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
Jeff McGinness IOWA1st	DEC 3-1	Casey Cunningham CMU2nd
Medal Round
Oscar Wood ORST3rd	PIN 2:46	Jason Davids MINN4th
JaMarr Billman PSU5th	DEC 9-8	Mike Harp MIZZ6th
Steven Schmidt OKST7th	DEC 3-0	Tom Tomeo CLAR8th
Consi Semi
Oscar Wood ORST	PIN 1:26	Mike Harp MIZZ
Jason Davids MINN	DEC 12-5	JaMarr Billman PSU
Semifinal
Jeff McGinness IOWA	DEC 8-4	Jason Davids MINN
Casey Cunningham CMU	MAJ DEC 10-0	Mike Harp MIZZ
Consi 4
Oscar Wood ORST	PIN 4:17	Tom Tomeo CLAR
JaMarr Billman PSU	DEC 7-5	Steven Schmidt OKST
Consi 8 #2
Tom Tomeo CLAR	DEC 7-5	Dorian Hager WVU
Oscar Wood ORST	DEC 12-7	Adam Tirapelle ILL
Steven Schmidt OKST	DEC 8-4	Brian Singleton KENT
JaMarr Billman PSU	DEC 3-2	Willie Wineberg PUR
Quarterfinal
Jason Davids MINN	DEC 9-5	Adam Tirapelle ILL
Mike Harp MIZZ	DEC 8-5	Steven Schmidt OKST
Casey Cunningham CMU	DEC 8-5	JaMarr Billman PSU
Jeff McGinness IOWA	DEC 6-2	Tom Tomeo CLAR
Consi 8 #1
Brian Singleton KENT	DEC 6-5	Trent McDowell California State University, Fresno
Willie Wineberg PUR	DEC 11-10	JohnMark Bentley UNC
Dorian Hager WVU	DEC 11-6	Brent Conly LHU
Oscar Wood ORST	DEC 7-3	Tracy Brown ASU
Consi 16 #2
Trent McDowell California State University, Fresno	PIN 2:06	Shane Mack MD
Tracy Brown ASU	DEC 6-4	Cole Sanderson ISU
Oscar Wood ORST	TF 21-5	Pierre Pryor NCST
Willie Wineberg PUR	DEC 11-5	Ryan Bernholz LEH
Dorian Hager WVU	DEC 5-3	Mike Ziska PITT
JohnMark Bentley UNC	DEC 9-7	Chris Elliott SRU
Brent Conly LHU	DEC 10-8	Bill Maldonado Georgia State
Brian Singleton KENT	MAJ DEC 14-5	David Levitt BSU
Round of 16
Jason Davids MINN	PIN 4:48	Shane Mack MD
Mike Harp MIZZ	DEC 10-6	Oscar Wood ORST
Tom Tomeo CLAR	DEC 4-1	Willie Wineberg PUR
Steven Schmidt OKST	DEC 12-7	Cole Sanderson ISU
Casey Cunningham CMU	MAJ DEC 15-2	Brent Conly LHU
Jeff McGinness IOWA	DEC 6-3	JohnMark Bentley UNC
JaMarr Billman PSU	DEC 2-1	Dorian Hager WVU
Adam Tirapelle ILL	DEC 9-4	Brian Singleton KENT
Consi 16 #1
Trent McDowell California State University, Fresno	PIN 1:46	Jonathon Archuleta CSUB
Ryan Bernholz LEH	PIN 3:43	Sidney Billups Coppin State University
Pierre Pryor NCST	DEC 6-5	Malik Elliott NW
David Levitt BSU	DEC 9-5	Jeff Tufano WYO
Mike Ziska PITT	DEC 9-5	Jeromy McVige BUFF
Chris Elliott SRU	DEC 3-2	Arkee Allen COLU
Bill Maldonado Georgia State	DEC 7-4	Ed Hockenberry BLOOM
Tracy Brown ASU	DEC 10-4	David Inkman VT
Consi Pigtail
Bill Maldonado Georgia State	DEC 5-3	Dusty Coufal WIS
Jonathon Archuleta CSUB	DEC 9-8	Melvin Saunders UNCG
Round of 32
Oscar Wood ORST	PIN 4:23	Chris Elliott SRU
Jeff McGinness IOWA	PIN 5:34	Pierre Pryor NCST
Willie Wineberg PUR	PIN 6:11	Tracy Brown ASU
Jason Davids MINN	PIN 3:16	Mike Ziska PITT
JaMarr Billman PSU	MAJ DEC 11-2	Trent McDowell California State University, Fresno
Adam Tirapelle ILL	MAJ DEC 14-3	Ed Hockenberry BLOOM
Brian Singleton KENT	DEC 8-4	Bill Maldonado Georgia State
Shane Mack MD	DEC 3-2	Jeromy McVige BUFF
Brent Conly LHU	DEC 3-2	Jeff Tufano
Pigtail
Jeff McGinness IOWA	PIN 2:07	Melvin Saunders UNCG
Ryan Bernholz LEH	DEC 8-5	Dusty Coufal WIS