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 Consi Pigtail Round of 32 Pigtail

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Joe Williams IOWA1st	DEC 9-8	Ernest Benion ILL2nd
Medal Round
Temoer Terry NEB3rd	DEC 5-2	Alfonzo Tucker California State University, Fresno4th
Jeff Catrabone MICH7th	PIN 3:21	Matt Hughes EIU8th
Consi Semi
Temoer Terry NEB	FORFEIT	Brandon Alderman WYO
Semifinal
Ernest Benion ILL	DEFAULT 5:36	Temoer Terry NEB
Joe Williams IOWA	DEC 2-1	Eric Smith OSU
Consi 4
Brandon Alderman WYO	DEC 5-3	Matt Hughes EIU
Consi 8 #2
Matt Hughes EIU	DEC 9-4	Patrick Flynn MD
Brandon Alderman WYO	DEC 7-5	Babak Alimoradian Boston University
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 2-1	Matt Suter ASU
Quarterfinal
Joe Williams IOWA	DEC 5-2	Matt Hughes EIU
Temoer Terry NEB	DEC 3-1	Hardell Moore OKST
Ernest Benion ILL	DEC 3-2	Jeff Catrabone MICH
Eric Smith OSU	DEC 5-2	Brandon Alderman WYO
Consi 8 #1
Patrick Flynn MD	DEC 6-2	Brooke Hoerr IND
Babak Alimoradian Boston University	DEC 10-5	Ken Porter CLAR
Matt Suter ASU	DEC 5-3	Mike Chase UNC
Consi 16 #2
Mike Chase UNC	PIN 2:11	Jason Pratt POLY
Babak Alimoradian Boston University	DEC 11-8	Mickey Ritter CSUB
Jason Frable WVU	DEC 7-4	Mark Bybee NW
Matt Suter ASU	TF 16-1	Jake Shulaw EMU
Patrick Flynn MD	DEC 6-5	Jacob Schaus PITT
Brooke Hoerr IND	DEC 10-8	John Lange PSU
Ken Porter CLAR	DEC 8-3	Mike Kwapniewski RU
Round of 16
Joe Williams IOWA	MAJ DEC 15-4	Jason Pratt POLY
Eric Smith OSU	DEC 6-4	Alfonzo Tucker California State University, Fresno
Ernest Benion ILL	DEC 12-8	Jacob Schaus PITT
Temoer Terry NEB	MAJ DEC 12-3	Mickey Ritter CSUB
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 4-3	Ken Porter CLAR
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 7-1	John Lange PSU
Matt Hughes EIU	MAJ DEC 12-4	Matt Suter ASU
Brandon Alderman WYO	DEC 9-4	Mark Bybee NW
Consi 16 #1
Jason Frable WVU	DEC 11-6	Scott Surplus BSU
Mike Chase UNC	DEC 7-5	Ed Mosley HARV
Brooke Hoerr IND	DEC 9-5	Sahlan Martin STAN
Jake Shulaw EMU	MAJ DEC 12-2	David Cote MVILLE
Patrick Flynn MD	DEC 5-4	Todd Sacksteder MIZZ
Babak Alimoradian Boston University	DEC 12-5	Kevin Welsh EDIN
Mike Kwapniewski RU	MAJ DEC 13-2	Dan Kjeldgaard UNI
Byron Tucker OKLA	DEC 9-4	Joe Stanton UNCG
Consi Pigtail
Scott Surplus BSU	PIN 0:40	Derek Strobel APP
Ed Mosley HARV	DEC 10-3	Tom O'Neill COLU
Todd Sacksteder MIZZ	MAJ DEC 11-2	Evan Dolan RIDER
Round of 32
Jason Pratt POLY	PIN 5:32	Dan Kjeldgaard UNI
Matt Hughes EIU	PIN 2:45	Babak Alimoradian Boston University
Ken Porter CLAR	PIN 4:28	Mike Chase UNC
Mark Bybee NW	DEC 8-4	Sahlan Martin STAN
Joe Williams IOWA	TF 21-6	Mike Kwapniewski RU
Temoer Terry NEB	MAJ DEC 23-9	David Cote MVILLE
Matt Suter ASU	DEC 6-1	Kevin Welsh EDIN
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 4-3	Ed Mosley HARV
Ernest Benion ILL	MAJ DEC 14-4	Joe Stanton
Pigtail
Joe Williams IOWA	PIN 4:03	Scott Surplus BSU
Mickey Ritter CSUB	DEC 2-1	Todd Sacksteder MIZZ
Brooke Hoerr IND	MAJ DEC 16-7	Tom O'Neill COLU