NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1988 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Carlton Haselrig, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Carlton HaselrigPittsburgh-Johnstown (PA)
  2. 2Dave OrndorffORST
  3. 3Mark TatumOU
  4. 4Joel GreenleeUNI
  5. 5Rod SevernASU
  6. 6Mark SindlingerIOWA
  7. 7Dean HallEDIN
  8. 8Mike LombardoNCST

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Steve Vetsch, Lehigh (PA) — MD 18–5 · View bout
  2. Joe Malacek, Nebraska over Scott Ulrich, Air Force (CO) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  3. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Chris Murtha, New Hampshire — Fall 2:18 · View bout
  4. Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) over Pat McDade, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  5. Tim Bowersox, Shippensburg (PA) over John Matyiko, Virginia — Fall 9:47 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) over Paul Litzinger, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:25 · View bout
  2. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Steve Adams, Central Michigan — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  3. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Kurt Angle (12), Clarion (PA) — Fall 3:13 · View bout
  4. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Joe Malacek, Nebraska — MD 15–2 · View bout
  6. Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia over Tim Kennedy, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  8. John Devine, Navy (MD) over Andy Cope, Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  9. Jon Cogdill (11), Wyoming over Rock Burch, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State over Terry Ullom, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  11. Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa over Chris Boni, Eastern Washington — MD 13–3 · View bout
  12. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Pat Conners, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) over Tim Bowersox, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 0:54 · View bout
  14. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Bob Potokar, Michigan — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  15. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Dave Bottcher Jr. (9), Army (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  16. Tom Reese (5), Maryland over Darryl Robinson, Delaware State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  2. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Jon Cogdill (11), Wyoming — Fall 4:19 · View bout
  3. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over John Devine, Navy (MD) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa over Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Todd Seiler, Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Tom Reese (5), Maryland over Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa over Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Tom Reese (5), Maryland — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Rod Severn (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Dave Orndorff, Oregon State — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Pat Conners, St. Lawrence (NY) over Chris Murtha, New Hampshire — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) over Chris Boni, Eastern Washington — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Darryl Robinson, Delaware State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Joe Malacek, Nebraska over Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State over Bob Potokar, Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State over Jon Cogdill (11), Wyoming — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) over Steve Adams, Central Michigan — Fall 1:23 · View bout
  7. Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Devine, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Pat Conners, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State — Fall 5:19 · View bout
  2. Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State over Joe Malacek, Nebraska — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  3. Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) over Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois — Fall 5:56 · View bout
  2. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Todd Seiler, Wisconsin — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State over Tom Reese (5), Maryland — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Rod Severn (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

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