NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1990 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Kurt Angle, Clarion (PA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Kurt AngleClarion (PA)
  2. 2Greg HaladayPSU
  3. 3Jon LlewellynILL
  4. 4David JonesCalifornia-Fullerton
  5. 5Brett BourneNAVY
  6. 6Kirk MammenOKST
  7. 7Joe MalacekNEB
  8. 8Eric SchultzOHST

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Crushshon, George Mason (VA) over Joe O'Mara, Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Tom Osendorf, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. John Oostendorp (4), Iowa over Jeff Scherma, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  4. Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) over Tim Kennedy, Rider (NJ) — MD 15–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Kenny Walker, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Brian Walczak, Toledo (OH) over Matt Willhite (7), Oregon State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois over Matt Groom, Maryland — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  4. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Paul Koenig, South Dakota State — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  5. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over John Merklinger, Boston College (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over Rock Burch, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  7. Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota over Jeff Datkuliak, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Steve Schannauer, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. John Oostendorp (4), Iowa over Jamie Cutler, Iowa State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  10. Jon Cogdill, Wyoming over Scott Williams, Clemson (SC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Bret Sharp, Drake (IA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  12. Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State over Wrede Kirkpatrick, Columbia (NY) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  13. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  14. Mike Fusilli, Ithaca (NY) over Cam Strahm, Oregon — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  15. Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) over Jair Toedter, North Dakota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State over Eric Crushshon, George Mason (VA) — Dflt · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois over Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) — Fall 4:07 · View bout
  2. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Brian Walczak, Toledo (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. John Oostendorp (4), Iowa over Jon Cogdill, Wyoming — MD 13–5 · View bout
  6. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Eric Schultz, Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State over Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Mike Fusilli, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State over John Oostendorp (4), Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over David Jones (10), California-Fullerton — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Greg Haladay (6), Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Jamie Cutler, Iowa State over Jeff Scherma, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Rock Burch, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Bret Sharp, Drake (IA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota over Wrede Kirkpatrick, Columbia (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jon Cogdill, Wyoming over Jamie Cutler, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) over Mike Fusilli, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Paul Koenig, South Dakota State over Brian Walczak, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) over Matt Groom, Maryland — MD 16–4 · View bout
  8. Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State over Steve Schannauer, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 3:02 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Paul Koenig, South Dakota State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota over Jon Cogdill, Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) over Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) — MD 12–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over John Oostendorp (4), Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois — Fall 5:53 · View bout
  3. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:59 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Eric Schultz, Ohio State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over David Jones (10), California-Fullerton — Dec 8–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Eric Schultz, Ohio State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

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