NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1989 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Tim Krieger, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tim KriegerISU
  2. 2Karl MonacoMONC
  3. 3Brian DolphIND
  4. 4Richard BaileyCSUB
  5. 5Todd ChesbroOKST
  6. 6Dave MorganBLOO
  7. 7Thom OrtizASU
  8. 8Tedon FleischmanUNM

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 150-pound 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.
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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Chris Humphreys, Brigham Young (UT) over Mike Bevilacqua, Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Greg Warren, Missouri over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Mel Rentschler, Toledo (OH) over Rick Lynch, Boston (MA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico over Scott Schumm, California-Fullerton — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Thane Turner, Lock Haven (PA) over Terry Murphy, Eastern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Peters, Navy (MD) over Chris Humphreys, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Ben Dagley, Ashland (OH) over Mel Rentschler, Toledo (OH) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) over Brett Argeris, Wyoming — TF 15–0 · View bout
  4. Dan Russell (9), Portland State (OR) over John Fasti, Rider (NJ) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  5. Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Tom Sell, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Greg Warren, Missouri over George Johnston, Oregon — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ) over Bill Orr, Clemson (SC) — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  8. Pat Hogan (10), Northern Iowa over Kirk Salvo, Brown (RI) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  9. Paul Herrera, Nebraska over Thane Turner, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  10. Richard Bailey (6), California-Bakersfield over Doug Streicher, Iowa — MD 15–7 · View bout
  11. Scott Hovan (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brian Schneider, Eastern Michigan — Fall 6:57 · View bout
  12. Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico over Dave Wlodarz (8), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  13. Thom Ortiz (7), Arizona State over Brandon Dennington, Oklahoma — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  14. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Sam Amine, Michigan — Fall 3:42 · View bout
  15. Todd Chesbro (5), Oklahoma State over Darrin Farrow, North Carolina State — MD 15–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Ryan (12), Syracuse (NY) over Tim Monahan, California Poly Humboldt — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) over Greg Warren, Missouri — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Paul Herrera, Nebraska — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ) over Aaron Peters, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Richard Bailey (6), California-Bakersfield over Scott Hovan (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico over Dan Russell (9), Portland State (OR) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Thom Ortiz (7), Arizona State over Pat Hogan (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  7. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Ben Dagley, Ashland (OH) — Fall 3:33 · View bout
  8. Todd Chesbro (5), Oklahoma State over Tom Ryan (12), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ) over Thom Ortiz (7), Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Richard Bailey (6), California-Bakersfield over Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico — Fall 1:27 · View bout
  4. Todd Chesbro (5), Oklahoma State over Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ) over Richard Bailey (6), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Todd Chesbro (5), Oklahoma State — MD 11–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tim Krieger (1), Iowa State over Karl Monaco (2), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Dave Wlodarz (8), Cleveland State (OH) over Scott Schumm, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Peters, Navy (MD) over Bill Orr, Clemson (SC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Dan Russell (9), Portland State (OR) over Dave Wlodarz (8), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Greg Warren, Missouri over Brett Argeris, Wyoming — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Pat Hogan (10), Northern Iowa over Brandon Dennington, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Paul Herrera, Nebraska over Tom Sell, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Sam Amine, Michigan over Ben Dagley, Ashland (OH) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  7. Scott Hovan (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Doug Streicher, Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Tom Ryan (12), Syracuse (NY) over Darrin Farrow, North Carolina State — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Russell (9), Portland State (OR) over Sam Amine, Michigan — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  2. Pat Hogan (10), Northern Iowa over Aaron Peters, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Paul Herrera, Nebraska over Tom Ryan (12), Syracuse (NY) — Fall 5:16 · View bout
  4. Scott Hovan (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Greg Warren, Missouri — Fall 2:53 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) over Paul Herrera, Nebraska — Dflt · View bout
  2. Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Scott Hovan (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico over Pat Hogan (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Thom Ortiz (7), Arizona State over Dan Russell (9), Portland State (OR) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) over Thom Ortiz (7), Arizona State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico — Fall 5:36 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) over Todd Chesbro (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Richard Bailey (6), California-Bakersfield over Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brian Dolph (3), Indiana (IN) over Richard Bailey (6), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Todd Chesbro (5), Oklahoma State over Dave Morgan (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Thom Ortiz (7), Arizona State over Tedon Fleischman, New Mexico — Dec 3–1 · View bout