NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1998 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Eric Guerrero, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Eric GuerreroOKST
  2. 2Eric JettonWIS
  3. 3Dwight HinsonISU
  4. 4Stan GreeneFresno State (CA)
  5. 5Pat McNamaraMSU
  6. 6Jason BuceORST
  7. 7Carl PerryILL
  8. 8Joey CoughranCalifornia-Fullerton

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Dave Vollmer, James Madison (VA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  2. Jason Betz (9), Penn State over Nate Rupp, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bob Patnesky, West Virginia over Steve Walker, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Dane Valdez (12), Oklahoma over Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Carl Perry, Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Solomon Webb, Bucknell (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  5. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over Chad Caros, Buffalo (NY) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Jason Betz (9), Penn State — MD 18–9 · View bout
  7. Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan over Josh Hutchens (7), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Joe Warren (8), Michigan over CC Fisher, North Carolina — MD 13–5 · View bout
  9. John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — Fall 1:32 · View bout
  10. Kevin Saniga (10), Edinboro (PA) over Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  11. Matt Roth, Virginia over Bob Hanson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 0:27 · View bout
  12. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  13. Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Doug Schwab, Iowa — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  14. Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  15. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Tommy Davis, North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Bob Patnesky, West Virginia — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Matt Roth, Virginia — MD 11–0 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — TF 20–3 · View bout
  4. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Joe Warren (8), Michigan — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan over Kevin Saniga (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  6. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Dane Valdez (12), Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin over Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State — MD 9–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Guerrero (3), Oklahoma State over Eric Jetton (1), Wisconsin — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Schwab, Iowa over Dave Vollmer, James Madison (VA) — Fall · View bout
  2. Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois over Nate Rupp, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Steve Walker, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Chad Caros, Buffalo (NY) over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — MD 16–4 · View bout
  3. Doug Schwab, Iowa over Tommy Davis, North Carolina State — MD 18–7 · View bout
  4. Jason Betz (9), Penn State over CC Fisher, North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Jeramie Welder, Nebraska over Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Josh Hutchens (7), Purdue (IN) over Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  7. Solomon Webb, Bucknell (PA) over Bob Hanson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) over Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois — Dec 13–9 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  2. Jason Betz (9), Penn State over Kevin Saniga (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jeramie Welder, Nebraska over Dane Valdez (12), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Joe Warren (8), Michigan over Josh Hutchens (7), Purdue (IN) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  5. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Bob Patnesky, West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Matt Roth, Virginia over Doug Schwab, Iowa — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  7. Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State over Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Solomon Webb, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 6:38 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Joe Warren (8), Michigan — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Jason Betz (9), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State over Matt Roth, Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Terry Showalter (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Shawn Ford (11), Arizona State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton over Rob Loper (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan — MD 16–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Carl Perry, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) over Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dwight Hinson (2), Iowa State over Stan Greene, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pat McNamara (5), Michigan State over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 11–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Carl Perry, Illinois over Joey Coughran, California-Fullerton — Dec 5–4 · View bout

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