NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1989 NCAA Championships

190 lb

Champion Eric Voelker, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Eric VoelkerISU
  2. 2Mark WhiteheadNW
  3. 3Chris ShortMINN
  4. 4Todd SeilerWIS
  5. 5John GintherASU
  6. 6Gary HornerCLAR
  7. 7Andy VoitPSU
  8. 8Nate ToedterSCLD

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Doug Chapman, Ferris State (MI) over Dean Gavin, Wartburg (IA) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  2. Fritz Lehrke, Michigan over Charlie Sherertz Jr., Missouri — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) over Dave Raby, Navy (MD) — Dec 18–11 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brooks Simpson (11), Iowa over Mick Cheff, Utah State — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  2. Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Dave Benes, Ohio — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Chris Short, Minnesota over Andy Voit (5), Penn State — Fall 6:30 · View bout
  4. Doug Chapman, Ferris State (MI) over Paul Keysaw, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Eric Voelker (1), Iowa State over Todd Seiler, Wisconsin — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Fritz Lehrke, Michigan over Doug Downs, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Gary Horner, Clarion (PA) over Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  8. Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia over Fred King, Oregon State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  9. Joe Stafford (3), Oklahoma over Hamilton Munnell, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  10. John Ginther (4), Arizona State over Brian Hagen, Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  11. Kurt Rosenberger, Clemson (SC) over Mark Kerr (8), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  12. Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL) over Matt Gallagher, Wagner (NY) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  13. Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) over Bradd Weber (12), Duke (NC) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  14. Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) over Anton Kossakowski, Northern Illinois — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  15. Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) over Cordon Cooper, Millersville (PA) — TF 23–7 · View bout
  16. Randy Couture, Oklahoma State over Ken Hackman (6), California (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brooks Simpson (11), Iowa over Randy Couture, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Chris Short, Minnesota over Fritz Lehrke, Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Eric Voelker (1), Iowa State over Doug Chapman, Ferris State (MI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Gary Horner, Clarion (PA) over Joe Stafford (3), Oklahoma — Fall 6:19 · View bout
  6. John Ginther (4), Arizona State over Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia — MD 9–0 · View bout
  7. Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL) over Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  8. Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) over Kurt Rosenberger, Clemson (SC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Voelker (1), Iowa State over Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Gary Horner, Clarion (PA) over Brooks Simpson (11), Iowa — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  3. John Ginther (4), Arizona State over Chris Short, Minnesota — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL) over Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dflt · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Voelker (1), Iowa State over John Ginther (4), Arizona State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL) over Gary Horner, Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Voelker (1), Iowa State over Mark Whitehead (2), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Voit (5), Penn State over Fritz Lehrke, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Anton Kossakowski, Northern Illinois over Kurt Rosenberger, Clemson (SC) — MD 19–7 · View bout
  3. Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia over Brian Hagen, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Joe Stafford (3), Oklahoma over Bryan Burns, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) over Dave Benes, Ohio — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Mick Cheff, Utah State over Randy Couture, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) over Matt Gallagher, Wagner (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Doug Chapman, Ferris State (MI) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Voit (5), Penn State over Jeff Spinetti, West Virginia — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Joe Stafford (3), Oklahoma over Mick Cheff, Utah State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) over Mark Willis, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Anton Kossakowski, Northern Illinois — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Voit (5), Penn State over Brooks Simpson (11), Iowa — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Short, Minnesota over Joe Stafford (3), Oklahoma — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) over Matt Ruppel (9), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Charlie Buckshaw, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Short, Minnesota over Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over Andy Voit (5), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Short, Minnesota over Gary Horner, Clarion (PA) — Fall 3:14 · View bout
  2. Todd Seiler, Wisconsin over John Ginther (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Short, Minnesota over Todd Seiler, Wisconsin — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Ginther (4), Arizona State over Gary Horner, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andy Voit (5), Penn State over Nate Toedter, St. Cloud State (MN) — MD 13–4 · View bout