NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1991 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Pat Smith, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Pat SmithOKST
  2. 2Tom RyanIOWA
  3. 3Dave WalterPUR
  4. 4Ray MillerASU
  5. 5Jason SuterPSU
  6. 6Scott HovanPITT
  7. 7Greg WarrenMIZZ
  8. 8Pete WelchUNC

In 1991, 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 1991 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
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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 · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Brian Malavar, California-Bakersfield over Jeff Clark, Virginia Military — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Brian Unkert, Bloomsburg (PA) over Adam Millson, Miami (OH) — Fall · View bout
    3. Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) over Greg Warren, Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Joe Mocco, Brown (RI) over Aaron Gaier, Oklahoma — MD 9–0 · View bout
    5. Joe Sabol (12), Hofstra (NY) over Thomas 'TC' Dantzler, Northern Illinois — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    6. Mike Marzetta, Minnesota over Jason Suter (10), Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    7. Mike Schyck, Ohio State over Matt Caro, Maryland — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    8. Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) over Mike Bartholomew, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    9. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Rodney Fisher, Liberty (VA) — Dec 16–10 · View bout
    10. Pete Welch (9), North Carolina over Darren Gustafson, Oregon — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    11. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Scott Henry, Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    12. Roy Hall (11), Michigan State over Matt Topham, Stanford (CA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    13. Scott Hovan (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Curt Bennethum, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:34 · View bout
    14. Sean Bormet (5), Michigan over Dave Onorato, West Virginia — Dec 13–7 · View bout
    15. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Chris Studer, Boston (MA) — MD 17–6 · View bout
    16. Torrae Jackson (8), Iowa State over Brian McGill, Air Force (CO) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) over Roy Hall (11), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Mike Marzetta, Minnesota over Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    3. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Brian Malavar, California-Bakersfield — TF 17–2 · View bout
    4. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Joe Mocco, Brown (RI) — Dec 14–7 · View bout
    5. Scott Hovan (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Schyck, Ohio State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    6. Sean Bormet (5), Michigan over Joe Sabol (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    7. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Brian Unkert, Bloomsburg (PA) — TF 24–9 · View bout
    8. Torrae Jackson (8), Iowa State over Pete Welch (9), North Carolina — Dec 10–6 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Torrae Jackson (8), Iowa State — MD 16–5 · View bout
    2. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Scott Hovan (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Sean Bormet (5), Michigan — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    4. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Mike Marzetta, Minnesota — TF 20–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Scott Hovan (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Tom Ryan (2), Iowa over Ray Miller (3), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Tom Ryan (2), Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris Studer, Boston (MA) over Brian Unkert, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Dave Onorato, West Virginia over Joe Sabol (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    3. Greg Warren, Missouri over Roy Hall (11), Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Jason Suter (10), Penn State over Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    5. Joe Mocco, Brown (RI) over Scott Henry, Clarion (PA) — MD 17–5 · View bout
    6. Mike Schyck, Ohio State over Curt Bennethum, Northern Iowa — Fall 4:16 · View bout
    7. Pete Welch (9), North Carolina over Brian McGill, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    8. Rodney Fisher, Liberty (VA) over Brian Malavar, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Onorato, West Virginia over Mike Schyck, Ohio State — Fall 3:47 · View bout
    2. Greg Warren, Missouri over Joe Mocco, Brown (RI) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    3. Jason Suter (10), Penn State over Chris Studer, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Pete Welch (9), North Carolina over Rodney Fisher, Liberty (VA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) over Dave Onorato, West Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Greg Warren, Missouri over Sean Bormet (5), Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Jason Suter (10), Penn State over Torrae Jackson (8), Iowa State — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    4. Pete Welch (9), North Carolina over Mike Marzetta, Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) over Pete Welch (9), North Carolina — TF 15–0 · View bout
    2. Jason Suter (10), Penn State over Greg Warren, Missouri — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) over Scott Hovan (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
    2. Ray Miller (3), Arizona State over Jason Suter (10), Penn State — Dec 9–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dave Walter (6), Purdue (IN) over Ray Miller (3), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jason Suter (10), Penn State over Scott Hovan (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Greg Warren, Missouri over Pete Welch (9), North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout