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
Kerry McCoy PSU1st	DEC 3-2	Stephen Neal CSUB2nd
Medal Round
Tolly Thompson NEB3rd	DEC 6-4	Bryan Stout CLAR4th
Shelton Benjamin MINN5th	DEC 8-4	Justin Harty UNC6th
Jason Gleasman CUSE7th	DEC 5-3	Bill Closson LEH8th
Consi Semi
Bryan Stout CLAR	MAJ DEC 11-2	Shelton Benjamin MINN
Tolly Thompson NEB	DEFAULT 3:00	Justin Harty UNC
Semifinal
Kerry McCoy PSU	DEC 4-2	Bryan Stout CLAR
Stephen Neal CSUB	DEC 5-4	Tolly Thompson NEB
Consi 4
Shelton Benjamin MINN	MAJ DEC 16-8	Bill Closson LEH
Justin Harty UNC	DEC 6-2	Jason Gleasman CUSE
Consi 8 #2
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 5-2	Airron Richardson MICH
Jason Gleasman CUSE	PIN 5:21	Darin Priesendorf California State University, Fresno
Bill Closson LEH	DEC 4-3	Nick Nutter OSU
Justin Harty UNC	DEC 4-1	Wes Hand IOWA
Quarterfinal
Stephen Neal CSUB	PIN 4:05	Nick Nutter OSU
Tolly Thompson NEB	PIN 4:45	Airron Richardson MICH
Bryan Stout CLAR	DEC 5-1	Justin Harty UNC
Kerry McCoy PSU	MAJ DEC 9-1	Jason Gleasman CUSE
Consi 8 #1
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 7-2	David Pierce PUR
Darin Priesendorf California State University, Fresno	DEFAULT 0:08	Jim Guttridge OHIO
Wes Hand IOWA	PIN 5:15	Pat Schuster EDIN
Bill Closson LEH	DEC 10-5	Mat Orndorff ORST
Consi 16 #2
Darin Priesendorf California State University, Fresno	PIN 2:04	Leslie Apedoe VMI
Wes Hand IOWA	DEC 8-4	Zach Feldman UVA
Mat Orndorff ORST	DEC 6-3	Rich Polkinghorn UO
David Pierce PUR	DEC 2-2	Ben Lee OKST
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 10-7	Seth Brady ILL
Jim Guttridge OHIO	DEC 5-2	Vince Pellis WVU
Bill Closson LEH	DEC 5-1	Ben Nachtrieb IND
Pat Schuster EDIN	DEC 5-3	Trent Hynek ISU
Round of 16
Justin Harty UNC	PIN 2:01	Bill Closson LEH
Tolly Thompson NEB	PIN 2:32	Vince Pellis WVU
Jason Gleasman CUSE	DEC 7-0	Ben Lee OKST
Nick Nutter OSU	DEC 3-2	Pat Schuster EDIN
Stephen Neal CSUB	MAJ DEC 17-5	Zach Feldman UVA
Airron Richardson MICH	MAJ DEC 14-2	Darin Priesendorf California State University, Fresno
Kerry McCoy PSU	MAJ DEC 13-3	Shelton Benjamin MINN
Bryan Stout CLAR	DEC 6-0	Rich Polkinghorn UO
Consi 16 #1
Jim Guttridge OHIO	PIN 4:39	Joey Allen PENN
Trent Hynek ISU	DEC 5-3	Dion Reed Boston University
Seth Brady ILL	MAJ DEC 11-1	Thomas Patterson MIZZ
Wes Hand IOWA	FORFEIT	Bob Puzio AU
David Pierce PUR	DEC 2-1	Wally Wickline DUQ
Leslie Apedoe VMI	DEC 8-4	Trey Swan OKLA
Ben Nachtrieb IND	DEC 6-3	Jeremy Clayton BSU
Mat Orndorff ORST	MAJ DEC 10-1	Kenneth Hunter Coppin State University
Consi Pigtail
Ben Nachtrieb IND	DEC 9-5	Tighe Cullinane GMU
Round of 32
Tolly Thompson NEB	PIN 2:41	Mat Orndorff ORST
Bill Closson LEH	PIN 1:01	Leslie Apedoe VMI
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 4-3	Bob Puzio AU
Jason Gleasman CUSE	DEC 1-0	Wes Hand IOWA
Pat Schuster EDIN	DEC 4-2	Seth Brady ILL
Vince Pellis WVU	DEC 3-2	Kenneth Hunter Coppin State University
Stephen Neal CSUB	TF 16-1	David Pierce PUR
Zach Feldman UVA	DEC 5-0	Wally Wickline DUQ
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 6-3	Trent Hynek ISU
Pigtail
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 3-2	Ben Nachtrieb IND