NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Dwight Gardner, Ohio.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dwight GardnerOHIO
  2. 2Hardell MooreOKST
  3. 3John LangePSU
  4. 4Ryan CunninghamCMU
  5. 5Tivon AbelBRWN
  6. 6Temoer TerryNEB
  7. 7David WellsCP
  8. 8Eric DouglasPUR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma over Bill Zeman, Illinois — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Isaac Wood, Oregon State over Vince DeAugustine, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Kirk White, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma over Travis Doto, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. David Wells, California-Poly over John Lange (7), Penn State — MD 15–5 · View bout
  3. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Alan Grasso, Millersville (PA) — Fall 2:38 · View bout
  4. Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) over Eric Hall, Virginia Tech — MD 11–3 · View bout
  5. Greg DeGrand, Michigan State over Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Isaac Wood, Oregon State — MD 14–2 · View bout
  7. James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) over Sam Kline (11), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) over Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  9. Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) over Dan Dicesare, Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  10. Matt Suter (10), Arizona State over Brett Gappmayer, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  11. Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) over Jamie Groudle, North Carolina — Fall 3:27 · View bout
  12. Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) over Alex Leykikh, Virginia — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  13. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Rick Springman, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  14. Sean Morgan (12), Oregon over Gabe McMahan, Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  15. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  16. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Dec 17–11 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. David Wells, California-Poly over Matt Suter (10), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Greg DeGrand, Michigan State — TF 19–4 · View bout
  3. Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) over Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  5. James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) over Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) over Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Sean Morgan (12), Oregon — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over David Wells, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Bill Zeman, Illinois over Brett Gappmayer, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Kirk White, Boise State (ID) over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Dflt · View bout
  3. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Vince DeAugustine, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Leykikh, Virginia over Isaac Wood, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) over Alan Grasso, Millersville (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Eric Hall, Virginia Tech over Travis Doto, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military over Jamie Groudle, North Carolina — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. John Lange (7), Penn State over Bill Zeman, Illinois — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota over Dan Dicesare, Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Kirk White, Boise State (ID) over Gabe McMahan, Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Rick Springman, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) over Sean Morgan (12), Oregon — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Greg DeGrand, Michigan State over Kirk White, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) over Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. John Lange (7), Penn State over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  5. Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota over Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Matt Suter (10), Arizona State over Alex Leykikh, Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Eric Hall, Virginia Tech — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  2. Matt Suter (10), Arizona State over Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Greg DeGrand, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. David Wells, California-Poly over Sam Kline (11), West Virginia — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) over Matt Suter (10), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. John Lange (7), Penn State over James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over David Wells, California-Poly — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  2. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) — Fall 5:12 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. David Wells, California-Poly over Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–0 · View bout