NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Eric Guerrero, Oklahoma State.

There is no bracket drawing for this weight yet. Every recorded bout is listed below by round.

Place winners

  1. 1Eric GuerreroOKST
  2. 2Eric JettonWIS
  3. 3Dwight HinsonISU
  4. 4Stan GreeneFS
  5. 5Pat McNamaraMSU
  6. 6Jason BuceORST
  7. 7Carl PerryILL
  8. 8Joey CoughranCSUF

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Dave Vollmer, James Madison (VA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  2. Jason Betz, Penn State over Nate Rupp, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Patnesky, West Virginia over Steve Walker, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Dane Valdez (12), Oklahoma over Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Carl Perry, Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Solomon Webb, Bucknell (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  5. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over Chad Caros, Buffalo (NY) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Jason Buce (9), Oregon State over Jason Betz, Penn State — MD 18–9 · View bout
  7. Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan over Josh Hutchens (7), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Joe Warren (8), Michigan over CC Fisher, North Carolina — MD 13–5 · View bout
  9. John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — Fall 1:32 · View bout
  10. Kevin Saniga (10), Edinboro (PA) over Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  11. Matt Roth, Virginia over Bob Hanson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 0:27 · View bout
  12. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  13. Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Doug Schwab, Iowa — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  14. Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  15. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Tommy Davis, North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Bob Patnesky, West Virginia — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Matt Roth, Virginia — MD 11–0 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — TF 20–3 · View bout
  4. Jason Buce (9), Oregon State over Joe Warren (8), Michigan — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan over Kevin Saniga (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  6. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Dane Valdez (12), Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over Jason Buce (9), Oregon State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State — MD 9–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Schwab, Iowa over Dave Vollmer, James Madison (VA) — Fall · View bout
  2. Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois over Nate Rupp, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Steve Walker, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Doug Schwab, Iowa over Tommy Davis, North Carolina State — MD 18–7 · View bout
  3. Jason Betz, Penn State over CC Fisher, North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jeramie Welder, Nebraska over Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Chad Caros, Buffalo (NY) — MD 16–4 · View bout
  6. Josh Hutchens (7), Purdue (IN) over Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  7. Solomon Webb, Bucknell (PA) over Bob Hanson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) over Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois — Dec 13–9 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  2. Jason Betz, Penn State over Kevin Saniga (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jeramie Welder, Nebraska over Dane Valdez (12), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Joe Warren (8), Michigan over Josh Hutchens (7), Purdue (IN) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  5. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Bob Patnesky, West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Matt Roth, Virginia over Doug Schwab, Iowa — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  7. Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State over Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Solomon Webb, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 6:38 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Joe Warren (8), Michigan — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Jason Betz, Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State over Matt Roth, Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Jason Buce (9), Oregon State over Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan — MD 16–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Buce (9), Oregon State over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Carl Perry, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Jason Buce (9), Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Jason Buce (9), Oregon State — Dec 11–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — Dec 5–4 · View bout