NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1990 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Terry Brands, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Terry BrandsIOWA
  2. 2Jason KelberNEB
  3. 3Kendall CrossOKST
  4. 4Dan KnightISU
  5. 5Shawn CharlesASU
  6. 6Adam DiSabatoOHST
  7. 7Gary Roberts Jr.New Mexico
  8. 8Duaine MartinUNI

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Bob Truby (10), Penn State over Mark Fergeson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Richner, Clarion (PA) over Johnny Jones, Citadel (SC) — TF 19–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State over Ryan Hager, Oklahoma — Fall 1:58 · View bout
  2. Ahmed El-Sokkary, California-Bakersfield over Mark Smith (12), Navy (MD) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  3. Brian Smith (7), Michigan State over Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Craig Walters, Wyoming over Bob Truby (10), Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Dan Flood, Wisconsin over Mike Richner, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Dan Knight (5), Iowa State over Jim Lightner, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Dave Kennedy (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dave Warnick, Army (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Duaine Martin (9), Northern Iowa over Chris Doukas, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 4:15 · View bout
  9. Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico over Frank Trujillo, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Noel Clavel, Old Dominion (VA) — Fall 4:55 · View bout
  11. Kendall Cross (3), Oklahoma State over Christopher Toth, American (DC) — TF 19–2 · View bout
  12. Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) over Mike Meyer, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  13. Marcus Gowens, Notre Dame (IN) over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  14. Mark Burrell (11), Central Missouri over Clayton Grice, North Carolina State — MD 15–1 · View bout
  15. Shawn Charles, Arizona State over Dave Miller, West Virginia — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  16. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Mike Pasdo, Marquette (WI) — MD 15–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State over Mark Burrell (11), Central Missouri — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Brian Smith (7), Michigan State over Craig Walters, Wyoming — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Dan Knight (5), Iowa State over Ahmed El-Sokkary, California-Bakersfield — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  4. Duaine Martin (9), Northern Iowa over Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  5. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  6. Kendall Cross (3), Oklahoma State over Marcus Gowens, Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 6:00 · View bout
  7. Shawn Charles, Arizona State over Dave Kennedy (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Dan Flood, Wisconsin — TF 25–10 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Knight (5), Iowa State over Shawn Charles, Arizona State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Brian Smith (7), Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Kendall Cross (3), Oklahoma State over Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Duaine Martin (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Kendall Cross (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Dan Knight (5), Iowa State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ahmed El-Sokkary, California-Bakersfield over Jim Lightner, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Christopher Toth, American (DC) over Marcus Gowens, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Dan Flood, Wisconsin over Mike Pasdo, Marquette (WI) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Kennedy (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Dave Miller, West Virginia — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  5. Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico over Chris Doukas, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) over Noel Clavel, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Mark Burrell (11), Central Missouri over Ryan Hager, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut over Craig Walters, Wyoming — Fall 1:08 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Kennedy (4), Bloomsburg (PA) over Ahmed El-Sokkary, California-Bakersfield — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico over Dan Flood, Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) over Sal Profaci, Central Connecticut — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Mark Burrell (11), Central Missouri over Christopher Toth, American (DC) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State over Dave Kennedy (4), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  2. Duaine Martin (9), Northern Iowa over Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  3. Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico over Brian Smith (7), Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  4. Shawn Charles, Arizona State over Mark Burrell (11), Central Missouri — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State over Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Shawn Charles, Arizona State over Duaine Martin (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 11–10 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Knight (5), Iowa State over Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Kendall Cross (3), Oklahoma State over Shawn Charles, Arizona State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kendall Cross (3), Oklahoma State over Dan Knight (5), Iowa State — MD 18–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shawn Charles, Arizona State over Adam DiSabato (6), Ohio State — Dec 10–9 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gary Roberts Jr. (8), New Mexico over Duaine Martin (9), Northern Iowa — Fall 2:47 · View bout

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