1997 NCAA Championships

March 20-22, 1997 · Northern Iowa

Team Champion

Iowa170 pts

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

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Jesse Whitmer IOWA	Lindsey Durlacher ILL	Sheldon Thomas CLAR
126 lbs	Eric Guerrero OKST	Mike Mena IOWA	Eric Jetton WIS
134 lbs	Mark Ironside IOWA	Steven Schmidt OKST	Yero Washington California State University, Fresno
142 lbs	Cary Kolat LHU	Roger Chandler IND	Jason Davids MINN
150 lbs	Lincoln McIlravy IOWA	Chris Bono ISU	Chad Kraft MINN
158 lbs	Joe Williams IOWA	Tony Robie EDIN	Ernest Benion ILL
167 lbs	Mark Branch OKST	Brandon Slay PENN	Jeff Catrabone MICH
177 lbs	Barry Weldon ISU	Mitch Clark OSU	—
190 lbs	Lee Fullhart IOWA	John Kading OKLA	—
275 lbs	Kerry McCoy PSU	Stephen Neal CSUB	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
Mark Branch OKST1st	DEC 3-2	Brandon Slay PENN2nd
Medal Round
Jeff Catrabone MICH3rd	DEC 3-0	Kevin Wilmot WIS4th
Mike Uker IOWA5th	DEC 6-2	Casey Strand ASU6th
Bart Horton ISU7th	DEC 6-2	John Withrow PITT8th
Consi Semi
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 6-1	Casey Strand ASU
Kevin Wilmot WIS	DEC 8-6	Mike Uker IOWA
Semifinal
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 4-3	Kevin Wilmot WIS
Mark Branch OKST	DEC 10-4	Casey Strand ASU
Consi 4
Jeff Catrabone MICH	PIN 2:23	Bart Horton ISU
Mike Uker IOWA	PIN 0:59	John Withrow PITT
Consi 8 #2
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 6-2	Mike Greenfield CMU
Bart Horton ISU	MAJ DEC 15-7	Chad Liott RIDER
John Withrow PITT	DEC 4-2	Scott Chapman STAN
Mike Uker IOWA	DEC 6-4	John Dattalo VT
Quarterfinal
Kevin Wilmot WIS	DEC 11-8	Bart Horton ISU
Mark Branch OKST	MAJ DEC 11-0	John Dattalo VT
Casey Strand ASU	DEC 5-4	John Withrow PITT
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 3-1	Jeff Catrabone MICH
Consi 8 #1
Scott Chapman STAN	PIN 6:03	Derek Strobel APP
Chad Liott RIDER	DEC 4-3	Barry Jarvis Miami University (Ohio)
Mike Greenfield CMU	DEC 2-0	Justin Thaw MIZZ
Mike Uker IOWA	DEC 5-4	Michael Roller OKLA
Consi 16 #2
Barry Jarvis Miami University (Ohio)	DEC 7-5	Rod Van Ness RU
Mike Greenfield CMU	PIN 0:31	Zac Taylor MINN
Mike Uker IOWA	PIN 4:20	Shaftone Dunklin SRU
Justin Thaw MIZZ	DEC 5-0	Brad Alderman WYO
Chad Liott RIDER	DEC 7-3	Kevin Welsh EDIN
Michael Roller OKLA	MAJ DEC 16-4	Dan Kjeldgaard UNI
Derek Strobel APP	DEC 11-10	Vertus Jones WVU
Scott Chapman STAN	DEC 8-7	Rob Barlow GMU
Round of 16
Bart Horton ISU	MAJ DEC 18-6	Vertus Jones WVU
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 12-11	Mike Uker IOWA
Mark Branch OKST	MAJ DEC 12-4	Mike Greenfield CMU
Casey Strand ASU	DEC 7-2	Chad Liott RIDER
John Withrow PITT	DEC 4-3	Rod Van Ness RU
Jeff Catrabone MICH	MAJ DEC 16-5	Michael Roller OKLA
John Dattalo VT	DEC 5-2	Justin Thaw MIZZ
Kevin Wilmot WIS	MAJ DEC 17-7	Scott Chapman STAN
Consi 16 #1
Brad Alderman WYO	PIN 1:29	Damon Stephens MD
Dan Kjeldgaard UNI	MAJ DEC 13-4	Glenn Pritzlaff PSU
Shaftone Dunklin SRU	DEC 5-2	Jared Coleman BYU
Kevin Welsh EDIN	DEC 12-6	Davion Peterson PUR
Barry Jarvis Miami University (Ohio)	DEC 6-4	Jason Driggers UNC
Rob Barlow GMU	TF 15-0	Neil Barnes LHU
Zac Taylor MINN	DEC 10-4	Jeremiah Miller POLY
Derek Strobel APP	DEC 7-6	Greg Johnson UO
Round of 32
John Withrow PITT	PIN 2:19	Dan Kjeldgaard UNI
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 8-2	Jason Driggers UNC
Scott Chapman STAN	MAJ DEC 9-1	Damon Stephens MD
John Dattalo VT	DEC 11-5	Neil Barnes LHU
Justin Thaw MIZZ	DEC 8-3	Rob Barlow GMU
Mike Uker IOWA	DEC 2-0	Kevin Welsh EDIN
Rod Van Ness RU	DEC 8-4	Glenn Pritzlaff PSU
Bart Horton ISU	MAJ DEC 14-3	Jeremiah Miller POLY
Mark Branch OKST	MAJ DEC 11-0