NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Teague Moore, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Teague MooreOKST
  2. 2David MorganMSU
  3. 3Eric JuergensIOWA
  4. 4Stephen AbasFS
  5. 5Jeremy HunterPSU
  6. 6Tim DernlanPUR
  7. 7Brandon PaulsonMINN
  8. 8John CarvalheiraRID

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Rudy Ruiz, Stanford (CA) over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  2. Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina over Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia — Dflt · View bout
  3. Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State over Eric Keller, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Jose Enriquez, Brigham Young (UT) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  6. Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) over Mark Garcia, New Mexico — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  7. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over Paul Gomez, Nebraska — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Mike Kawamura (11), Arizona State — Dflt · View bout
  9. John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) over Chris Walker, Wyoming — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  10. Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) over Lee Carroll, North Carolina State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  11. Sean Kim, California-Fullerton over James Butera, Harvard (MA) — TF 24–9 · View bout
  12. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Scott Clough, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  13. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Ben Richards, Oregon State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  14. Steve Doerrer, Illinois over Chris Mansueto, George Mason (VA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Steve Garland, Virginia — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  16. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over Rudy Ruiz, Stanford (CA) — Fall 2:47 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Brandon Paulson, Minnesota — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina — Dflt · View bout
  4. John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) over Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Steve Doerrer, Illinois — MD 16–6 · View bout
  7. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Sean Kim, California-Fullerton — MD 10–1 · View bout
  8. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Eric Juergens (7), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over David Morgan (1), Michigan State — Fall 4:50 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Scott Clough, Wisconsin over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Richards, Oregon State over Chris Mansueto, George Mason (VA) — Fall 3:48 · View bout
  2. Chris Walker, Wyoming over Mark Garcia, New Mexico — Fall 2:37 · View bout
  3. Eric Keller, Northern Iowa over Rudy Ruiz, Stanford (CA) — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  4. Lee Carroll, North Carolina State over Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Paul Gomez, Nebraska over Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Scott Clough, Wisconsin over Mike Kawamura (11), Arizona State — Dflt · View bout
  7. Steve Garland, Virginia over James Butera, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois over Jose Enriquez, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Ben Richards, Oregon State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina over Steve Garland, Virginia — MD 9–0 · View bout
  3. Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State over Lee Carroll, North Carolina State — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  4. Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) over Scott Clough, Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Chris Walker, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) over Eric Keller, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Sean Kim, California-Fullerton over Paul Gomez, Nebraska — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  8. Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois over Steve Doerrer, Illinois — MD 14–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina over Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Sean Kim, California-Fullerton over Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois over Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) over Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois — Fall 6:53 · View bout
  3. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over Sean Kim, California-Fullerton — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Brandon Paulson, Minnesota — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout