John Major
NCAA championship record, 1983–1986. Regular-season results are not included.
John Major wrestled for Northern Illinois and Illinois at three NCAA championships, 1983–1986, and went 4–5. Major lost in the round of 16 in 1983, in consolation round 4 in 1985 and in consolation round 2 in 1986.
3tournaments
4wins
5losses
0individual titles
0wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Northern Illinois | 177 | No seed listed | Lost consolation round 2 | 1–2 | 3 bouts |
| 1985 | Northern Illinois | 177 | 10 | Lost consolation round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 1983 | Illinois | 167 | No seed listed | Lost round of 16 | 1–1 | 2 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 9
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 · 177 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Eyvind Boyesen · Lehigh (PA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 5–4 |
| Round of 16 | L | Melvin Douglas III · Oklahoma | No seed listed | 1 | Sup 6–18 |
| Consolation round 2 | L | Darrin Evans · Bloomsburg (PA) | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 14–18 |
| 1985 · 177 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Dave Vurik · New Mexico | 10 | No seed listed | Dec 10–3 |
| Round of 16 | L | Wayne Catan · Syracuse (NY) | 10 | 3 | MD 2–10 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Rich Boehning · Tennessee-Chattanooga | 10 | No seed listed | Dec 8–5 |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Roger Sayles · California-Poly | 10 | 6 | Dec 0–4 |
| 1983 · 167 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Dave McEntee · Massachusetts | No seed listed | No seed listed | Dec 13–9 |
| Round of 16 | L | Mike Jones · Illinois State | No seed listed | No seed listed | MD 4–14 |
Cite this page: “John Major”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_3yua6jmriqfbokt5/john-major