NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1989 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Dan St. John, Arizona State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dan St. JohnASU
  2. 2Joe PantaleoMICH
  3. 3Scott SchleicherNAVY
  4. 4Mark ReilandIOWA
  5. 5Joel SmithEMU
  6. 6Wade ZimmermanFS
  7. 7Steve HamiltonISU
  8. 8Gordy MorganMINN

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 158-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dave Williams, Boston (MA) over Jeff Howard, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Joe Mannix, George Washington (DC) over Freddie Darris, Missouri — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Schroat, Wilkes (PA) over Scott Buckiso, Maryland — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Jeff Turner (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (8), Northern Iowa over Joe Mannix, George Washington (DC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Craig Holiday, Wisconsin over Brian Chambers, Marquette (WI) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  4. Dan St. John (1), Arizona State over Mark Reiland, Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. Edward 'EC' Muelhaupt, Brown (RI) over Wes White (7), Oklahoma State — MD 14–5 · View bout
  6. Gordy Morgan (4), Minnesota over Paul Olejnik, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  7. Jay Landolfo, North Carolina over Mike Lehman, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Jeff Coltvet (12), Nebraska over Matt Peters, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  9. Jeff Kwortnik, North Carolina State over Greg Satchell, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  10. Jim Pearson (9), Indiana (IN) over KC Lane, Boise State (ID) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  11. Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan over Mike Flynn, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  12. Joel Smith (5), Eastern Michigan over EC Cotton, Illinois State — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  13. Mike Schroat, Wilkes (PA) over Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  14. Scott Schleicher (6), Navy (MD) over Tim Briggs, North Dakota — TF 19–4 · View bout
  15. Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State over Howard Langford, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Dave Williams, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Lembeck (8), Northern Iowa over Jim Pearson (9), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Dan St. John (1), Arizona State over Jeff Kwortnik, North Carolina State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Gordy Morgan (4), Minnesota over Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan over Jay Landolfo, North Carolina — TF 16–1 · View bout
  5. Joel Smith (5), Eastern Michigan over Jeff Coltvet (12), Nebraska — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Schroat, Wilkes (PA) over Edward 'EC' Muelhaupt, Brown (RI) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  7. Scott Schleicher (6), Navy (MD) over Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Craig Holiday, Wisconsin — MD 14–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (1), Arizona State over Chris Lembeck (8), Northern Iowa — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan over Mike Schroat, Wilkes (PA) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  3. Joel Smith (5), Eastern Michigan over Gordy Morgan (4), Minnesota — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  4. Scott Schleicher (6), Navy (MD) over Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (1), Arizona State over Joel Smith (5), Eastern Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan over Scott Schleicher (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dan St. John (1), Arizona State over Joe Pantaleo (2), Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) over Scott Buckiso, Maryland — Fall 5:39 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Tim Briggs, North Dakota — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Dave Williams, Boston (MA) over Craig Holiday, Wisconsin — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Jeff Coltvet (12), Nebraska over EC Cotton, Illinois State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Jim Pearson (9), Indiana (IN) over Joe Mannix, George Washington (DC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Mark Reiland, Iowa over Jeff Kwortnik, North Carolina State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Flynn, Edinboro (PA) over Jay Landolfo, North Carolina — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State over Paul Olejnik, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) over Edward 'EC' Muelhaupt, Brown (RI) — Fall 0:21 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Dave Williams, Boston (MA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Coltvet (12), Nebraska over Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Reiland, Iowa over Jim Pearson (9), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) over Mike Flynn, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Gordy Morgan (4), Minnesota over Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Reiland, Iowa over Mike Schroat, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Jeff Coltvet (12), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) over Chris Lembeck (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Reiland, Iowa over Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State — Fall 1:48 · View bout
  2. Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) over Gordy Morgan (4), Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Reiland, Iowa over Joel Smith (5), Eastern Michigan — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Scott Schleicher (6), Navy (MD) over Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Schleicher (6), Navy (MD) over Mark Reiland, Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joel Smith (5), Eastern Michigan over Wade Zimmerman, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Gordy Morgan (4), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout