NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1988 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Carlton Haselrig, Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Carlton HaselrigPITTJ
  2. 2Dave OrndorffORST
  3. 3Mark TatumOU
  4. 4Joel GreenleeUNI
  5. 5Rod SevernASU
  6. 6Mark SindlingerIOWA
  7. 7Dean HallEDIN
  8. 8Mike LombardoNCST

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Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Steve Vetsch, Lehigh (PA) — MD 18–5 · View bout
  2. Joe Malacek, Nebraska over Scott Ulrich, Air Force (CO) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  3. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Chris Murtha, New Hampshire — Fall 2:18 · View bout
  4. Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) over Pat McDade, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  5. Tim Bowersox, Shippensburg (PA) over John Matyiko, Virginia — Fall 9:47 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) over Paul Litzinger, Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:25 · View bout
  2. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Steve Adams, Central Michigan — Fall 6:13 · View bout
  3. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Kurt Angle (12), Clarion (PA) — Fall 3:13 · View bout
  4. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Joe Malacek, Nebraska — MD 15–2 · View bout
  6. Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia over Tim Kennedy, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  8. John Devine, Navy (MD) over Andy Cope, Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  9. Jon Cogdill (11), Wyoming over Rock Burch, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State over Terry Ullom, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  11. Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa over Chris Boni, Eastern Washington — MD 13–3 · View bout
  12. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Pat Conners, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) over Tim Bowersox, Shippensburg (PA) — Fall 0:54 · View bout
  14. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Bob Potokar, Michigan — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  15. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Dave Bottcher Jr. (9), Army (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  16. Tom Reese (5), Maryland over Darryl Robinson, Delaware State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) — Fall 4:32 · View bout
  2. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Jon Cogdill (11), Wyoming — Fall 4:19 · View bout
  3. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over John Devine, Navy (MD) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa over Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Todd Seiler, Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Tom Reese (5), Maryland over Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa over Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Tom Reese (5), Maryland — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Rod Severn (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Orndorff, Oregon State over Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Carlton Haselrig (1), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (PA) over Dave Orndorff, Oregon State — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Pat Conners, St. Lawrence (NY) over Chris Murtha, New Hampshire — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) over Chris Boni, Eastern Washington — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Darryl Robinson, Delaware State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Joe Malacek, Nebraska over Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State over Bob Potokar, Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State over Jon Cogdill (11), Wyoming — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) over Steve Adams, Central Michigan — Fall 1:23 · View bout
  7. Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Devine, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Pat Conners, St. Lawrence (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois over Lee Roy Ligons, Utah State — Fall 5:19 · View bout
  2. Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State over Joe Malacek, Nebraska — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  3. Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) over Calvin Vande Hoef (10), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Randy Sieler, Lake Superior State (MI) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Copache Tyler, Eastern Illinois — Fall 5:56 · View bout
  2. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Todd Seiler, Wisconsin — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Ron Ippolite, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State over Tom Reese (5), Maryland — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa over Rod Severn (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Tatum (8), Oklahoma over Joel Greenlee (2), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rod Severn (4), Arizona State over Mark Sindlinger (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dean Hall (3), Edinboro (PA) over Mike Lombardo (6), North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout