NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1990 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Pat Smith, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Pat SmithOKST
  2. 2Scott SchleicherNAVY
  3. 3Steve HamiltonISU
  4. 4Dan RussellPORT
  5. 5Ray MillerASU
  6. 6Chauncy WynnMORG
  7. 7Jeff McAllisterCSUB
  8. 8Dave WalterPUR

In 1990, 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 1990 158-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 · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) over Brian Chambers, Marquette (WI) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Roy Hall, Michigan State over Jim Marcotte, New Hampshire — MD 16–5 · View bout
  3. Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) over Brandon Dennington, Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Steve Lander, Oregon State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Onorato, West Virginia over Paul Marshall, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Dave Myers, Wyoming — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) over Tim Briggs, North Dakota — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  7. John Yankanich, Penn State over Steve Kinard, North Carolina State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Larry Gotcher (12), Michigan over Merrel Neal, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  9. Michael Murray, Virginia Military over George 'Butch' Padamonsky, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  10. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Pete Welch, North Carolina — MD 19–7 · View bout
  11. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  12. Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland over Howard Curtis, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  13. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over Jamie Byrne, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  14. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Roy Hall, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Toby Willis, Northwestern (IL) over Rocky Urso, Central Connecticut — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  16. Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) over Matt Peters, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Dave Onorato, West Virginia — Fall 2:48 · View bout
  3. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Larry Gotcher (12), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) over Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  5. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Michael Murray, Virginia Military — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  6. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland — MD 15–6 · View bout
  7. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over John Yankanich, Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Toby Willis, Northwestern (IL) — MD 15–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — MD 16–6 · View bout
  3. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Ray Miller, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  2. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) over Larry Gotcher (12), Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Tim Briggs, North Dakota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. John Yankanich, Penn State over Jamie Byrne, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) over Dave Onorato, West Virginia — Fall 3:16 · View bout
  5. Pete Welch, North Carolina over Michael Murray, Virginia Military — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  6. Roy Hall, Michigan State over Toby Willis, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland over Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) — MD 14–1 · View bout
  8. Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) over Steve Lander, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) over Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) over John Yankanich, Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Pete Welch, North Carolina over Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland over Roy Hall, Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) over Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Pete Welch, North Carolina — MD 12–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  2. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Ray Miller, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout