NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1990 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Pat Smith, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Pat SmithOKST
  2. 2Scott SchleicherNAVY
  3. 3Steve HamiltonISU
  4. 4Dan RussellPortland State (OR)
  5. 5Ray MillerASU
  6. 6Chauncy WynnMorgan State (MD)
  7. 7Jeff McAllisterCSUB
  8. 8Dave WalterPUR

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) over Brian Chambers, Marquette (WI) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Roy Hall, Michigan State over Jim Marcotte, New Hampshire — MD 16–5 · View bout
  3. Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) over Brandon Dennington, Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Steve Lander, Oregon State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Dave Onorato, West Virginia over Paul Marshall, Miami (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Dave Myers, Wyoming — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) over Tim Briggs, North Dakota — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  7. John Yankanich, Penn State over Steve Kinard, North Carolina State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Larry Gotcher (12), Michigan over Merrel Neal, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  9. Michael Murray, Virginia Military over George 'Butch' Padamonsky, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  10. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Pete Welch, North Carolina — MD 19–7 · View bout
  11. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  12. Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland over Howard Curtis, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  13. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over Jamie Byrne, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  14. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Roy Hall, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Toby Willis, Northwestern (IL) over Rocky Urso, Central Connecticut — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  16. Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) over Matt Peters, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Dave Onorato, West Virginia — Fall 2:48 · View bout
  3. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Larry Gotcher (12), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) over Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  5. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Michael Murray, Virginia Military — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  6. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland — MD 15–6 · View bout
  7. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over John Yankanich, Penn State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Toby Willis, Northwestern (IL) — MD 15–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — MD 16–6 · View bout
  3. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Ray Miller, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  2. Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) over Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Pat Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Scott Schleicher (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) over Larry Gotcher (12), Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Tim Briggs, North Dakota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. John Yankanich, Penn State over Jamie Byrne, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) over Dave Onorato, West Virginia — Fall 3:16 · View bout
  5. Pete Welch, North Carolina over Michael Murray, Virginia Military — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  6. Roy Hall, Michigan State over Toby Willis, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland over Nick Mauldin (7), Army (NY) — MD 14–1 · View bout
  8. Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) over Steve Lander, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) over Marty Collins, Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) over John Yankanich, Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Pete Welch, North Carolina over Wade Zimmerman (9), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Roy Hall, Michigan State over Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) over Scott Buckiso (10), Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) over Jim Pearson (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Jeff Karam (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Pete Welch, North Carolina — MD 12–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  2. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) over Ray Miller, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Hamilton (2), Iowa State over Dan Russell (4), Portland State (OR) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ray Miller, Arizona State over Chauncy Wynn (8), Morgan State (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff McAllister (5), California-Bakersfield over Dave Walter, Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

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