NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Mark Ironside, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mark IronsideIOWA
  2. 2Shawn EnrightOHIO
  3. 3Jeremy EnsrudORE
  4. 4Mark AngleCLAR
  5. 5Michael LightnerOU
  6. 6Dustin DenunzioHARV
  7. 7Ian 'Whitey' ChleboveWVU
  8. 8Scott SchatzmanNW

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania over Rafael Vega, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Canoyer (11), Nebraska over Troy Marr, Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Eric Schmeising, Hofstra (NY) over Don Pool, Eastern Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Quinn Foster, Arizona State — Fall 0:58 · View bout
  5. Isaac Miller, Michigan State over Bryce Bochy, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Jamill Kelly (9), Oklahoma State over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over James Torres, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — MD 19–5 · View bout
  9. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) — TF 23–8 · View bout
  10. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Jason Mutarelli, Virginia — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  11. Mike Collier, California-Davis over Erik Smith, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield over Bobby Cook, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–1 · View bout
  13. Nick Flach, Northern Iowa over James Kocher, North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  14. Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) over Greg Mayer, Central Michigan — TF 17–2 · View bout
  15. Sean Gray, Virginia Tech over Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  16. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) over Mike Collier, California-Davis — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  2. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Brad Canoyer (11), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Isaac Miller, Michigan State — MD 16–7 · View bout
  4. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Eric Schmeising, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Nick Flach, Northern Iowa — Fall 5:51 · View bout
  6. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Jamill Kelly (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) over Sean Gray, Virginia Tech — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield — MD 10–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) over Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  4. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Shawn Enright (7), Ohio — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. James Torres, Indiana (IN) over Rafael Vega, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 5:27 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Erik Smith, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Bryce Bochy, Wyoming over James Torres, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  3. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over James Kocher, North Carolina State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) over Bobby Cook, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 2:40 · View bout
  5. Don Pool, Eastern Illinois over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State over Greg Mayer, Central Michigan — MD 17–9 · View bout
  7. Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania over Jason Mutarelli, Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Troy Marr, Minnesota over Quinn Foster, Arizona State — TF 19–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Brad Canoyer (11), Nebraska — Fall 6:06 · View bout
  2. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over Eric Schmeising, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) over Jamill Kelly (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State over Isaac Miller, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Nick Flach, Northern Iowa over Don Pool, Eastern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Sean Gray, Virginia Tech over Bryce Bochy, Wyoming — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  8. Troy Marr, Minnesota over Mike Collier, California-Davis — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State — Fall 7:44 · View bout
  2. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Nick Flach, Northern Iowa over Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Sean Gray, Virginia Tech over Troy Marr, Minnesota — Fall 2:22 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Nick Flach, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Sean Gray, Virginia Tech — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) over Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–3 · View bout