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1990 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Kurt Angle, Clarion (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Kurt AngleCLAR
  2. 2Greg HaladayPSU
  3. 3Jon LlewellynILL
  4. 4David JonesCSUF
  5. 5Brett BourneNAVY
  6. 6Kirk MammenOKST
  7. 7Joe MalacekNEB
  8. 8Eric SchultzOHST

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Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Eric Crushshon, George Mason (VA) over Joe O'Mara, Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Tom Osendorf, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. John Oostendorp (4), Iowa over Jeff Scherma, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  4. Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) over Tim Kennedy, Rider (NJ) — MD 15–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Kenny Walker, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Brian Walczak, Toledo (OH) over Matt Willhite (7), Oregon State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois over Matt Groom, Maryland — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  4. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Paul Koenig, South Dakota State — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  5. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over John Merklinger, Boston College (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over Rock Burch, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  7. Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota over Jeff Datkuliak, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Steve Schannauer, Wilkes (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. John Oostendorp (4), Iowa over Jamie Cutler, Iowa State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  10. Jon Cogdill, Wyoming over Scott Williams, Clemson (SC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Bret Sharp, Drake (IA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  12. Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State over Wrede Kirkpatrick, Columbia (NY) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  13. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  14. Mike Fusilli, Ithaca (NY) over Cam Strahm, Oregon — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  15. Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) over Jair Toedter, North Dakota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State over Eric Crushshon, George Mason (VA) — Dflt · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois over Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) — Fall 4:07 · View bout
  2. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Brian Walczak, Toledo (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. John Oostendorp (4), Iowa over Jon Cogdill, Wyoming — MD 13–5 · View bout
  6. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Eric Schultz, Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State over Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Mike Fusilli, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State over John Oostendorp (4), Iowa — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Haladay (6), Penn State over David Jones (10), California-Fullerton — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kurt Angle (1), Clarion (PA) over Greg Haladay (6), Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Jamie Cutler, Iowa State over Jeff Scherma, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Rock Burch, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Bret Sharp, Drake (IA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota over Wrede Kirkpatrick, Columbia (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jon Cogdill, Wyoming over Jamie Cutler, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) over Mike Fusilli, Ithaca (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Paul Koenig, South Dakota State over Brian Walczak, Toledo (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) over Matt Groom, Maryland — MD 16–4 · View bout
  8. Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State over Steve Schannauer, Wilkes (PA) — Fall 3:02 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Sylvester Terkay, North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Paul Koenig, South Dakota State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota over Jon Cogdill, Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) over Scott Holman (8), Indiana (IN) — MD 12–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over John Oostendorp (4), Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Ohio State over Copache Tyler (9), Eastern Illinois — Fall 5:53 · View bout
  3. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Jeff Balcom (5), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Larock Benford, Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:59 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Eric Schultz, Ohio State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. David Jones (10), California-Fullerton over Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jon Llewellyn (2), Illinois over David Jones (10), California-Fullerton — Dec 8–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brett Bourne (11), Navy (MD) over Kirk Mammen (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Malacek (3), Nebraska over Eric Schultz, Ohio State — Dec 5–0 · View bout