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1989 NCAA Championships

Champions, team standings, and brackets for all 10 weights.

The 1989 NCAA championships had 10 weights and 589 bouts. Oklahoma State won the team title with 91.25 points; Arizona State was second with 70.5. Oklahoma State had two of the 10 individual champions.

10weights
10individual champions
589bouts
62wins by fall

Most falls: Mike Cole, Clarion (PA) · 4 falls

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Individual champions

1989 individual champions by weight
WeightChampionProgramTitle bout
118Jack Cuvo (1) · 2nd titleEast Stroudsburg (PA)East Stroudsburg (PA)Dec 10–8 over Doug Wyland (3), North Carolina
126Kendall Cross (3)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 5–2 over Michael Stokes (5), North Carolina State
134Sean O'Day (3)Edinboro (PA)Edinboro (PA)Dec 11–8 over TJ Sewell (4), Oklahoma
142Pat Santoro (2) · 2nd titlePittsburgh (PA)Pittsburgh (PA)Dec 7–6 over Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State
150Tim Krieger (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 5–0 over Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ)
158Dan St. John (1)Arizona StateArizona StateDec 4–2 over Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan
167Dave Lee (1)WisconsinWisconsinMD 14–6 over Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma
177Chris Barnes (2)Oklahoma StateOklahoma StateDec 3–2 over Brad Lloyd (1), Lock Haven (PA)
190Eric Voelker (1) · 2nd titleIowa StateIowa StateDec 7–2 over Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL)
275Carlton Haselrig (1) · 3rd titlePittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)Dec 1–0 over Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa

Team standings

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Published standings · Source: NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Records Book, All-Time Team Results, 1989

Head coach for the 1989 tournament, from the coaching record; a dash where none is established yet.

1989 team standings
RankProgramHead coachPoints
1Oklahoma StateJoe Seay91.25
2Arizona StateBobby Douglas70.5
3Iowa StateJim Gibbons63
4OklahomaStan Abel61
5MichiganDale Bahr53.25
6IowaDan Gable52.5
7MinnesotaJ Robinson45.75
8Northwestern (IL)Tom Jarman40.5
9Edinboro (PA)Mike DeAnna40
10Penn StateRich Lorenzo39.75
11WisconsinAndy Rein35.5
12North Carolina StateBob Guzzo32.25
13Pittsburgh (PA)Rande Stottlemyer31.25
14Northern IowaDon Briggs30.75
15East Stroudsburg (PA)Bob Dalling29.5
16Lock Haven (PA)Neil Turner28.5
17NebraskaTim Neumann28
18North CarolinaBill Lam27.25
19Clarion (PA)Bob Bubb27
20Indiana (IN)Jim Humphrey24.75
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1989 team standings, continued
RankProgramHead coachPoints
21Notre Dame (IN)Fran McCann19
22Syracuse (NY)Ed Carlin17.5
23Navy (MD)Reg Wicks16.75
T24Bucknell (PA)Bob Ferraro15.5
T24Eastern MichiganJohn Eisley15.5
26Boise State (ID)Mike Young15.25
27VirginiaGeorge Edwards15
T28California-BakersfieldT.J. Kerr14.5
T28IllinoisRon Clinton14.5
30Fresno State (CA)Dennis DeLiddo13
31Bloomsburg (PA)Roger Sanders12.5
T32Clemson (SC)Eddie Griffin10
T32Lehigh (PA)Tom Hutchinson10
34OregonRon Finley8
35Tennessee-ChattanoogaEthan Reeve7
36Purdue (IN)Mitch Hull6.5
T37Eastern IllinoisRalph McCausland6
T37Morgan State (MD)James Phillips6
39Brigham Young (UT)Alan Albright5.5
T40Columbia (NY)Ronald Russo4.5
T40New MexicoBill Dotson4.5
T40William & Mary (VA)Bill Pincus4.5
43Ohio StateRuss Hellickson4.25
T44California-PolyLennis Cowell4
T44Michigan StatePhil Parker4
T46Appalachian State (NC)Paul Mance3.5
T46Boston (MA)Carl Adams3.5
T46Central ConnecticutKen DeStefanis3.5
T46Old Dominion (VA)Gray Simons3.5
T50Army (NY)Ed Steers3
T50George Mason (VA)Mike Moyer3
T50MissouriWes Roper3
T50Wilkes (PA)John Reese3
T54Brown (RI)David Amato2.5
T54Rider (NJ)Gary Taylor2.5
T54West VirginiaCraig Turnbull2.5
T57Cornell (NY)Jack Spates2
T57James Madison (VA)Jeffrey Bowyer2
T57Toledo (OH)Harvey Bowles2
T57WyomingScott Bliss2
T61Drake (IA)Lonnie Timmerman1
T61George Washington (DC)James V. Rota1
T61Liberty (VA)Donald Shuler1
T61Millersville (PA)Floyd Hitchcock1
T61Northern IllinoisEd Vatch1
T61Stanford (CA)Chris Horpel1
T67American (DC)Jay Billy0.5
T67Cleveland State (OH)Richard Bonacci0.5
T67Kent State (OH)Ron Gray0.5
T67Utah StateMark Harris0.5
40 more programs that entered but are not in the published standings

* Calculated from the bouts under the 1989 scoring rules.

1989 programs not in the published standings
RankProgramHead coachPoints
19*Montclair State (NJ)Steve Strellner27*
22*Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)Pat Pecora22*
37*Portland State (OR)Marlin Grahn7.5*
43*St. Cloud State (MN)Bob Boeck5.25*
50*Nebraska OmahaMike Denney3.5*
60*Central MissouriMike Hagerty2.75*
61*Ashland (OH)Tom Linder2.5*
65*Ferris State (MI)Jim Miller2*
65*Wisconsin-ParklandNot yet established2*
70*California (PA)Robin Ersland1.75*
72*Colorado MinesJack Hancock1*
78*Southwest MissouriMike McCarty0.5*
83*Air Force (CO)Wayne Baughman0*
83*Augustana (SD)Paul Wayne Kendle0*
83*Baldwin Wallace (OH)Rich Fleming0*
83*Buena Vista (IA)Al Baxter0*
83*Buffalo (NY)Ed Michael0*
83*California Poly HumboldtFrank Cheek0*
83*California-FullertonDan Lewis0*
83*Central MichiganCharles Sherwood0*
83*Delaware Valley (PA)Robert Marshall0*
83*Duke (NC)Bill Harvey0*
83*Eastern WashingtonNot yet established0*
83*Illinois StateGeorge Girardi0*
83*Lake Superior State (MI)Tom Borrelli0*
83*Marquette (WI)Fred Rideout0*
83*MarylandJohn McHugh0*
83*Miami (OH)Chuck Angello0*
83*New HampshireJames H. Urquhart0*
83*Norfolk State (VA)Not yet established0*
83*North DakotaNot yet established0*
83*North Dakota StateArthur Maughan0*
83*OhioHarry Houska0*
83*Ohio NorthernRon Beaschler0*
83*Oregon StateDale Thomas0*
83*Slippery Rock (PA)Fred Powell0*
83*Virginia MilitaryJohn Trudgeon0*
83*Wagner (NY)Kevin Gallagher0*
83*Wartburg (IA)Dick Walker0*
83*Wisconsin-StevensMarty Loy0*

Cite this page: “1989 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/tournaments/1989/

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