NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1989 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Dave Lee, Wisconsin.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dave LeeWIS
  2. 2Baron BlakleyOU
  3. 3Mike FarrellOKST
  4. 4Tom MarchettiBUCK
  5. 5Jason MorrisSYR
  6. 6Marty MorganMINN
  7. 7Dan NiebuhrFS
  8. 8Allen 'Scott' ChenowethNEB

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 167-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 · 8 bouts

24 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brad Traviolia (10), Northwestern (IL) over Solomon Fleckman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Gerald 'GT' Taylor, Arizona State over Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Bob Thompson, Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. John Heffernan (3), Iowa over Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. John Kohls (4), Brigham Young (UT) over Chuck Poulsen, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Mark Voloshin, Wyoming over Dave Yahner, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Rikk Walters, Edinboro (PA) over Steve Yarbrough, Stanford (CA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) over Jeff Ansted, Toledo (OH) — Fall 1:52 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska over Brad Morris, Ferris State (MI) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma over Rikk Walters, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 6:29 · View bout
  3. Brad Traviolia (10), Northwestern (IL) over Eric Unger, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Chris Geneser, Notre Dame (IN) over Gerald 'GT' Taylor, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Randy Worrell, Delaware Valley (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  6. Eric Messner (11), Oregon over Rob DeSalve, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  7. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Dave Zettlemoyer, North Carolina State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. John Heffernan (3), Iowa over Todd Kendle, Augustana (SD) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  9. John Rippley (5), Army (NY) over Jay Schwartz, West Virginia — MD 13–3 · View bout
  10. Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota over Jeff Karam, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  11. Mike Amine (9), Michigan over Steve Blanner, Missouri — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  12. Mike Farrell (2), Oklahoma State over Mark Voloshin, Wyoming — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  13. Mike Maxam, Appalachian State (NC) over Mike Caro, Maryland — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  14. Rob Milavsky, James Madison (VA) over John Kohls (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  15. Ted Price, Wisconsin-Parkland over Mark Perkins, New Hampshire — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) over Jeff Harris (12), Southwest Missouri — MD 9–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma over Eric Messner (11), Oregon — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Brad Traviolia (10), Northwestern (IL) over Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. John Heffernan (3), Iowa over Ted Price, Wisconsin-Parkland — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Mike Amine (9), Michigan over Chris Geneser, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 13–12 · View bout
  6. Mike Farrell (2), Oklahoma State over Mike Maxam, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  7. Rob Milavsky, James Madison (VA) over Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) over John Rippley (5), Army (NY) — Fall 7:37 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma over John Heffernan (3), Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Mike Amine (9), Michigan — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Mike Farrell (2), Oklahoma State over Brad Traviolia (10), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) over Rob Milavsky, James Madison (VA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma over Mike Farrell (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Baron Blakley (6), Oklahoma — MD 14–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 3 bouts

  1. Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) over Todd Kendle, Augustana (SD) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Jeff Harris (12), Southwest Missouri over Jeff Ansted, Toledo (OH) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  3. Solomon Fleckman, Lehigh (PA) over Eric Unger, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska over John Kohls (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Geneser, Notre Dame (IN) over Steve Blanner, Missouri — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) over Ted Price, Wisconsin-Parkland — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Randy Worrell, Delaware Valley (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  5. John Rippley (5), Army (NY) over Jeff Harris (12), Southwest Missouri — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  6. Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota over Solomon Fleckman, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Mike Maxam, Appalachian State (NC) over Mark Voloshin, Wyoming — Fall 4:15 · View bout
  8. Rikk Walters, Edinboro (PA) over Eric Messner (11), Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska over John Rippley (5), Army (NY) — Dec 15–9 · View bout
  2. Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) over Rikk Walters, Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Chris Geneser, Notre Dame (IN) — MD 17–3 · View bout
  4. Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota over Mike Maxam, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 15–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska over John Heffernan (3), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) over Rob Milavsky, James Madison (VA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Brad Traviolia (10), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota over Mike Amine (9), Michigan — MD 13–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota over Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Farrell (2), Oklahoma State over Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) over Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 3:58 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Farrell (2), Oklahoma State over Tom Marchetti, Bucknell (PA) — MD 12–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Morris, Syracuse (NY) over Marty Morgan (7), Minnesota — Dec 8–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Niebuhr, Fresno State (CA) over Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout