58th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 1988 3/17/1988 to 3/19/1988 at Iowa State Team Champion Arizona State - 93 Points Outstanding Wrestler: Scott Turner - North Carolina State Gorriaran Award: Eric Voelker - Iowa State Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Arizona State 93 6 Michigan 62.5 2 Iowa 85.5 (1) 7 Edinboro 53.5 3 Iowa State 83.75 (1) 8 Oklahoma 45 4 Oklahoma State 80.5 (1) 9 Ohio State 39.75 (1) 5 Penn State 71.5 (1) 10 North Carolina State 36 (1) Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 1181st: Jack Cuvo [1] - East Stroudsburg (11-4) 2nd: Keith Nix [7] - Minnesota 3rd: Ken Chertow [2] - Penn State (6-5) 4th: Craig Corbin [6] - Lock Haven 5th: Cory Baze [4] - Oklahoma State (3-2) 6th: Zeke Jones [5] - Arizona State 7th: Gary McCall [US] - Iowa State (WFT) 8th: Greg Gascon [US] - New Mexico 1261st: Jim Martin [2] - Penn State (5-4) 2nd: Brad Penrith [1] - Iowa 3rd: Chip Park [5] - Arizona State (7-2) 4th: Craig Walters [US] - Wyoming 5th: Steve Knight [4] - Iowa State (8-7) 6th: Kendall Cross [6] - Oklahoma State 7th: Peter Gonzalez [10] - Montclair State (10-9) 8th: John Epperly [12] - Lehigh 1341st: John Smith [1] - Oklahoma State (9-2) 2nd: Joe Melchiore [7] - Iowa 3rd: John Fisher [2] - Michigan (13-7) 4th: Dan Willaman [US] - Edinboro 5th: Joei Bales [6] - Northwestern (7-4) 6th: Jeff Gibbons [5] - Iowa State 7th: T.J. Sewell [4] - Oklahoma (6-2) 8th: Pat Dorn [US] - South Dakota State 1421st: Pat Santoro [1] - Pittsburgh (16-11) 2nd: Sean O'Day [3] - Edinboro 3rd: Karl Monaco [4] - Montclair State (5-2) 4th: Thom Ortiz [5] - Arizona State 5th: Larry Gotcher [US] - Michigan (15-5) 6th: Laurence Jackson [7] - Oklahoma State 7th: Kirk Azinger [6] - Illinois (11-4) 8th: Dave Zahoransky [8] - Cleveland State 1501st: Scott Turner [2] - North Carolina State (1-1, 1-0) 2nd: Tim Krieger [1] - Iowa State 3rd: Dave Morgan [5] - Bloomsburg (3-1) 4th: Jeff Jordan [3] - Wisconsin 5th: Terry Kennedy [4] - Edinboro (WBF 2:35) 6th: Wes White [7] - Oklahoma State 7th: Junior Taylor [8] - Oklahoma (3-2) 8th: Brian Dolph [6] - Indiana 1581st: Rob Koll [1] - North Carolina (WBF 1:14) 2nd: Joe Pantaleo [6] - Michigan 3rd: Dan St. John [3] - Arizona State (3-2) 4th: John Heffernan [4] - Iowa 5th: Chris Lembeck [5] - Northern Iowa (WFT) 6th: Andrew Skove [US] - Ohio State 7th: Mike Carr [8] - West Virginia (3-3, 2-2 CR) 8th: Kenny Fischer [US] - Oklahoma 1671st: Mike Van Arsdale [2] - Iowa State (8-2) 2nd: Mike Amine [US] - Michigan 3rd: Jim Gressley [8] - Arizona State (19-10) 4th: Eric Osborne [3] - Cal Poly-SLO 5th: Mike Farrell [6] - Oklahoma State (7-6) 6th: Dave Lee [1] - Wisconsin 7th: Rod Sande [9] - Minnesota (6-6, 3-1) 8th: Joe Decamillis [12] - Wyoming 1771st: Royce Alger [1] - Iowa (6-4) 2nd: Dan Mayo [2] - Penn State 3rd: Brad Lloyd [3] - Lock Haven (10-2) 4th: Chris Barnes [4] - Oklahoma State 5th: Chuck Kearney [6] - Oregon (WFT) 6th: R.J. Nebe [8] - Nebraska-Omaha 7th: Pat Johannes [11] - North Dakota State (5-3) 8th: Ron Gharbo [US] - Ohio State 1901st: Mark Coleman [1] - Ohio State (5-0) 2nd: Mike Davies [3] - Arizona State 3rd: Eric Voelker [2] - Iowa State (3-1) 4th: Kyle Richards [5] - Wisconsin 