NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Mark Ironside, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Mark IronsideIOWA
  2. 2Shawn EnrightOHIO
  3. 3Jeremy EnsrudORE
  4. 4Mark AngleCLAR
  5. 5Michael LightnerOU
  6. 6Dustin DenunzioHARV
  7. 7Ian 'Whitey' ChleboveWVU
  8. 8Scott SchatzmanNW

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania over Rafael Vega, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brad Canoyer (11), Nebraska over Troy Marr, Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Eric Schmeising, Hofstra (NY) over Don Pool, Eastern Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Quinn Foster, Arizona State — Fall 0:58 · View bout
  5. Isaac Miller, Michigan State over Bryce Bochy, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Jamill Kelly (9), Oklahoma State over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over James Torres, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — MD 19–5 · View bout
  9. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) — TF 23–8 · View bout
  10. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Jason Mutarelli, Virginia — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  11. Mike Collier, California-Davis over Erik Smith, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield over Bobby Cook, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–1 · View bout
  13. Nick Flach, Northern Iowa over James Kocher, North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  14. Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) over Greg Mayer, Central Michigan — TF 17–2 · View bout
  15. Sean Gray, Virginia Tech over Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  16. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) over Mike Collier, California-Davis — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  2. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Brad Canoyer (11), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Isaac Miller, Michigan State — MD 16–7 · View bout
  4. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Eric Schmeising, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Nick Flach, Northern Iowa — Fall 5:51 · View bout
  6. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Jamill Kelly (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) over Sean Gray, Virginia Tech — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield — MD 10–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) over Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  4. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Shawn Enright (7), Ohio over Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Shawn Enright (7), Ohio — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. James Torres, Indiana (IN) over Rafael Vega, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 5:27 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Erik Smith, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Bryce Bochy, Wyoming over James Torres, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  3. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over James Kocher, North Carolina State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) over Bobby Cook, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 2:40 · View bout
  5. Don Pool, Eastern Illinois over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State over Greg Mayer, Central Michigan — MD 17–9 · View bout
  7. Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania over Jason Mutarelli, Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Troy Marr, Minnesota over Quinn Foster, Arizona State — TF 19–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Brad Canoyer (11), Nebraska — Fall 6:06 · View bout
  2. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over Eric Schmeising, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) over Jamill Kelly (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State over Isaac Miller, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Nick Flach, Northern Iowa over Don Pool, Eastern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Sean Gray, Virginia Tech over Bryce Bochy, Wyoming — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  8. Troy Marr, Minnesota over Mike Collier, California-Davis — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Jeff Bucher (12), Ohio State — Fall 7:44 · View bout
  2. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Mendoza (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Nick Flach, Northern Iowa over Dave Esposito, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Sean Gray, Virginia Tech over Troy Marr, Minnesota — Fall 2:22 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Nick Flach, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Sean Gray, Virginia Tech — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) over Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) over Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Ensrud (3), Oregon over Mark Angle (2), Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Lightner (8), Oklahoma over Dustin Denunzio (4), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove (6), West Virginia over Scott Schatzman (5), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–3 · View bout