NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1998 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Dwight Gardner, Ohio.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Dwight GardnerOHIO
  2. 2Hardell MooreOKST
  3. 3John LangePSU
  4. 4Ryan CunninghamCMU
  5. 5Tivon AbelBRWN
  6. 6Temoer TerryNEB
  7. 7David WellsCP
  8. 8Eric DouglasPUR

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma over Bill Zeman, Illinois — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Isaac Wood, Oregon State over Vince DeAugustine, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Kirk White, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma over Travis Doto, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. David Wells, California-Poly over John Lange (7), Penn State — MD 15–5 · View bout
  3. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Alan Grasso, Millersville (PA) — Fall 2:38 · View bout
  4. Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) over Eric Hall, Virginia Tech — MD 11–3 · View bout
  5. Greg DeGrand, Michigan State over Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Isaac Wood, Oregon State — MD 14–2 · View bout
  7. James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) over Sam Kline (11), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota over Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  9. Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) over Dan Dicesare, Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  10. Matt Suter (10), Arizona State over Brett Gappmayer, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  11. Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) over Jamie Groudle, North Carolina — Fall 3:27 · View bout
  12. Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) over Alex Leykikh, Virginia — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  13. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Rick Springman, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  14. Sean Morgan (12), Oregon over Gabe McMahan, Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  15. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  16. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Dec 17–11 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. David Wells, California-Poly over Matt Suter (10), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Greg DeGrand, Michigan State — TF 19–4 · View bout
  3. Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) over Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  5. James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) over Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) over Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Sean Morgan (12), Oregon — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over David Wells, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State over Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dwight Gardner (3), Ohio over Hardell Moore (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Bill Zeman, Illinois over Brett Gappmayer, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Kirk White, Boise State (ID) over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Dflt · View bout
  3. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Vince DeAugustine, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Leykikh, Virginia over Isaac Wood, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) over Alan Grasso, Millersville (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Eric Hall, Virginia Tech over Travis Doto, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military over Jamie Groudle, North Carolina — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. John Lange (7), Penn State over Bill Zeman, Illinois — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota over Dan Dicesare, Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Kirk White, Boise State (ID) over Gabe McMahan, Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Rick Springman, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) over Sean Morgan (12), Oregon — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Greg DeGrand, Michigan State over Kirk White, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) over Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. John Lange (7), Penn State over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  5. Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota over Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Matt Suter (10), Arizona State over Alex Leykikh, Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Eric Hall, Virginia Tech — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Byron Tucker (4), Oklahoma — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  2. Matt Suter (10), Arizona State over Josh Holiday (8), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Greg DeGrand, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Sam Kline (11), West Virginia over Brad Harris, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. David Wells, California-Poly over Sam Kline (11), West Virginia — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) over Matt Suter (10), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. John Lange (7), Penn State over James Hieronymous, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Mark Samples (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over David Wells, California-Poly — Fall 6:58 · View bout
  2. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) — Fall 5:12 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Lange (7), Penn State over Ryan Cunningham (6), Central Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tivon Abel (5), Brown (RI) over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. David Wells, California-Poly over Eric Douglas, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

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