5th: Andy Voit [10] - Penn State (6-1) 6th: Carlton Kinkade [12] - Central Michigan 7th: Junior Meek [US] - Oklahoma (1-1, 3-1) 8th: Charlie Sherertz [US] - Missouri 2751st: Carlton Haselrig [1] - Pittsburgh-Johnstown (12-2) 2nd: Dave Orndorff [US] - Oregon State 3rd: Mark Tatum [8] - Oklahoma (6-5) 4th: Joel Greenlee [2] - Northern Iowa 5th: Rod Severn [4] - Arizona State (2-2, 1-0) 6th: Mark Sindlinger [7] - Iowa 7th: Dean Hall [3] - Edinboro (3-1) 8th: Mike Lombardo [6] - North Carolina State Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 3/17/1988 to 3/19/1988 at Iowa State Craig Sterr, Eastern Illinois Cory Baze 18-8 Cory Baze, Oklahoma State [4] Cory Baze 5-2 Jack DeBoe, Kent State 118 Weight Class Tony Bellai 14-6 Tony Bellai, Oklahoma Cory Baze 12-7 Wayne Gibson, Old Dominion Zeke Jones 8-2 Zeke Jones, Arizona State [5] Zeke Jones Fall 5:45 Mark Annis, North Carolina State Mark Annis 7-2 Andy Radenbaugh, Notre Dame Jack Cuvo 14-8 Dan McIntyre, Maryland Jack Cuvo TF 24-9, 5:31 Jack Cuvo, East Stroudsburg [1] Jack Cuvo 20-8 Adam Derengowski, Rider Adam Derengowski 9-2 Mark Piterski, Southern Connecticut Donnie Heckel, Clemson Jack Cuvo 18-7 Roger Singleton 7-5 Roger Singleton, Grand Valley State [8] Jack Griffin, Northwestern [9] Roger Singleton 12-3 Darren Stevens 11-10 Darren Stevens, Fresno State Jack Cuvo 11-4 Rich Moeggenberg, Central Michigan Rich Moeggenberg 12-6 Tom Herring, Tennessee-Chattanooga Ken Chertow 5-5, 4-0 Ken Chertow, Penn State [2] Ken Chertow 18-4 Dave Range, Ohio State Keith Nix 10-8 Keith Nix, Minnesota [7] Keith Nix Fall 2:03 John Galkowski, Cal Poly-SLO Keith Nix 12-4 Dave Calliguri, North Dakota State [10] John Supsic 14-3 John Supsic, Bloomsburg Keith Nix 11-7 Terry Cook, Nebraska Craig Corbin 8-2 Craig Corbin, Lock Haven [6] Craig Corbin 8-2 Steve Martin, Iowa Steve Martin 4-2 Tim Jacoutot, College of New Jersey [11] Dave Rowan, Edinboro [3] Craig Corbin 6-4 Dave Rowan 14-4 Jim Fussell, Syracuse Doug Harper, Eastern Michigan Gary McCall 11-10 Gary McCall 5-1 Gary McCall, Iowa State Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 3/17/1988 to 3/19/1988 at Iowa State Sterr, Eastern Illinois Bellai 10-2 118 Consolation Bracket Bellai, Oklahoma Bellai 5-4 Gibson, Old Dominion McCall 3-1 Gibson 6-1 Annis, North Carolina State McCall, Iowa State McIntyre, Maryland Chertow 5-0 McIntyre 4-3 Chertow 5-2 Derengowski, Rider Baze, Oklahoma State Stevens Fall 1:50 Heckel, Clemson Chertow 9-3 Stevens 13-6 Third Place: Ken Chertow, Penn State 6-5 Stevens, Fresno State Chertow, Penn State Fourth Place: Craig Corbin, Lock Haven Gascon, New Mexico Fifth Place: Cory Baze, Oklahoma State 3-2 Gascon 9-4 Sixth Place: Zeke Jones, Arizona State Moeggenberg, Central Michigan Seventh Place: Gary McCall, Iowa State Med FFT Gascon 11-4 Eighth Place: Greg Gascon, New Mexico Galkowski, Cal Poly-SLO Gascon 4-2 Supsic 3-1 Supsic, Bloomsburg Singleton, Grand Valley State Cook, Nebraska Jones DFT Cook 10-5 Corbin 7-4 Martin, Iowa Corbin, Lock Haven Rowan Fall 8:11 OT Harper, Eastern Michigan Jones 4-1 Rowan 6-3 Rowan, Edinboro Jones, Arizona State Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 3/17/1988 to 3/19/1988 at Iowa State Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118 Terry Cook - Nebraska Cook 10-1 Will Waters - Michigan Ken Chertow - Penn State Chertow 12-6 Greg Gascon - New Mexico Mark Annis - North Carolina State Annis 6-5 Dennis Mejias - Wilkes Dan McIntyre - Maryland McIntyre 4-0 Neal Richards - Morgan State Donnie Heckel - Clemson Heckel 5-2 Mike Caracci - New Hampshire Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 118 Greg Gascon - New Mexico Gascon 9-3 Dave Range - Ohio State Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 3/17/1988 to 3/19/1988 at Iowa State John Epperly, Lehigh [12] John Epperly 18-6 Brad Pennager, Wisconsin John Epperly 19-11 Chip Park, Arizona State [5] 126 Weight Class Chip Park 10-8 John Lucerne, Rider Steve Knight 22-8 Troy Lawrence, Maryland Troy Lawrence 8-5 Kirk Nolan, Princeton Steve Knight 17-5 Steve Knight, Iowa State [4] Steve Knight 12-4 Paul Kuznik, Army Brad Penrith TF 18-2, 6:28 Jeff Husick, Lock Haven [8] Dan Moody 5-4 Dan Moody, Slippery Rock Dan Lovelace 11-4 Dan Lovelace, Missouri Dan Lovelace 10-2 Mike O'Brien, Illinois [9] Brad Penrith, Iowa [1] Brad Penrith DFT Brad Penrith 12-4 Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan Wallace Dawkins, Nebraska Brad Penrith TF 22-7, 4:55 Haig Brown Fall 6:54 Haig Brown, Portland State Jim Martin 5-4 Craig Walters, Wyoming Peter Gonzalez 14-2 Peter Gonzalez, Montclair State [10] Peter Gonzalez 11-1 Mike Schwab, Northern Iowa [7] Mike Schwab 6-6, 3-1 Rick Goeb, North Dakota State Jim Martin 3-2 Jim Martin, Penn State [2] Jim Martin 13-6 Gary Roberts, New Mexico Jim Martin TF 17-2, 4:47 Scott Corcoran, Tennessee-Chattanooga Scott Corcoran 11-2 Mike Dallas, Cal State-Bakersfield Jim Martin 8-7 Dave Kennedy, Bloomsburg [11] Dave Kennedy Fall 6:39 Leroy Jackson, Morgan State Kendall Cross 4-4, 5-4 Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State [6] Kendall Cross 7-1 Joe Williams, Southwest Missouri James Hawthorn, Oregon Kendall Cross Fall 6:05 Michael Stokes 14-4 Michael Stokes, North Carolina State [3] Mark Marinelli, Ohio State Michael Stokes 4-1 Mark Marinelli 11-10 John Welch, North Carolina Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1988 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 3/17/1988 to 3/19/1988 at Iowa State Pennager, Wisconsin Park 16-6 126 Consolation Bracket Park, Arizona State Park 18-12 Kuznik, Army Park 7-2 Kuznik 5-2 Lawrence, Maryland Stokes, North Carolina State O'Brien, Illinois Park 4-4, 3-0 O'Brien 15-1 Park 18-6 Moody, Slippery Rock Knight, Iowa State O'Brien Fall 3:17 Stukes, North Carolina-Pembro Gonzalez 5-2 Stukes 18-5 Third Place: Chip Park, Arizona State 7-2 Brown, Portland State Gonzalez, Montclair State Fourth Place: Craig Walters, Wyoming Walters, Wyoming Fifth Place: Steve Knight, Iowa State 8-7 Walters 15-8 Sixth Place: Kendall Cross, Oklahoma State Schwab, Northern Iowa Seventh Place: Peter Gonzalez, Montclair State 10-9 Walters 7-4 Eighth Place: John Epperly, Lehigh Roberts, New Mexico Walters Med FFT Roberts Fall 5:58 Corcoran, Tennessee-Chattano Lovelace, Missouri Williams, Southwest Missouri Walters 11-6 Kennedy 5-2 Walters 11-9 Kennedy, Bloomsburg Cross, Oklahoma State Kennedy