1996 NCAA Championships

March 21-23, 1996 · Minnesota

Team Champion

Iowa122.5 pts

Head Coach: Dan Gable · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Sheldon Thomas CLAR	Jason Nurre ISU	David Morgan MSU
126 lbs	Sanshiro Abe PSU	Dwight Hinson ISU	Eric Jetton WIS
134 lbs	Cary Kolat LHU	Steve St. John ASU	Mark Ironside IOWA
142 lbs	Bill Zadick IOWA	John Hughes PSU	Roger Chandler IND
150 lbs	Chris Bono ISU	Charlie Becks OSU	Russ Hughes PSU
158 lbs	Joe Williams IOWA	Ernest Benion ILL	Temoer Terry NEB
167 lbs	Daryl Weber IOWA	Mark Branch OKST	Charles Burton BSU
177 lbs	Les Gutches ORST	Reese Andy WYO	Rohan Gardner NW
190 lbs	John Kading OKLA	Paschal Duru CSUB	Ryan Tobin NEB
275 lbs	Jeff Walter WIS	Justin Harty UNC	Tolly Thompson NEB

Weight:

118 lbs 126 lbs 134 lbs 142 lbs 150 lbs 158 lbs 167 lbs 177 lbs 190 lbs 275 lbs

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Consi 16 #1 Round of 32

Finals
Sheldon Thomas CLAR1st	DEC 6-4	Jason Nurre ISU2nd
Medal Round
David Morgan MSU3rd	PIN 3:52	Lindsey Durlacher ILL4th
Mike Mena IOWA5th	DEC 10-3	Lee Pritts EMU6th
Mike Miller NCST7th	DEC 9-7	Shane Valdez OKLA8th
Consi Semi
Lindsey Durlacher ILL	DEC 6-5	Lee Pritts EMU
David Morgan MSU	DEC 8-3	Mike Mena IOWA
Semifinal
Sheldon Thomas CLAR	DEC 6-4	Mike Mena IOWA
Jason Nurre ISU	DEC 5-2	Lindsey Durlacher ILL
Consi 4
Lee Pritts EMU	DEC 3-1	Mike Miller NCST
David Morgan MSU	DEC 9-4	Shane Valdez OKLA
Consi 8 #2
David Morgan MSU	MAJ DEC 14-4	Orlando DeCastroverde CSUF
Mike Miller NCST	DEC 5-2	Scott Murray UNI
Shane Valdez OKLA	DEC 6-4	Jason Buce ORST
Lee Pritts EMU	DEC 3-2	Jason Betz PSU
Quarterfinal
Lindsey Durlacher ILL	DEC 6-5	David Morgan MSU
Sheldon Thomas CLAR	MAJ DEC 11-1	Jason Betz PSU
Jason Nurre ISU	DEC 3-2	Shane Valdez OKLA
Mike Mena IOWA	DEC 5-2	Mike Miller NCST
Consi 8 #1
Jason Buce ORST	PIN 2:43	Chad Billy WVU
Lee Pritts EMU	DEC 4-3	David Pena EIU
Orlando DeCastroverde CSUF	DEC 7-2	Kevin Roberts UO
Scott Murray UNI	DEC 3-1	Shawn Conyers OSU
Consi 16 #2
Chad Billy WVU	DEC 5-1	Derrick Henson Howard University
Lee Pritts EMU	FORFEIT	Tony Hairston APP
Kevin Roberts UO	DEC 10-3	Chris Viola MICH
Orlando DeCastroverde CSUF	DEC 8-3	Peter Poretta BRWN
Scott Murray UNI	DEC 13-8	Teague Moore OKST
Jason Buce ORST	DEC 8-7	Brad Canoyer NEB
Shawn Conyers OSU	DEC 5-3	Jason Wartinger BUFF
David Pena EIU	DEC 3-0	Sean Kim California State University, Fresno
Round of 16
Mike Miller NCST	PIN 6:33	Chad Billy WVU
Sheldon Thomas CLAR	MAJ DEC 10-0	Orlando DeCastroverde CSUF
David Morgan MSU	MAJ DEC 15-2	Lee Pritts EMU
Jason Nurre ISU	DEC 5-3	Shawn Conyers OSU
Mike Mena IOWA	DEC 7-3	Jason Buce ORST
Shane Valdez OKLA	DEC 2-1	Teague Moore OKST
Lindsey Durlacher ILL	DEC 4-2	David Pena EIU
Jason Betz PSU	DEC 7-1	Kevin Roberts UO
Consi 16 #1
Peter Poretta BRWN	PIN 1:59	Mike Tuttle SRU
Derrick Henson Howard University	DEC 9-3	Ben Hatta PENN
Jason Wartinger BUFF	MAJ DEC 12-2	John Carvalheira RIDER
Brad Canoyer NEB	DEC 6-4	Mike Kusick LHU
Scott Murray UNI	DEC 8-3	Chris Madigan East Stroudsburg University
Sean Kim California State University, Fresno	DEC 18-11	Frank Nocito UNC
Tony Hairston APP	DEC 10-8	Sean Shea GMU
Round of 32
Mike Mena IOWA	PIN 2:30	Frank Nocito UNC
Jason Betz PSU	PIN 2:20	Scott Murray UNI
David Morgan MSU	PIN 6:18	Derrick Henson Howard University
Chad Billy WVU	DEC 3-2	Tony Hairston APP
Sheldon Thomas CLAR	MAJ DEC 9-0	Jason Wartinger BUFF
David Pena EIU	DEC 8-5	Brad Canoyer NEB
Mike Miller NCST	MAJ DEC 14-4	Sean Shea GMU
Shawn Conyers OSU	MAJ DEC 12-2	Mike Tuttle SRU
Lindsey Durlacher ILL