1998 NCAA Championships

March 19-21, 1998 · Cleveland, OH

Team Champion

Iowa115 pts

Head Coach: Jim Zalesky · Runner-up: Minnesota

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Teague Moore OKST	David Morgan MSU	Eric Juergens IOWA
126 lbs	Eric Guerrero OKST	Eric Jetton WIS	Dwight Hinson ISU
134 lbs	Mark Ironside IOWA	Shawn Enright OHIO	Jeremy Ensrud UO
142 lbs	Jeff McGinness IOWA	Casey Cunningham CMU	Oscar Wood ORST
150 lbs	Eric Siebert ILL	Chad Kraft MINN	—
158 lbs	Dwight Gardner OHIO	Hardell Moore OKST	John Lange PSU
167 lbs	Joe Williams IOWA	Brandon Slay PENN	Jeff Catrabone MICH
177 lbs	Mitch Clark OSU	Vertus Jones WVU	John Withrow PITT
190 lbs	Tim Hartung MINN	Jason Robison EDIN	Lee Fullhart IOWA
275 lbs	Stephen Neal CSUB	Trent Hynek ISU	Shelton Benjamin MINN

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
Mark Ironside IOWA1st	DEC 9-3	Shawn Enright OHIO2nd
Medal Round
Jeremy Ensrud UO3rd	DEC 3-2	Mark Angle CLAR4th
Michael Lightner OKLA5th	DEC 5-4	Dustin DeNunzio HARV6th
Whitey Chlebove WVU7th	DEC 5-3	Scott Schatzman NW8th
Consi Semi
Jeremy Ensrud UO	DEC 7-4	Michael Lightner OKLA
Mark Angle CLAR	DEC 11-4	Dustin DeNunzio HARV
Semifinal
Shawn Enright OHIO	DEC 8-6	Jeremy Ensrud UO
Mark Ironside IOWA	DEC 5-3	Dustin DeNunzio HARV
Consi 4
Mark Angle CLAR	DEC 9-8	Whitey Chlebove WVU
Michael Lightner OKLA	DEC 7-3	Scott Schatzman NW
Consi 8 #2
Whitey Chlebove WVU	DEC 6-1	Nick Flach UNI
Michael Lightner OKLA	MAJ DEC 12-3	Biff Walizer PSU
Scott Schatzman NW	DEC 5-3	Chad Jesko PITT
Mark Angle CLAR	MAJ DEC 12-4	Sean Gray VT
Quarterfinal
Mark Ironside IOWA	DEC 11-8	Michael Lightner OKLA
Jeremy Ensrud UO	DEC 6-5	Whitey Chlebove WVU
Dustin DeNunzio HARV	DEC 7-4	Scott Schatzman NW
Shawn Enright OHIO	DEC 10-9	Mark Angle CLAR
Consi 8 #1
Sean Gray VT	PIN 2:22	Troy Marr MINN
Biff Walizer PSU	PIN 7:44	Jeff Bucher OSU
Nick Flach UNI	DEC 6-5	Dave Esposito LEH
Chad Jesko PITT	DEC 4-3	Mike Mendoza CSUB
Consi 16 #2
Biff Walizer PSU	PIN 6:06	Brad Canoyer NEB
Troy Marr MINN	DEC 5-3	Mike Collier UCD
Jeff Bucher OSU	DEC 5-3	Isaac Miller MSU
Chad Jesko PITT	DEC 4-0	Eric Schmiesing HOF
Sean Gray VT	DEC 10-8	Bryce Bochy WYO
Nick Flach UNI	DEC 2-1	Don Pool EIU
Dave Esposito LEH	DEC 7-5	Jamill Kelly OKST
Mike Mendoza CSUB	MAJ DEC 11-3	Mark Piotrowsky PENN
Round of 16
Mark Ironside IOWA	PIN 5:51	Nick Flach UNI
Dustin DeNunzio HARV	PIN 1:35	Mike Collier UCD
Whitey Chlebove WVU	DEC 3-1	Brad Canoyer NEB
Michael Lightner OKLA	DEC 7-3	Jamill Kelly OKST
Scott Schatzman NW	DEC 8-3	Sean Gray VT
Mark Angle CLAR	MAJ DEC 10-2	Eric Schmiesing HOF
Shawn Enright OHIO	MAJ DEC 10-0	Mike Mendoza CSUB
Jeremy Ensrud UO	MAJ DEC 16-7	Isaac Miller MSU
Consi 16 #1
Dave Esposito LEH	PIN 2:40	Bobby Cook CHAT
Don Pool EIU	DEC 7-3	Gregg Kessler RIDER
Biff Walizer PSU	DEC 8-2	Erik Smith APP
Bryce Bochy WYO	DEC 11-9	James Torres IND
Mark Piotrowsky PENN	DEC 8-4	Jason Mutarelli UVA
Jeff Bucher OSU	MAJ DEC 17-9	Greg Mayer CMU
Troy Marr MINN	TF 19-2	Quinn Foster ASU
Chad Jesko PITT	DEC 5-0	James Kocher NCST
Consi Pigtail
James Torres IND	PIN 5:27	Rafael Vega EDIN
Round of 32
Whitey Chlebove WVU	PIN 0:58	Quinn Foster ASU
Jamill Kelly OKST	DEC 8-5	Mark Piotrowsky PENN
Mike Collier UCD	DEC 3-2	Erik Smith APP
Mark Angle CLAR	MAJ DEC 19-5	Gregg Kessler RIDER
Isaac Miller MSU	DEC 6-4	Bryce Bochy WYO
Mark Ironside IOWA	TF 23-8	Chad Jesko PITT
Mike Mendoza CSUB	MAJ DEC 10-1	Bobby Cook CHAT
Nick Flach UNI	DEC 6-5	James Kocher NCST
Sean Gray VT	DEC 6-5
Pigtail
Mark Piotrowsky PENN	DEC 6-4	Rafael Vega EDIN