullis, Bucknell (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan over Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over Tom Toggas, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Phil Brown (11), Maryland over Jay Wilcox, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Phil Brown (11), Maryland — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Mike Carr (8), West Virginia — Fall 8:57 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over John Heffernan (4), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout