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 Consi Pigtail Round of 32 Pigtail

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Barry Weldon ISU1st	DEC 6-2	Mitch Clark OSU2nd
Medal Round
Grant Johnson Boston University5th	PIN 2:43	John Koss WVU6th
Jim Straight EDIN7th	DEC 1-0	Mike Geurin LHU8th
Consi Semi
John Van Doren LEH	DEC 3-2	Grant Johnson Boston University
Mark Smith OKST	DEC 11-9	John Koss WVU
Semifinal
Barry Weldon ISU	DEC 8-2	John Koss WVU
Mitch Clark OSU	DEC 7-2	John Van Doren LEH
Consi 4
Grant Johnson Boston University	DEC 5-2	Mike Geurin LHU
Mark Smith OKST	MAJ DEC 12-4	Jim Straight EDIN
Consi 8 #2
Mike Geurin LHU	DEC 5-4	Mike Powell IND
Jim Straight EDIN	DEC 5-0	Dan Corpstein CSUB
Mark Smith OKST	DEC 5-3	Tony Ersland IOWA
Grant Johnson Boston University	DEC 6-5	Erich Harvey MSU
Quarterfinal
Barry Weldon ISU	DEC 6-3	Grant Johnson Boston University
John Van Doren LEH	DEC 10-9	Mark Smith OKST
Mitch Clark OSU	DEC 10-6	Jim Straight EDIN
John Koss WVU	DEC 7-4	Mike Geurin LHU
Consi 8 #1
Mike Powell IND	PIN 1:29	Rick Tomaro Miami University (Ohio)
Erich Harvey MSU	DEC 4-3	Leo Giel RIDER
Dan Corpstein CSUB	DEC 6-5	Mike French POLY
Tony Ersland IOWA	DEC 8-4	Joel Goeden NW
Consi 16 #2
Mike Powell IND	PIN 5:49	Jeremy Potvin AF
Erich Harvey MSU	DEC 8-3	Bryan Matusic PITT
Rick Tomaro Miami University (Ohio)	MAJ DEC 10-1	Ben Barton UNI
Leo Giel RIDER	DEC 9-6	Clint Matter PENN
Joel Goeden NW	DEC 6-4	Fred Ashley Howard University
Dan Corpstein CSUB	DEC 4-2	Brandon Alderman WYO
Tony Ersland IOWA	DEC 2-1	Charles McTorry NEB
Mike French POLY	DEC 8-6	Jevon Herman ILL
Round of 16
Mitch Clark OSU	PIN 1:46	Bryan Matusic PITT
Mark Smith OKST	DEC 6-5	Rick Tomaro Miami University (Ohio)
Barry Weldon ISU	DEC 3-2	Dan Corpstein CSUB
Jim Straight EDIN	DEC 9-5	Clint Matter PENN
John Van Doren LEH	TF 19-4	Jeremy Potvin AF
Grant Johnson Boston University	DEC 10-4	Jevon Herman ILL
Mike Geurin LHU	MAJ DEC 12-2	Fred Ashley Howard University
John Koss WVU	DEC 2-1	Tony Ersland IOWA
Consi 16 #1
Leo Giel RIDER	PIN 6:37	Frank Morici PSU
Ben Barton UNI	PIN 4:02	Sanders Freed ORST
Charles McTorry NEB	PIN 4:22	Scott Surplus BSU
Erich Harvey MSU	DEC 6-5	Aaron Simpson ASU
Mike French POLY	DEFAULT 4:33	Brandon Eggum MINN
Mike Powell IND	MAJ DEC 14-6	Nathan Funk CHAT
Joel Goeden NW	DEC 1-0	Martius Harding UVA
Brandon Alderman WYO	MAJ DEC 17-6	Ryan Edmundson HOF
Consi Pigtail
Erich Harvey MSU	MAJ DEC 10-2	Bret Ruth AU
Joel Goeden NW	DEC 5-4	Louis Pelsang UNC
Round of 32
Jim Straight EDIN	PIN 6:22	Martius Harding UVA
Dan Corpstein CSUB	PIN 2:15	Mike Powell IND
Mitch Clark OSU	PIN 3:21	Scott Surplus BSU
Fred Ashley Howard University	PIN 0:28	Leo Giel RIDER
John Van Doren LEH	DEC 7-4	Brandon Alderman WYO
Rick Tomaro Miami University (Ohio)	DEC 6-5	Mike French POLY
Mike Geurin LHU	DEC 4-3	Frank Morici PSU
Mark Smith OKST	DEC 3-1	Brandon Eggum MINN
Bryan Matusic PITT	DEC 3-1	Charles McTorry
Pigtail
Ryan Edmundson HOF	DEC 4-2	Erich Harvey MSU
Grant Johnson Boston University	MAJ DEC 14-4	Joel Goeden NW