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 Round of 32

Finals
Stephen Neal CSUB1st	TF 20-5	Trent Hynek ISU2nd
Medal Round
Shelton Benjamin MINN3rd	DEC 5-3	Bill Closson LEH4th
Airron Richardson MICH5th	DEC 9-4	Jason Gleasman CUSE6th
Karl Roesler ILL7th	DEC 5-2	Wes Hand IOWA8th
Consi Semi
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 3-1	Airron Richardson MICH
Bill Closson LEH	DEC 3-1	Jason Gleasman CUSE
Semifinal
Stephen Neal CSUB	PIN 2:15	Bill Closson LEH
Trent Hynek ISU	DEC 4-3	Airron Richardson MICH
Consi 4
Shelton Benjamin MINN	PIN 0:50	Wes Hand IOWA
Jason Gleasman CUSE	DEC 4-2	Karl Roesler ILL
Consi 8 #2
Jason Gleasman CUSE	DEC 2-0	Ben Lee OKST
Wes Hand IOWA	DEC 4-3	Aaron Stark WIS
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 9-8	Mat Orndorff ORST
Karl Roesler ILL	DEC 4-0	Billy Blunt NCST
Quarterfinal
Stephen Neal CSUB	PIN 4:26	Aaron Stark WIS
Bill Closson LEH	DEC 5-4	Shelton Benjamin MINN
Airron Richardson MICH	DEC 4-2	Karl Roesler ILL
Trent Hynek ISU	DEC 4-1	Jason Gleasman CUSE
Consi 8 #1
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 3-0	Dion Reed Boston University
Billy Blunt NCST	DEC 4-2	David Pierce PUR
Wes Hand IOWA	MAJ DEC 16-2	Jason Grim BLOOM
Mat Orndorff ORST	MAJ DEC 13-0	Ricky Krieger LHU
Consi 16 #2
David Pierce PUR	DEC 3-2	Rich Polkinghorn UO
Wes Hand IOWA	DEC 8-4	Bob Puzio AU
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 3-2	Gan McGee POLY
Dion Reed Boston University	DEC 10-5	J.R. Plienis NEB
Ricky Krieger LHU	DEC 4-1	Derek DelPorto SRU
Billy Blunt NCST	DEC 7-5	John Henry Ward OKLA
Jason Grim BLOOM	FORFEIT	Leslie Apedoe VMI
Mat Orndorff ORST	TF 16-1	Tim Courtad Miami University (Ohio)
Round of 16
Bill Closson LEH	PIN 2:07	John Henry Ward OKLA
Trent Hynek ISU	DEC 5-1	Leslie Apedoe VMI
Aaron Stark WIS	DEC 3-1	Ben Lee OKST
Jason Gleasman CUSE	MAJ DEC 9-1	Bob Puzio AU
Stephen Neal CSUB	MAJ DEC 12-2	J.R. Plienis NEB
Karl Roesler ILL	DEC 5-1	Mat Orndorff ORST
Airron Richardson MICH	MAJ DEC 10-2	Ricky Krieger LHU
Shelton Benjamin MINN	DEC 3-2	David Pierce PUR
Consi 16 #1
Jason Grim BLOOM	DEC 6-2	Matt Stein EDIN
Billy Blunt NCST	DEC 4-3	Mike Russow EIU
Derek DelPorto SRU	DEC 7-4	Chris Miller BYU
Tim Courtad Miami University (Ohio)	MAJ DEC 16-5	Mike Dixon IND
Dion Reed Boston University	FORFEIT	Marc DeFrancesco RIDER
Round of 32
David Pierce PUR	PIN 4:25	Matt Stein EDIN
Shelton Benjamin MINN	PIN 6:51	Jason Grim BLOOM
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 7-1	Mike Dixon IND
Trent Hynek ISU	DEC 5-3	Rich Polkinghorn UO
John Henry Ward OKLA	DEC 9-7	Wes Hand IOWA
Jason Gleasman CUSE	DEC 10-4	Billy Blunt NCST
J.R. Plienis NEB	DEC 6-2	Chris Miller BYU
Stephen Neal CSUB	MAJ DEC 12-4	Derek DelPorto SRU
Aaron Stark WIS	DEC 7-1	Tim Courtad Miami University (Ohio)