NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1988 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mike Van Arsdale, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Mike Van ArsdaleISU
  2. 2Mike AmineMICH
  3. 3Jim GressleyASU
  4. 4Eric OsborneCP
  5. 5Mike FarrellOKST
  6. 6Dave LeeWIS
  7. 7Rod SandeMINN
  8. 8Joe DecamillisWYO

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Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska over Glenn Holland, Maryland — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Craig Martin, Missouri over Dave Williams, Boston (MA) — Fall 4:28 · View bout
  3. Jason Suter, Penn State over Andy Rice, Cornell (NY) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  4. Jerry Umin (7), Eastern Michigan over Ed Hartford, Army (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) over Ernie Slone, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Anthony Cox (11), Campbell (NC) over Chuck Poulsen, Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Brian Kurlander, James Madison (VA) over Mike Lantz, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Craig Costello, West Virginia over Timothy Horne, South Carolina State — MD 18–4 · View bout
  4. Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) over Brett Gustafson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  6. Eric Osborne (3), California-Poly over Keith Massey, Northern Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Jerry Umin (7), Eastern Michigan over Rob DeSalve, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Jim Gressley (8), Arizona State over Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  9. Jim Meetze, Clemson (SC) over Jason Suter, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  10. Jody Karam (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Paul Halewijn, California-Fullerton — MD 14–2 · View bout
  11. Joe Decamillis (12), Wyoming over John Szalai, Ohio — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  12. John Kohls (4), Brigham Young (UT) over Baron Blakley, Oklahoma — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  13. Mike Amine, Michigan over Craig Martin, Missouri — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  14. Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State over Bob Bell, Illinois State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  15. Mike Van Arsdale (2), Iowa State over Kevin Frame, Liberty (VA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  16. Rod Sande (9), Minnesota over Jeff Randall, Nebraska Omaha — Fall 6:27 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Brian Kurlander, James Madison (VA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Osborne (3), California-Poly over Jim Meetze, Clemson (SC) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  3. Jerry Umin (7), Eastern Michigan over Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Gressley (8), Arizona State over Rod Sande (9), Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Joe Decamillis (12), Wyoming over Jody Karam (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Mike Amine, Michigan over John Kohls (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  7. Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State over Anthony Cox (11), Campbell (NC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Mike Van Arsdale (2), Iowa State over Craig Costello, West Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Osborne (3), California-Poly over Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Jim Gressley (8), Arizona State over Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  3. Mike Amine, Michigan over Joe Decamillis (12), Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Van Arsdale (2), Iowa State over Jerry Umin (7), Eastern Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mike Amine, Michigan over Jim Gressley (8), Arizona State — Fall 0:35 · View bout
  2. Mike Van Arsdale (2), Iowa State over Eric Osborne (3), California-Poly — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mike Van Arsdale (2), Iowa State over Mike Amine, Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Rob DeSalve, Rider (NJ) over Ed Hartford, Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Cox (11), Campbell (NC) over Bob Bell, Illinois State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Craig Martin, Missouri over John Kohls (4), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) over Rob DeSalve, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Jody Karam (5), Lock Haven (PA) over John Szalai, Ohio — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  5. Keith Massey, Northern Iowa over Jim Meetze, Clemson (SC) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  6. Kevin Frame, Liberty (VA) over Craig Costello, West Virginia — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Rod Sande (9), Minnesota over Allen 'Scott' Chenoweth, Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) over Brian Kurlander, James Madison (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Anthony Cox (11), Campbell (NC) over Keith Massey, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Craig Martin, Missouri over Jody Karam (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Kevin Frame, Liberty (VA) over Craig Rome (10), Wilkes (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Rod Sande (9), Minnesota over Vince Walker, Fresno State (CA) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Kevin Frame, Liberty (VA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Joe Decamillis (12), Wyoming over Anthony Cox (11), Campbell (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State over Craig Martin, Missouri — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Rod Sande (9), Minnesota over Jerry Umin (7), Eastern Michigan — Dec 11–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin over Joe Decamillis (12), Wyoming — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State over Rod Sande (9), Minnesota — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Osborne (3), California-Poly over Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Jim Gressley (8), Arizona State over Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Gressley (8), Arizona State over Eric Osborne (3), California-Poly — MD 19–10 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Farrell (6), Oklahoma State over Dave Lee (1), Wisconsin — Dec 7–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rod Sande (9), Minnesota over Joe Decamillis (12), Wyoming — Dec 9–7 · View bout