NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1989 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Pat Santoro, Pittsburgh (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Pat SantoroPITT
  2. 2Townsend 'Junior' SaundersASU
  3. 3Mike ColeCLAR
  4. 4Larry GotcherMICH
  5. 5Pat BoydND
  6. 6Enzo CatulloUNC
  7. 7Terry KennedyEDIN
  8. 8Joe ReynoldsOU

In 1989, 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 1989 142-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
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "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 · 7 bouts

25 byes into the round of 32

  1. Duane Maue, Colorado Mines over Dave Sloan, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State over Matt Ciccarello, Air Force (CO) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma over Steve Morris, California-Bakersfield — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Pat Santoro (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over John Martin, California-Poly — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. Robbie Winter, Brigham Young (UT) over Gary Steffensmeier, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  6. Stacy Richmond (7), Michigan State over Mark Billups, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  7. Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State over Ryan Johnson, Central Connecticut — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Jeff Gibbons (6), Iowa State over Joe Herrmann, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State over Shaun Smith (12), Delaware Valley (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma over Tim Tusick, Kent State (OH) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan over Danny Hayes, Missouri — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  5. Layne Billings, Nebraska over Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina — MD 13–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Toarmina (9), Oklahoma State over Robbie Winter, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  7. Mike Cole (1), Clarion (PA) over Kris Felthousen, Virginia — Fall · View bout
  8. Pat Boyd (11), Notre Dame (IN) over Adam Caldwell, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  9. Pat Santoro (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jeff Scotton, Bucknell (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  10. Pat Waters, Cornell (NY) over Chad Taylor, Wyoming — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  11. Rob Meloy, Penn State over Mark Boston, Ohio — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  12. Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) over Duane Maue, Colorado Mines — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  13. Stacy Richmond (7), Michigan State over Scott Glenn, Oregon — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  14. Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) over Warren Stewart, Liberty (VA) — Fall 2:57 · View bout
  15. Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State over Marty King, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  16. Travis West, Portland State (OR) over Kenny Ramsey Jr., Ohio State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma over Rob Meloy, Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan over Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Layne Billings, Nebraska over Mark Toarmina (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Mike Cole (1), Clarion (PA) over Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  5. Pat Boyd (11), Notre Dame (IN) over Jeff Gibbons (6), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Pat Santoro (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Pat Waters, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  7. Stacy Richmond (7), Michigan State over Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State over Travis West, Portland State (OR) — MD 14–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Mike Cole (1), Clarion (PA) over Layne Billings, Nebraska — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  2. Pat Boyd (11), Notre Dame (IN) over Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Pat Santoro (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Stacy Richmond (7), Michigan State — Dflt · View bout
  4. Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State over Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan — MD 14–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Pat Santoro (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Pat Boyd (11), Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State over Mike Cole (1), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Pat Santoro (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Townsend 'Junior' Saunders (4), Arizona State — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 4 bouts

  1. John Martin, California-Poly over Jeff Scotton, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 18–13 · View bout
  2. Ryan Johnson, Central Connecticut over Marty King, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Scott Glenn, Oregon over Mark Billups, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Tim Tusick, Kent State (OH) over Steve Morris, California-Bakersfield — Dec 16–13 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina over Mark Toarmina (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Jeff Gibbons (6), Iowa State over Adam Caldwell, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State over Danny Hayes, Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. John Martin, California-Poly over Pat Waters, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Rob Meloy, Penn State over Tim Tusick, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) over Kris Felthousen, Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) over Scott Glenn, Oregon — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Travis West, Portland State (OR) over Ryan Johnson, Central Connecticut — Fall · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina over Russell 'Buzz' Wincheski, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Jeff Gibbons (6), Iowa State over Rob Meloy, Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) over John Martin, California-Poly — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Travis West, Portland State (OR) over Joe Cesari Jr., North Carolina State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina over Stacy Richmond (7), Michigan State — Dflt · View bout
  2. Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma over Travis West, Portland State (OR) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan over Jeff Gibbons (6), Iowa State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) over Layne Billings, Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina over Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan over Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan over Pat Boyd (11), Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 3:37 · View bout
  2. Mike Cole (1), Clarion (PA) over Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina — Fall 4:30 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Cole (1), Clarion (PA) over Larry Gotcher (5), Michigan — Fall 5:18 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pat Boyd (11), Notre Dame (IN) over Enzo Catullo (8), North Carolina — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Terry Kennedy (10), Edinboro (PA) over Joe Reynolds (3), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout