NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1990 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Tom Brands, Iowa.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Tom BrandsIOWA
  2. 2Dave ZunigaMINN
  3. 3Chris OwensOKST
  4. 4Mark MarinelliOHST
  5. 5TJ SewellOU
  6. 6Wayne McMinnASU
  7. 7Scott KirschGMU
  8. 8Rich SantanaSyracuse (NY)

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Zuniga (1), Minnesota over Coley Turner, Wyoming — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Tony Hunter (7), Indiana (IN) over Dennis DuChene, Wisconsin-Parkside — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chad Dubin, Penn State over Mike Hunter, Ohio — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Owens (4), Oklahoma State over Gary Bendel, Boston (MA) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  3. Dave Droegemueller, Nebraska over Audie Atienza, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Dave Zuniga (1), Minnesota over Chris Jones, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  5. Joey Gilbert (10), Michigan over Jerry Hickey, Southwest Missouri — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  6. John Welch, North Carolina over Derrick Crenshaw, Illinois — MD 9–1 · View bout
  7. Lonnie Davis (12), William & Mary (VA) over Mike Kennedy, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State over Lyndon Campbell, California-Fullerton — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  9. Mike Lingenfelter (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Wayne McMinn, Arizona State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  10. Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) over Mike Moreno, Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  11. Robert Tabarez (11), California-Poly over Hiag Brown, Virginia State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  12. Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) over Eric Childs, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  13. TJ Sewell (3), Oklahoma over Jason Shea, Maryland — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Tom Brands (2), Iowa over Bret Gray, Missouri — Fall 4:22 · View bout
  15. Tony Hunter (7), Indiana (IN) over Jon Pierro, Fresno State (CA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  16. Tony Reed (6), Bloomsburg (PA) over Clarence Arrington, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 2:20 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Owens (4), Oklahoma State over Chad Dubin, Penn State — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  2. Dave Zuniga (1), Minnesota over Dave Droegemueller, Nebraska — MD 11–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State over Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Lingenfelter (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Lonnie Davis (12), William & Mary (VA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Robert Tabarez (11), California-Poly over Tony Reed (6), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. TJ Sewell (3), Oklahoma over Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Tom Brands (2), Iowa over John Welch, North Carolina — TF 24–7 · View bout
  8. Tony Hunter (7), Indiana (IN) over Joey Gilbert (10), Michigan — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Owens (4), Oklahoma State over Mike Lingenfelter (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 21–16 · View bout
  2. Dave Zuniga (1), Minnesota over Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. TJ Sewell (3), Oklahoma over Robert Tabarez (11), California-Poly — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Tom Brands (2), Iowa over Tony Hunter (7), Indiana (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Zuniga (1), Minnesota over Chris Owens (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Tom Brands (2), Iowa over TJ Sewell (3), Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tom Brands (2), Iowa over Dave Zuniga (1), Minnesota — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Coley Turner, Wyoming over Chris Jones, East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Jon Pierro, Fresno State (CA) over Dennis DuChene, Wisconsin-Parkside — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Droegemueller, Nebraska over Coley Turner, Wyoming — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Gary Bendel, Boston (MA) over Chad Dubin, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Hiag Brown, Virginia State over Tony Reed (6), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Joey Gilbert (10), Michigan over Jon Pierro, Fresno State (CA) — MD 16–4 · View bout
  5. John Welch, North Carolina over Bret Gray, Missouri — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  6. Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) over Lyndon Campbell, California-Fullerton — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) over Jason Shea, Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Wayne McMinn, Arizona State over Lonnie Davis (12), William & Mary (VA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Joey Gilbert (10), Michigan over John Welch, North Carolina — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) over Dave Droegemueller, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) over Hiag Brown, Virginia State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Wayne McMinn, Arizona State over Gary Bendel, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State over Joey Gilbert (10), Michigan — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  2. Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) over Mike Hunter, Ohio — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) over Mike Lingenfelter (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Wayne McMinn, Arizona State over Robert Tabarez (11), California-Poly — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State over Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Wayne McMinn, Arizona State over Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Owens (4), Oklahoma State over Wayne McMinn, Arizona State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State over TJ Sewell (3), Oklahoma — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Owens (4), Oklahoma State over Mark Marinelli (8), Ohio State — Dec 12–11 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. TJ Sewell (3), Oklahoma over Wayne McMinn, Arizona State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Kirsch, George Mason (VA) over Rich Santana (9), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

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