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
Dwight Gardner OHIO1st	DEC 7-1	Hardell Moore OKST2nd
Medal Round
John Lange PSU3rd	DEC 6-5	Ryan Cunningham CMU4th
Tivon Abel BRWN5th	FORFEIT	Temoer Terry NEB6th
David Wells POLY7th	DEC 6-0	Eric Douglas PUR8th
Consi Semi
Ryan Cunningham CMU	FORFEIT	Temoer Terry NEB
John Lange PSU	DEC 8-6	Tivon Abel BRWN
Semifinal
Dwight Gardner OHIO	DEC 6-3	Temoer Terry NEB
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 8-1	Tivon Abel BRWN
Consi 4
John Lange PSU	PIN 6:58	David Wells POLY
Ryan Cunningham CMU	PIN 5:12	Eric Douglas PUR
Consi 8 #2
Ryan Cunningham CMU	DEC 2-1	Mark Samples EDIN
David Wells POLY	DEC 1-0	Sam Kline WVU
John Lange PSU	DEC 5-3	James Hieronymus HOF
Eric Douglas PUR	DEC 4-3	Matt Suter ASU
Quarterfinal
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 3-1	Mark Samples EDIN
Temoer Terry NEB	MAJ DEC 12-4	David Wells POLY
Dwight Gardner OHIO	DEC 5-3	James Hieronymus HOF
Tivon Abel BRWN	DEC 6-4	Eric Douglas PUR
Consi 8 #1
Matt Suter ASU	DEC 2-0	Josh Holiday MINN
John Lange PSU	MAJ DEC 11-0	Jamie Kelly ODU
Sam Kline WVU	DEC 4-2	Brad Harris CLAR
Ryan Cunningham CMU	DEC 4-3	Greg DeGrand MSU
Consi 16 #2
Josh Holiday MINN	DEC 7-5	Maurice Worthy ARMY
Brad Harris CLAR	DEC 2-0	Sean Morgan UO
John Lange PSU	DEFAULT 1:39	Neil Barnes LHU
Matt Suter ASU	DEC 4-2	Alex Leykikh UVA
Sam Kline WVU	DEC 9-8	Byron Tucker OKLA
Jamie Kelly ODU	DEC 7-3	Jarrod Fitzpatrick VMI
Greg DeGrand MSU	DEC 11-8	Kirk White BSU
Ryan Cunningham CMU	MAJ DEC 11-1	Eric Hall VT
Round of 16
Mark Samples EDIN	DEC 5-4	Jamie Kelly ODU
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 9-5	Neil Barnes LHU
Eric Douglas PUR	DEC 5-3	Byron Tucker OKLA
David Wells POLY	DEC 4-2	Matt Suter ASU
Tivon Abel BRWN	DEC 8-4	Sean Morgan UO
Temoer Terry NEB	DEC 6-4	Maurice Worthy ARMY
Dwight Gardner OHIO	TF 19-4	Greg DeGrand MSU
James Hieronymus HOF	DEC 5-3	Ryan Cunningham CMU
Consi 16 #1
Sam Kline WVU	DEC 6-4	Rick Springman PENN
Kirk White BSU	DEC 8-5	Gabe McMahan IOWA
Eric Hall VT	DEC 11-5	Travis Doto LEH
Josh Holiday MINN	DEC 3-1	Dan Dicesare OSU
Alex Leykikh UVA	DEC 6-3	Isaac Wood ORST
John Lange PSU	MAJ DEC 11-3	Bill Zeman ILL
Jarrod Fitzpatrick VMI	DEC 9-6	Jamie Groudle UNC
Brad Harris CLAR	DEC 6-0	Alan Grasso MVILLE
Consi Pigtail
Sam Kline WVU	DEC 8-6	Vince DeAugustine BUFF
Bill Zeman ILL	DEC 10-3	Brett Gappmayer BYU
Kirk White BSU	DEFAULT 6:56	Babak Alimoradian Boston University
Round of 32
Maurice Worthy ARMY	PIN 3:27	Jamie Groudle UNC
Mark Samples EDIN	DEC 2-1	Dan Dicesare OSU
Dwight Gardner OHIO	PIN 2:38	Alan Grasso MVILLE
Ryan Cunningham CMU	DEC 6-3	Rick Springman PENN
Jamie Kelly ODU	DEC 4-2	Josh Holiday MINN
James Hieronymus HOF	DEC 6-5	Sam Kline WVU
Hardell Moore OKST	MAJ DEC 14-2	Isaac Wood ORST
Byron Tucker OKLA	DEC 6-4	Travis Doto LEH
Tivon Abel BRWN	DEC 17-11	Babak Alimoradian
Pigtail
Isaac Wood ORST	DEC 4-1	Vince DeAugustine BUFF
Temoer Terry NEB	DEC 7-4	Kirk White BSU
Byron Tucker OKLA	MAJ DEC 12-2	Bill Zeman ILL