NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1993 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Sylvester TerkayNCST
  2. 2Don WhippMSU
  3. 3John OostendorpIOWA
  4. 4Rulon GardnerNEB
  5. 5Billy PierceMINN
  6. 6Todd KinneyISU
  7. 7Steve KingMICH
  8. 8Justin GreenleeUNI

In 1993, 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 1993 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. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Adam Green, Pennsylvania — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    2. Bruce Morgan, Cornell (NY) over Rick Hall, North Carolina — Dec 12–7 · View bout
    3. Chris Maynor, George Mason (VA) over Ray Mendoza Jr. (9), Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) over Tony Vanek, Boise State (ID) — Fall 1:56 · View bout
    5. Darrick Green, Central Michigan over Mark Whitford, Seton Hall (NJ) — Fall 5:20 · View bout
    6. Don Whipp (11), Michigan State over Chris Anderson, Oregon — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    7. Greg Troxell (12), Penn State over Marlon Houston Sr., Morgan State (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    8. John Oostendorp (5), Iowa over Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech — Dec 13–7 · View bout
    9. Justin Greenlee (10), Northern Iowa over Mike Westhead, Rider (NJ) — Fall 1:48 · View bout
    10. Lorenzo Neal (6), Fresno State (CA) over Steve Lawson, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    11. Melvin Crosby, Appalachian State (NC) over Jeff Scherma, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    12. Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska over Tony Vaughn, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    13. Seth Woodill (7), California-Poly over Pat Wiltanger, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    14. Steve King (8), Michigan over Jeremy Lay, Missouri — Fall 5:46 · View bout
    15. Sylvester Terkay (1), North Carolina State over Rob Sintobin, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:02 · View bout
    16. Todd Kinney (4), Iowa State over Brian Keck, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 13–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Darrick Green, Central Michigan — Fall 6:10 · View bout
    2. Don Whipp (11), Michigan State over Lorenzo Neal (6), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. John Oostendorp (5), Iowa over Greg Troxell (12), Penn State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Justin Greenlee (10), Northern Iowa over Seth Woodill (7), California-Poly — Fall 2:45 · View bout
    5. Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska over Bruce Morgan, Cornell (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout
    6. Steve King (8), Michigan over Chris Maynor, George Mason (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    7. Sylvester Terkay (1), North Carolina State over Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) — MD 11–0 · View bout
    8. Todd Kinney (4), Iowa State over Melvin Crosby, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Justin Greenlee (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Don Whipp (11), Michigan State over Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    3. Sylvester Terkay (1), North Carolina State over Steve King (8), Michigan — MD 14–0 · View bout
    4. Todd Kinney (4), Iowa State over John Oostendorp (5), Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Don Whipp (11), Michigan State over Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Sylvester Terkay (1), North Carolina State over Todd Kinney (4), Iowa State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Sylvester Terkay (1), North Carolina State over Don Whipp (11), Michigan State — Fall 1:43 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Brian Keck, Bloomsburg (PA) over Melvin Crosby, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) over Rob Sintobin, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Darrick Green, Central Michigan over Adam Green, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    4. Jeremy Lay, Missouri over Chris Maynor, George Mason (VA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech over Greg Troxell (12), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    6. Lorenzo Neal (6), Fresno State (CA) over Chris Anderson, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Seth Woodill (7), California-Poly over Mike Westhead, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:49 · View bout
    8. Tony Vaughn, Purdue (IN) over Bruce Morgan, Cornell (NY) — Fall 3:35 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) over Jeremy Lay, Missouri — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    2. Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech over Brian Keck, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    3. Seth Woodill (7), California-Poly over Darrick Green, Central Michigan — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    4. Tony Vaughn, Purdue (IN) over Lorenzo Neal (6), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. John Oostendorp (5), Iowa over Tony Vaughn, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Justin Greenlee (10), Northern Iowa over Dan Hicks, Navy (MD) — Fall 4:40 · View bout
    3. Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska over Josh Feldman, Virginia Tech — MD 15–3 · View bout
    4. Steve King (8), Michigan over Seth Woodill (7), California-Poly — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. John Oostendorp (5), Iowa over Steve King (8), Michigan — MD 14–6 · View bout
    2. Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska over Justin Greenlee (10), Northern Iowa — MD 15–6 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. John Oostendorp (5), Iowa over Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska over Todd Kinney (4), Iowa State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. John Oostendorp (5), Iowa over Rulon Gardner (3), Nebraska — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Todd Kinney (4), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Steve King (8), Michigan over Justin Greenlee (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout