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
Eric Siebert ILL1st	DEC 7-3	Chad Kraft MINN2nd
Medal Round
Clint Musser PSU5th	MAJ DEC 12-3	Donny Pritzlaff WIS6th
Consi Semi
Mike Mason WVU	DEC 9-4	Donny Pritzlaff WIS
Bill Lacure MICH	DEC 6-2	Clint Musser PSU
Semifinal
Eric Siebert ILL	DEC 5-4	Mike Mason WVU
Chad Kraft MINN	DEC 3-2	Clint Musser PSU
Consi 4
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	DEC 6-2	Rodney Jones OKLA
Bill Lacure MICH	DEC 3-2	Jimmy Arias OKST
Consi 8 #2
Rodney Jones OKLA	DEC 8-7	Steven Blackford ASU
Jimmy Arias OKST	DEC 1-0	David Maldonado ISU
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	DEC 12-5	Mark Strickland ODU
Bill Lacure MICH	DEC 4-3	Craig Welk POLY
Quarterfinal
Mike Mason WVU	DEC 11-6	Bill Lacure MICH
Eric Siebert ILL	DEC 6-4	Jimmy Arias OKST
Chad Kraft MINN	DEC 4-3	Steven Blackford ASU
Consi 8 #1
Craig Welk POLY	DEC 10-5	Kevin Brandon GMU
Rodney Jones OKLA	DEC 6-4	Drew Pariano NW
David Maldonado ISU	DEC 5-1	Jeff Whalen MD
Mark Strickland ODU	DEC 7-5	Heath Eslinger CHAT
Consi 16 #2
Kevin Brandon GMU	PIN 1:04	Mike Kallai AF
Mark Strickland ODU	DEC 5-3	Eric Jorgensen ORST
Rodney Jones OKLA	DEC 9-8	Larry Quisel BSU
Jeff Whalen MD	DEC 7-3	Jim Harshaw UVA
David Maldonado ISU	DEC 9-4	Darryl Christian UO
Heath Eslinger CHAT	DEC 2-0	Ben Gerdes LHU
Craig Welk POLY	MAJ DEC 12-4	Ben Boozer EDIN
Drew Pariano NW	DEC 5-3	Chris Martin VT
Round of 16
Eric Siebert ILL	DEC 7-5	Drew Pariano NW
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	MAJ DEC 14-5	Ben Boozer EDIN
Clint Musser PSU	MAJ DEC 13-4	Kevin Brandon GMU
Steven Blackford ASU	DEC 4-1	Darryl Christian UO
Mike Mason WVU	DEC 13-6	Mark Strickland ODU
Bill Lacure MICH	DEC 4-3	Heath Eslinger CHAT
Jimmy Arias OKST	DEC 3-2	Rodney Jones OKLA
Chad Kraft MINN	MAJ DEC 12-4	Jeff Whalen MD
Consi 16 #1
Mike Kallai AF	PIN 5:50	Trey Burlingame UNCG
Eric Jorgensen ORST	MAJ DEC 12-2	John Fogarty COR
Ben Gerdes LHU	DEC 4-3	Ian Kaplan DAV
Chris Martin VT	DEC 6-4	Brendan James FM
David Maldonado ISU	MAJ DEC 14-5	Dennis Balogh Miami University (Ohio)
Jim Harshaw UVA	DEC 3-1	Chris Ayres LEH
Craig Welk POLY	DEC 4-2	Kasey Gilliss IOWA
Larry Quisel BSU	DEC 12-5	Chris Bahr UNI
Consi Pigtail
Chris Ayres LEH	DEC 8-3	R.J. Galioto Seton Hall
Eric Jorgensen ORST	DEC 11-6	Kevin Stanley IND
Round of 32
Steven Blackford ASU	PIN 3:53	John Fogarty COR
Rodney Jones OKLA	DEC 6-4	Craig Welk POLY
Mike Mason WVU	DEC 11-5	Dennis Balogh Miami University (Ohio)
Jeff Whalen MD	DEC 8-2	Ian Kaplan DAV
Mark Strickland ODU	DEC 5-3	David Maldonado ISU
Clint Musser PSU	DEC 7-4	Chris Martin VT
Jimmy Arias OKST	DEC 4-2	Kasey Gilliss IOWA
Bill Lacure MICH	DEC 7-1	Jim Harshaw UVA
Heath Eslinger CHAT	DEC 7-3	R.J. Galioto
Pigtail
Eric Siebert ILL	DEC 5-3	Eric Jorgensen ORST
Ben Boozer EDIN	DEC 9-8	Chris Ayres LEH