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
Joe Williams IOWA1st	DEC 7-4	Brandon Slay PENN2nd
Medal Round
Jeff Catrabone MICH3rd	DEC 4-4	Mark Smith OKST4th
Casey Strand ASU5th	DEC 9-7	Mark Bybee NW6th
Glenn Pritzlaff PSU7th	FORFEIT	Nick Mengerink PITT8th
Consi Semi
Mark Smith OKST	DEC 4-2	Casey Strand ASU
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 8-3	Mark Bybee NW
Semifinal
Joe Williams IOWA	DEC 6-3	Jeff Catrabone MICH
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 5-3	Mark Smith OKST
Consi 4
Casey Strand ASU	PIN 6:52	Glenn Pritzlaff PSU
Mark Bybee NW	FORFEIT	Nick Mengerink PITT
Consi 8 #2
Mark Bybee NW	PIN 4:35	Kevin Welsh EDIN
Glenn Pritzlaff PSU	DEC 10-4	Michael Roller OKLA
Nick Mengerink PITT	DEC 7-3	Ben Perkins ISU
Casey Strand ASU	DEC 7-4	Ed Mosley HARV
Quarterfinal
Joe Williams IOWA	MAJ DEC 19-7	Glenn Pritzlaff PSU
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 9-3	Casey Strand ASU
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 8-5	Mark Bybee NW
Mark Smith OKST	MAJ DEC 11-0	Nick Mengerink PITT
Consi 8 #1
Ben Perkins ISU	DEC 7-4	Ben King ILL
Kevin Welsh EDIN	DEC 6-5	Rod Van Ness RU
Michael Roller OKLA	DEC 9-4	William Hill MSU
Ed Mosley HARV	DEC 8-2	Jason Webster CSUF
Consi 16 #2
Ben Perkins ISU	TF 20-5	Jeff Grant STAN
Kevin Welsh EDIN	DEC 7-6	Zac Taylor MINN
Ed Mosley HARV	DEC 3-1	Lionel Halsey CSUB
Michael Roller OKLA	MAJ DEC 14-0	Todd Palmisano RIDER
Rod Van Ness RU	DEC 6-1	Jason Moaney CLAR
Jason Webster CSUF	DEC 7-3	Luke Bindriff AF
Ben King ILL	DEC 8-5	Josh Stanley DREX
William Hill MSU	DEC 6-2	Chris Snyder CMU
Round of 16
Mark Smith OKST	PIN 1:02	Jason Webster CSUF
Joe Williams IOWA	MAJ DEC 13-4	Rod Van Ness RU
Jeff Catrabone MICH	DEC 5-4	Ben Perkins ISU
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 6-4	William Hill MSU
Glenn Pritzlaff PSU	DEC 6-5	Zac Taylor MINN
Casey Strand ASU	DEC 7-2	Josh Stanley DREX
Nick Mengerink PITT	DEC 5-3	Ed Mosley HARV
Mark Bybee NW	MAJ DEC 8-0	Michael Roller OKLA
Consi 16 #1
Kevin Welsh EDIN	DEC 4-0	Markese Nelson California State University, Fresno
Ben King ILL	MAJ DEC 13-5	Jamie Hensch UNCG
Chris Snyder CMU	DEC 6-4	David Dixon Georgia State
Todd Palmisano RIDER	DEC 7-2	Brad Ginn GMU
Lionel Halsey CSUB	TF 18-2	Jason Moore MIZZ
Jason Moaney CLAR	DEC 10-4	Kevin Boross NCST
Luke Bindriff AF	DEC 15-8	Matt Mapes DUKE
Jeff Grant STAN	DEC 5-0	Josh Didion Cleveland State University
Consi Pigtail
Josh Didion Cleveland State University	PIN 5:32	Gill Journey Chicago State
Round of 32
Rod Van Ness RU	DEC 14-10	Luke Bindriff AF
Michael Roller OKLA	PIN 2:56	Gill Journey Chicago State
Josh Stanley DREX	DEC 5-3	David Dixon Georgia State
Ed Mosley HARV	DEC 8-3	Kevin Welsh EDIN
Jason Webster CSUF	DEC 2-1	Kevin Boross NCST
William Hill MSU	MAJ DEC 15-4	Jamie Hensch UNCG
Nick Mengerink PITT	MAJ DEC 9-1	Markese Nelson California State University, Fresno
Brandon Slay PENN	DEC 8-4	Ben King ILL
Ben Perkins ISU	DEC 9-8	Brad Ginn
Pigtail
Lionel Halsey CSUB	DEC 6-0	Josh Didion Cleveland State University