NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1988 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Mark Coleman, Ohio State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mark ColemanOHST
  2. 2Mike DaviesASU
  3. 3Eric VoelkerISU
  4. 4Kyle RichardsWIS
  5. 5Andy VoitPSU
  6. 6Carlton KinkadeCMU
  7. 7Junior MeekOU
  8. 8Charlie Sherertz Jr.MIZZ

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Terry McIntyre, Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:58 · View bout
  2. Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) over Darren Brown, Morgan State (MD) — MD 12–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Voit (10), Penn State over Jeff Rufolo, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Antonio Kilpatrick, North Carolina-Pembroke over Mike Himes, Upper Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Bill Freeman, Lock Haven (PA) over Bill Wagner, Virginia — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan over Mike McHenry, Purdue (IN) — Fall 6:40 · View bout
  5. Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri over Larry Sidiropoulos, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Cordon Cooper, Millersville (PA) over Ken Hackman (7), California (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Dominic Cianchetti, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 3:26 · View bout
  8. John Flaherty (11), Clarion (PA) over Jon Frangoulis, Southwest Missouri — Dflt · View bout
  9. Junior Meek, Oklahoma over Steve Brody, Pennsylvania — MD 11–3 · View bout
  10. Kurt Knechtel (8), Utah State over Travis Gittins, Brigham Young (UT) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  11. Kyle Richards, Wisconsin over Glen Pazinko (5), North Carolina — MD 9–1 · View bout
  12. Mark Coleman (1), Ohio State over Mark Kerr, Syracuse (NY) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  13. Matt Palmer, North Dakota State over Dave Mariola Jr. (6), Michigan State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  14. Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) over Phil Lazarus, Boston (MA) — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  15. Mike Davies (3), Arizona State over Brian Hagen, Wyoming — TF 19–4 · View bout
  16. Scott Kelly (4), Navy (MD) over Dave Attaway, Illinois State — Fall 5:39 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Voit (10), Penn State over Cordon Cooper, Millersville (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Bill Freeman, Lock Haven (PA) over Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. John Flaherty (11), Clarion (PA) over Matt Palmer, North Dakota State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Kyle Richards, Wisconsin over Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Mark Coleman (1), Ohio State over Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  6. Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) over Kurt Knechtel (8), Utah State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. Mike Davies (3), Arizona State over Junior Meek, Oklahoma — Fall 2:45 · View bout
  8. Scott Kelly (4), Navy (MD) over Antonio Kilpatrick, North Carolina-Pembroke — Dflt · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Freeman, Lock Haven (PA) over Andy Voit (10), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Kyle Richards, Wisconsin over Scott Kelly (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Mark Coleman (1), Ohio State over Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) — MD 16–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Davies (3), Arizona State over John Flaherty (11), Clarion (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Coleman (1), Ohio State over Kyle Richards, Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Davies (3), Arizona State over Andy Voit (10), Penn State — MD 11–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Coleman (1), Ohio State over Mike Davies (3), Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Phil Lazarus, Boston (MA) over Darren Brown, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Antonio Kilpatrick, North Carolina-Pembroke over Dave Attaway, Illinois State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan over Glen Pazinko (5), North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri over Mark Kerr, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Bill Wagner, Virginia — MD 11–3 · View bout
  5. Jeff Rufolo, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Cordon Cooper, Millersville (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Junior Meek, Oklahoma over Brian Hagen, Wyoming — MD 15–7 · View bout
  7. Kurt Knechtel (8), Utah State over Phil Lazarus, Boston (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Matt Palmer, North Dakota State over Jon Frangoulis, Southwest Missouri — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan over Antonio Kilpatrick, North Carolina-Pembroke — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri over Kurt Knechtel (8), Utah State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Jeff Rufolo, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Junior Meek, Oklahoma over Matt Palmer, North Dakota State — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan over John Flaherty (11), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri over Bill Freeman, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Junior Meek, Oklahoma over Scott Kelly (4), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan over Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Junior Meek, Oklahoma — Fall 0:54 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Andy Voit (10), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Kyle Richards, Wisconsin over Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan — MD 12–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Voelker (2), Iowa State over Kyle Richards, Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andy Voit (10), Penn State over Carlton Kinkade (12), Central Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Junior Meek, Oklahoma over Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout

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