1996 NCAA Championships

March 21-23, 1996 · Minnesota

Team Champion

Iowa122.5 pts

Head Coach: Dan Gable · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Sheldon Thomas CLAR	Jason Nurre ISU	David Morgan MSU
126 lbs	Sanshiro Abe PSU	Dwight Hinson ISU	Eric Jetton WIS
134 lbs	Cary Kolat LHU	Steve St. John ASU	Mark Ironside IOWA
142 lbs	Bill Zadick IOWA	John Hughes PSU	Roger Chandler IND
150 lbs	Chris Bono ISU	Charlie Becks OSU	Russ Hughes PSU
158 lbs	Joe Williams IOWA	Ernest Benion ILL	Temoer Terry NEB
167 lbs	Daryl Weber IOWA	Mark Branch OKST	Charles Burton BSU
177 lbs	Les Gutches ORST	Reese Andy WYO	Rohan Gardner NW
190 lbs	John Kading OKLA	Paschal Duru CSUB	Ryan Tobin NEB
275 lbs	Jeff Walter WIS	Justin Harty UNC	Tolly Thompson NEB

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
Sanshiro Abe PSU1st	DEC 6-5	Dwight Hinson ISU2nd
Medal Round
Eric Jetton WIS3rd	DEC 7-0	Coby Wright CSUB4th
Eric Guerrero OKST5th	DEC 6-2	Willie Carpenter BRWN6th
Scott Schatzman NW7th	DEC 5-0	Brandon Howe MICH8th
Consi Semi
Eric Jetton WIS	DEC 4-0	Willie Carpenter BRWN
Coby Wright CSUB	DEC 7-5	Eric Guerrero OKST
Semifinal
Sanshiro Abe PSU	DEC 6-4	Eric Jetton WIS
Dwight Hinson ISU	DEC 5-3	Coby Wright CSUB
Consi 4
Willie Carpenter BRWN	DEC 3-2	Brandon Howe MICH
Eric Guerrero OKST	DEC 4-1	Scott Schatzman NW
Consi 8 #2
Willie Carpenter BRWN	PIN 2:43	Shawn Ford ASU
Brandon Howe MICH	DEC 8-7	Brian Bolton MSU
Eric Guerrero OKST	DEC 5-1	Jeff McGinness IOWA
Scott Schatzman NW	DEC 6-5	David Barden CHAT
Quarterfinal
Coby Wright CSUB	PIN 2:19	Shawn Ford ASU
Dwight Hinson ISU	DEC 4-3	Brian Bolton MSU
Sanshiro Abe PSU	DEC 10-4	Scott Schatzman NW
Eric Jetton WIS	DEC 8-3	Eric Guerrero OKST
Consi 8 #1
Willie Carpenter BRWN	PIN 1:18	Nick Zinkin California State University, Fresno
David Barden CHAT	DEC 6-4	Jason Kutz LEH
Brandon Howe MICH	DEC 9-3	Jake Whisenhunt ORST
Jeff McGinness IOWA	DEC 8-2	Chris Marshall CLAR
Consi 16 #2
Willie Carpenter BRWN	DEC 7-4	Gregg Kessler RIDER
Jason Kutz LEH	FORFEIT	Dock Kelly UNCG
Jake Whisenhunt ORST	DEC 10-4	Terry Showalter LHU
Brandon Howe MICH	DEC 3-2	Jason LaMotta UNC
Jeff McGinness IOWA	DEC 8-4	John Kelly BYU
Nick Zinkin California State University, Fresno	DEC 7-4	Brian Eveleth PENN
David Barden CHAT	DEC 5-3	Alfredo Varela OKLA
Chris Marshall CLAR	MAJ DEC 14-6	Tom Hickenlooper WYO
Round of 16
Sanshiro Abe PSU	TF 18-3	Terry Showalter LHU
Dwight Hinson ISU	DEC 3-2	Alfredo Varela OKLA
Shawn Ford ASU	DEC 6-4	Jeff McGinness IOWA
Eric Guerrero OKST	DEC 8-5	Brian Eveleth PENN
Coby Wright CSUB	DEC 9-4	Tom Hickenlooper WYO
Brian Bolton MSU	DEC 10-7	Jason Kutz LEH
Consi 16 #1
Jake Whisenhunt ORST	PIN 4:21	Dustin DeNunzio HARV
David Barden CHAT	DEC 6-2	Anthony Sorantino NCST
Nick Zinkin California State University, Fresno	DEC 9-4	Matt Turnbow EMU
Jason LaMotta UNC	DEC 7-4	Erick Shaw ODU
Gregg Kessler RIDER	MAJ DEC 17-6	Ryan Kutz UNI
Dock Kelly UNCG	DEC 10-9	Brett Tullo BLOOM
John Kelly BYU	DEC 6-1	John Taylor UO
Chris Marshall CLAR	DEC 4-1	Doug Detrick JMU
Consi Pigtail
Jake Whisenhunt ORST	PIN 0:43	Jason Hernandez Boston University
Chris Marshall CLAR	DEC 10-3	Jeramie Welder NEB
Nick Zinkin California State University, Fresno	MAJ DEC 15-4	Randy Dischner DUQ
Brett Tullo BLOOM	DEC 5-2	Matt Roth UVA
Gregg Kessler RIDER	DEC 5-3	Aaron Mickiewicz VMI
Round of 32
Sanshiro Abe PSU	PIN 4:46	John Taylor UO
Brandon Howe MICH	PIN 1:59	Chris Marshall CLAR
Eric Jetton WIS	PIN 5:11	Anthony Sorantino NCST
Alfredo Varela OKLA	PIN 3:18	Gregg Kessler RIDER
Tom Hickenlooper WYO	DEC 6-1	Jason LaMotta UNC
Jason Kutz LEH	DEC 12-8	Matt Turnbow EMU
Terry Showalter LHU	DEC 6-2	John Kelly BYU
Scott Schatzman NW	DEC 8-5	Doug Detrick JMU
Eric Guerrero OKST	MAJ DEC 8-0	Dock Kelly
Pigtail
Jason Kutz LEH	PIN 2:36	Jeramie Welder NEB
Willie Carpenter BRWN	DEC 5-3	Jason Hernandez Boston University
Terry Showalter LHU	DEC 9-2	Aaron Mickiewicz VMI
Scott Schatzman NW	MAJ DEC 9-0	Nick Zinkin California State University, Fresno
Erick Shaw ODU	MAJ DEC 9-0	Brett Tullo BLOOM