NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1998 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Teague Moore, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Teague MooreOKST
  2. 2David MorganMSU
  3. 3Eric JuergensIOWA
  4. 4Stephen AbasFresno State (CA)
  5. 5Jeremy HunterPSU
  6. 6Tim DernlanPUR
  7. 7Brandon PaulsonMINN
  8. 8John CarvalheiraRID

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Rudy Ruiz, Stanford (CA) over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  2. Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina over Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia — Dflt · View bout
  3. Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State over Eric Keller, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro over Eric Juergens (7), Iowa — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  5. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Jose Enriquez, Brigham Young (UT) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) over Mark Garcia, New Mexico — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  7. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over Paul Gomez, Nebraska — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Mike Kawamura (11), Arizona State — Dflt · View bout
  9. John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) over Chris Walker, Wyoming — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  10. Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) over Lee Carroll, North Carolina State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  11. Sean Kim, California-Fullerton over James Butera, Harvard (MA) — TF 24–9 · View bout
  12. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Scott Clough, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  13. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Ben Richards, Oregon State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  14. Steve Doerrer, Illinois over Chris Mansueto, George Mason (VA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Steve Garland, Virginia — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  16. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over Rudy Ruiz, Stanford (CA) — Fall 4:47 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Brandon Paulson, Minnesota — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina — Dflt · View bout
  4. John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) over Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Steve Doerrer, Illinois — MD 16–6 · View bout
  7. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Sean Kim, California-Fullerton — MD 10–1 · View bout
  8. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. David Morgan (1), Michigan State over Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over Eric Juergens (7), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Teague Moore (3), Oklahoma State over David Morgan (1), Michigan State — Fall 4:50 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Scott Clough, Wisconsin over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Richards, Oregon State over Chris Mansueto, George Mason (VA) — Fall 3:48 · View bout
  2. Chris Walker, Wyoming over Mark Garcia, New Mexico — Fall 2:37 · View bout
  3. Eric Keller, Northern Iowa over Rudy Ruiz, Stanford (CA) — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  4. Lee Carroll, North Carolina State over Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Paul Gomez, Nebraska over Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Scott Clough, Wisconsin over Mike Kawamura (11), Arizona State — Dflt · View bout
  7. Steve Garland, Virginia over James Butera, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois over Jose Enriquez, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Ben Richards, Oregon State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina over Steve Garland, Virginia — MD 9–0 · View bout
  3. Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State over Lee Carroll, North Carolina State — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  4. Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) over Scott Clough, Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Chris Walker, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) over Eric Keller, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Sean Kim, California-Fullerton over Paul Gomez, Nebraska — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  8. Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois over Steve Doerrer, Illinois — MD 14–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Cody Sanderson (9), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina over Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Sean Kim, California-Fullerton over Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois over Lee Pritts (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) over Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois — Fall 6:53 · View bout
  3. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Chuckie Connor (12), North Carolina — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over Sean Kim, California-Fullerton — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Brandon Paulson, Minnesota — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) over John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) over Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Juergens (7), Iowa over Stephen Abas (2), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Hunter (5), Penn State over Tim Dernlan (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Paulson, Minnesota over John Carvalheira (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

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