NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1992 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Kurt Angle, Clarion (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kurt AngleCLAR
  2. 2Sylvester TerkayNCST
  3. 3Jamie CutlerISU
  4. 4Mike AndersonASU
  5. 5John OostendorpIOWA
  6. 6Jon MorrisLEH
  7. 7Lorenzo NealFS
  8. 8Kirk MammenOKST

In 1992, 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 1992 275-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Jamie Cutler (3), Iowa State over Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    2. Jeremy Lay, Missouri over Darrick Green, Central Michigan — Fall 2:55 · View bout
    3. John Oostendorp (7), Iowa over Larry Walker, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:26 · View bout
    4. Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) over Chris Maynor, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    5. Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech over Javier Posa, Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    6. Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State over Tom Osendorf, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    7. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Justin Greenlee, Northern Iowa — MD 14–5 · View bout
    8. Larock Benford (8), Purdue (IN) over Seth Woodill, California-Poly — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    9. Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) over Jeff Scherma, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    10. Matt Willhite (11), Oregon State over Marvin Hicks, Delaware State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    11. Melvin Crosby, Appalachian State (NC) over Dave Bell, Boston (MA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
    12. Mike Anderson (5), Arizona State over Adam Green, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    13. Perry Miller (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Vito Maurici, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    14. Ray Mendoza Jr. (9), Ohio State over Kevin Marriner, Central Connecticut — Fall 2:59 · View bout
    15. Rulon Gardner (12), Nebraska over Don Whipp, Michigan State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    16. Sylvester Terkay (2), North Carolina State over Chuck Weaver, Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 1:44 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Jamie Cutler (3), Iowa State over Melvin Crosby, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 10–2 · View bout
    2. John Oostendorp (7), Iowa over Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) over Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    4. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    5. Mike Anderson (5), Arizona State over Rulon Gardner (12), Nebraska — Fall 5:51 · View bout
    6. Perry Miller (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Matt Willhite (11), Oregon State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    7. Ray Mendoza Jr. (9), Ohio State over Larock Benford (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    8. Sylvester Terkay (2), North Carolina State over Jeremy Lay, Missouri — Fall 1:51 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jamie Cutler (3), Iowa State over Perry Miller (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
    2. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Ray Mendoza Jr. (9), Ohio State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    3. Mike Anderson (5), Arizona State over Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Sylvester Terkay (2), North Carolina State over John Oostendorp (7), Iowa — Fall 1:13 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Mike Anderson (5), Arizona State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Sylvester Terkay (2), North Carolina State over Jamie Cutler (3), Iowa State — Fall 1:43 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Sylvester Terkay (2), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Chuck Weaver, Notre Dame (IN) over Jeremy Lay, Missouri — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) over Melvin Crosby, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    3. Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech over Justin Greenlee, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State over Chris Maynor, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    5. Larock Benford (8), Purdue (IN) over Kevin Marriner, Central Connecticut — MD 11–0 · View bout
    6. Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) over Larry Walker, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
    7. Rulon Gardner (12), Nebraska over Adam Green, Pennsylvania — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    8. Vito Maurici, Indiana (IN) over Matt Willhite (11), Oregon State — TF 15–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State over Rulon Gardner (12), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Larock Benford (8), Purdue (IN) over Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech — MD 11–0 · View bout
    3. Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) over Chuck Weaver, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Vito Maurici, Indiana (IN) over Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. John Oostendorp (7), Iowa over Larock Benford (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 15–10 · View bout
    2. Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) over Vito Maurici, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State over Perry Miller (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    4. Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) over Ray Mendoza Jr. (9), Ohio State — MD 11–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. John Oostendorp (7), Iowa over Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) over Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jamie Cutler (3), Iowa State over Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    2. Mike Anderson (5), Arizona State over John Oostendorp (7), Iowa — Fall 5:15 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jamie Cutler (3), Iowa State over Mike Anderson (5), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. John Oostendorp (7), Iowa over Jon Morris, Lehigh (PA) — MD 11–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Lorenzo Neal (10), Fresno State (CA) over Kirk Mammen (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout