NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1991 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Jason Kelber, Nebraska.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jason KelberNEB
  2. 2Terry BrandsIOWA
  3. 3Tony PurlerOKST
  4. 4Adam DiSabatoOHST
  5. 5Bob TrubyPSU
  6. 6Babak MohammadiORST
  7. 7Shawn CharlesASU
  8. 8Kurt HowellClemson (SC)

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State over Eric DeVenney, Missouri — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Marc Zapf, William & Mary (VA) — MD 18–5 · View bout
  2. Ahmed El-Sokkary (9), California-Bakersfield over Brian Mason, Virginia Military — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State over Kurt McHenry, Boston (MA) — MD 16–4 · View bout
  4. Bob Truby (3), Penn State over Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) — MD 13–0 · View bout
  5. Brett Porter, Edinboro (PA) over Clayton Grice, North Carolina State — Fall 6:54 · View bout
  6. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Harold Zinkin Jr., Fresno State (CA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  7. Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) over Dave Warnick (10), Army (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Marcus Gowens, Notre Dame (IN) over Danny Smith, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  9. Mark 'Bam' Pustelnik (7), Northern Iowa over Shawn Harrison, Oklahoma — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  10. Mark Smith (6), Navy (MD) over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  11. Noel Clavel (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Mike Krafchick, Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  12. Scott Stoner, Slippery Rock (PA) over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  13. Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State over Brett Raimondo, Central Connecticut — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  14. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Nick Pendolino, Clarion (PA) — Fall 2:00 · View bout
  15. Thad Allen, Air Force (CO) over Dave Nieradka, Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  16. Tony Purler (5), Oklahoma State over Owen Hibberd, Drexel (PA) — MD 14–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Scott Stoner, Slippery Rock (PA) — TF 23–8 · View bout
  2. Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State over Mark Smith (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Bob Truby (3), Penn State over Brett Porter, Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Thad Allen, Air Force (CO) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) over Mark 'Bam' Pustelnik (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State over Ahmed El-Sokkary (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Marcus Gowens, Notre Dame (IN) — Fall 6:04 · View bout
  8. Tony Purler (5), Oklahoma State over Noel Clavel (12), Old Dominion (VA) — Fall 4:32 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bob Truby (3), Penn State over Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Tony Purler (5), Oklahoma State over Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Bob Truby (3), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Terry Brands (1), Iowa over Tony Purler (5), Oklahoma State — TF 20–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jason Kelber (2), Nebraska over Terry Brands (1), Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Brett Raimondo, Central Connecticut over Eric DeVenney, Missouri — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Raimondo, Central Connecticut over Ahmed El-Sokkary (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) over Brett Porter, Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  3. Dave Warnick (10), Army (NY) over Mark 'Bam' Pustelnik (7), Northern Iowa — Fall 3:39 · View bout
  4. Harold Zinkin Jr., Fresno State (CA) over Thad Allen, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Mark Smith (6), Navy (MD) over Kurt McHenry, Boston (MA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Nick Pendolino, Clarion (PA) over Marcus Gowens, Notre Dame (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  7. Noel Clavel (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Owen Hibberd, Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Scott Stoner, Slippery Rock (PA) over Marc Zapf, William & Mary (VA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Raimondo, Central Connecticut over Nick Pendolino, Clarion (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  2. Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) over Mark Smith (6), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Harold Zinkin Jr., Fresno State (CA) over Dave Warnick (10), Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Scott Stoner, Slippery Rock (PA) over Noel Clavel (12), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State over Scott Stoner, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) over Brett Raimondo, Central Connecticut — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State over Harold Zinkin Jr., Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State over Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) — Dec 14–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Bob Truby (3), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Tony Purler (5), Oklahoma State over Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tony Purler (5), Oklahoma State over Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bob Truby (3), Penn State over Babak Mohammadi (11), Oregon State — MD 17–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shawn Charles (8), Arizona State over Kurt Howell, Clemson (SC) — Fall · View bout

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