NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1988 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Jim Martin, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Jim MartinPSU
  2. 2Brad PenrithIOWA
  3. 3Chip ParkASU
  4. 4Craig WaltersWYO
  5. 5Steve KnightISU
  6. 6Kendall CrossOKST
  7. 7Pete GonzalezMONC
  8. 8John EpperlyLEH

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Joe Stukes, North Carolina-Pembroke — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over John Lucerne, Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Dan Lovelace, Missouri over Mike O'Brien (9), Illinois — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Dan Moody, Slippery Rock (PA) over Jeff Husick (8), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Kennedy (11), Bloomsburg (PA) over Leroy Jackson, Morgan State (MD) — Fall 6:39 · View bout
  6. Hiag Brown, Portland State (OR) over Wallace Dawkins, Nebraska — Fall 6:54 · View bout
  7. Jim Martin (2), Penn State over Gary Roberts Jr., New Mexico — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  8. John Epperly (12), Lehigh (PA) over Brett Penager, Wisconsin — MD 18–6 · View bout
  9. Kendall Cross (6), Oklahoma State over Joe Williams, Southwest Missouri — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  10. Mark Marinelli, Ohio State over John Welch, North Carolina — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  11. Michael Stokes (3), North Carolina State over James Hawthorne, Oregon — MD 14–4 · View bout
  12. Mike Schwab (7), Northern Iowa over Rick Goeb, North Dakota State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  13. Pete Gonzalez (10), Montclair State (NJ) over Craig Walters, Wyoming — MD 14–2 · View bout
  14. Scott Corcoran, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mike Dallas Sr., California-Bakersfield — MD 11–2 · View bout
  15. Steve Knight (4), Iowa State over Paul Kuznik, Army (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  16. Troy Lawrence, Maryland over Kirk Nolan, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Hiag Brown, Portland State (OR) — TF 22–7 · View bout
  2. Dan Lovelace, Missouri over Dan Moody, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Martin (2), Penn State over Scott Corcoran, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 17–2 · View bout
  4. John Epperly (12), Lehigh (PA) over Chip Park (5), Arizona State — MD 19–11 · View bout
  5. Kendall Cross (6), Oklahoma State over Dave Kennedy (11), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  6. Michael Stokes (3), North Carolina State over Mark Marinelli, Ohio State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Pete Gonzalez (10), Montclair State (NJ) over Mike Schwab (7), Northern Iowa — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Steve Knight (4), Iowa State over Troy Lawrence, Maryland — MD 17–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Dan Lovelace, Missouri — Dflt · View bout
  2. Jim Martin (2), Penn State over Pete Gonzalez (10), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Kendall Cross (6), Oklahoma State over Michael Stokes (3), North Carolina State — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  4. Steve Knight (4), Iowa State over John Epperly (12), Lehigh (PA) — MD 22–8 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Penrith (1), Iowa over Steve Knight (4), Iowa State — TF 18–2 · View bout
  2. Jim Martin (2), Penn State over Kendall Cross (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jim Martin (2), Penn State over Brad Penrith (1), Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Joe Stukes, North Carolina-Pembroke over Steve Brown, Eastern Michigan — MD 17–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over Brett Penager, Wisconsin — MD 16–6 · View bout
  2. Craig Walters, Wyoming over Mike Schwab (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  3. Dave Kennedy (11), Bloomsburg (PA) over Joe Williams, Southwest Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Gary Roberts Jr., New Mexico over Scott Corcoran, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  5. James Hawthorne, Oregon over Mark Marinelli, Ohio State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Joe Stukes, North Carolina-Pembroke over Hiag Brown, Portland State (OR) — MD 18–5 · View bout
  7. Mike O'Brien (9), Illinois over Dan Moody, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 15–1 · View bout
  8. Paul Kuznik, Army (NY) over Troy Lawrence, Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over Paul Kuznik, Army (NY) — Dec 18–12 · View bout
  2. Craig Walters, Wyoming over Gary Roberts Jr., New Mexico — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Dave Kennedy (11), Bloomsburg (PA) over James Hawthorne, Oregon — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Mike O'Brien (9), Illinois over Joe Stukes, North Carolina-Pembroke — Fall 3:17 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over Michael Stokes (3), North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Craig Walters, Wyoming over Dan Lovelace, Missouri — Dflt · View bout
  3. John Epperly (12), Lehigh (PA) over Dave Kennedy (11), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Pete Gonzalez (10), Montclair State (NJ) over Mike O'Brien (9), Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over Pete Gonzalez (10), Montclair State (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Craig Walters, Wyoming over John Epperly (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over Steve Knight (4), Iowa State — MD 18–6 · View bout
  2. Craig Walters, Wyoming over Kendall Cross (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–9 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chip Park (5), Arizona State over Craig Walters, Wyoming — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Knight (4), Iowa State over Kendall Cross (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Gonzalez (10), Montclair State (NJ) over John Epperly (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout