NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1988 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Rob Koll, North Carolina.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Rob KollUNC
  2. 2Joe PantaleoMICH
  3. 3Dan St. JohnASU
  4. 4John HeffernanIOWA
  5. 5Chris LembeckUNI
  6. 6Andrew SkoveOHST
  7. 7Mike CarrWVU
  8. 8Kenny FischerOU

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Cardwell (9), Oregon State over Edward 'EC' Muelhaupt, Brown (RI) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State over Jeff Coltvet, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Skove, Ohio State over Vince Hochanadel, Oregon — MD 14–5 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over Rod Mangrum, North Carolina State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) over Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  4. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Jay Wilcox, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Jeff Turner, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Flynn, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Kory Mosher, North Dakota — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  9. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over Jim Sloan, Central Connecticut — MD 16–4 · View bout
  10. Kevin Bullis, Bucknell (PA) over Jeff Cardwell (9), Oregon State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  11. Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Jeff Kelly, Iowa State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  12. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Tom Toggas, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  13. Phil Brown (11), Maryland over Mark Gerardi, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  14. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over John Rippley, Army (NY) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  15. Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) over Vince Silva (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  16. Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State over Mark Voloshin, Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Skove, Ohio State over Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) over Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Jeff Turner, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Phil Brown (11), Maryland — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  6. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Kevin Bullis, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Skove, Ohio State over Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  2. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over John Heffernan (4), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Dan St. John (3), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Mike Carr (8), West Virginia — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Rob Koll (1), North Carolina over Joe Pantaleo (6), Michigan — Fall 1:14 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Frank McKeon, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Jay Wilcox, Brigham Young (UT) over Jeff Turner, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan over Sean Finkbeiner, Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over John Rippley, Army (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Rod Mangrum, North Carolina State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Phil Brown (11), Maryland over Kory Mosher, North Dakota — MD 14–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) over Vince Hochanadel, Oregon — TF 23–7 · View bout
  8. Tom Toggas, Lehigh (PA) over Kevin Bullis, Bucknell (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) over Mark Banks (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan over Scott Schleicher, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over Tom Toggas, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Phil Brown (11), Maryland over Jay Wilcox, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Chauncy Wynn, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Phil Brown (11), Maryland — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma over Clay Ogden (7), Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Joel Smith, Eastern Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Mike Carr (8), West Virginia — Fall 8:57 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Heffernan (4), Iowa over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan St. John (3), Arizona State over John Heffernan (4), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Lembeck (5), Northern Iowa over Andrew Skove, Ohio State — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Carr (8), West Virginia over Kenny Fischer, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.