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 Round of 32

Finals
Jeff Walter WIS1st	DEC 3-2	Justin Harty UNC2nd
Medal Round
Tolly Thompson NEB3rd	DEC 4-1	Stephen Neal CSUB4th
Airron Richardson MICH5th	FORFEIT	Billy Pierce MINN6th
Nick Nutter OSU7th	DEC 2-0	Pat Wiltanger PITT8th
Consi Semi
Tolly Thompson NEB	DEC 5-3	Airron Richardson MICH
Stephen Neal CSUB	FORFEIT	Billy Pierce MINN
Semifinal
Justin Harty UNC	DEC 6-5	Tolly Thompson NEB
Jeff Walter WIS	DEC 3-1	Billy Pierce MINN
Consi 4
Stephen Neal CSUB	DEC 10-4	Pat Wiltanger PITT
Airron Richardson MICH	DEC 7-2	Nick Nutter OSU
Consi 8 #2
Nick Nutter OSU	PIN 1:36	Seth Brady ILL
Airron Richardson MICH	DEC 6-4	Tony Vaughn PUR
Stephen Neal CSUB	FORFEIT	Nick Hall ODU
Pat Wiltanger PITT	DEC 4-3	Jerry McCoy MVILLE
Quarterfinal
Justin Harty UNC	DEC 2-0	Nick Hall ODU
Jeff Walter WIS	DEC 2-1	Tony Vaughn PUR
Billy Pierce MINN	DEC 6-3	Seth Brady ILL
Tolly Thompson NEB	DEFAULT 0:11	Pat Wiltanger PITT
Consi 8 #1
Airron Richardson MICH	MAJ DEC 16-4	John Degl IOWA
Nick Nutter OSU	DEC 8-4	Monty Cheff COR
Jerry McCoy MVILLE	DEC 2-1	Shawn Stipich BSU
Stephen Neal CSUB	DEC 3-1	Ben Lee OKST
Consi 16 #2
Nick Nutter OSU	MAJ DEC 13-5	Pat Schuster EDIN
Airron Richardson MICH	DEC 8-2	Zach Feldman UVA
Shawn Stipich BSU	DEC 7-5	Leslie Apedoe VMI
Jerry McCoy MVILLE	DEC 9-3	Rich Polkinghorn UO
John Degl IOWA	DEC 3-2	Burt Beamer UNI
Monty Cheff COR	DEC 6-4	Trey Swan OKLA
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 3-2	Joe Eaton LHU
Stephen Neal CSUB	DEC 9-4	Stephen Terebieniec KENT
Round of 16
Tolly Thompson NEB	MAJ DEC 13-3	John Degl IOWA
Pat Wiltanger PITT	DEC 4-2	Airron Richardson MICH
Justin Harty UNC	DEC 7-6	Nick Nutter OSU
Billy Pierce MINN	MAJ DEC 14-4	Joe Eaton LHU
Seth Brady ILL	DEC 3-2	Stephen Neal CSUB
Jeff Walter WIS	DEC 3-0	Jerry McCoy MVILLE
Nick Hall ODU	MAJ DEC 10-2	Trey Swan OKLA
Tony Vaughn PUR	DEC 9-3	Leslie Apedoe VMI
Consi 16 #1
Burt Beamer UNI	PIN 3:29	Jeremy Karle Marquette University
Pat Schuster EDIN	DEC 2-1	Darren Jarina CLAR
Rich Polkinghorn UO	DEC 5-2	Jamie Huntington DREX
Zach Feldman UVA	DEC 4-0	Bill Tassogloy RIDER
Ben Lee OKST	DEC 5-3	Darin Priesendorf California State University, Fresno
Shawn Stipich BSU	DEC 7-3	Joey Allen PENN
Stephen Terebieniec KENT	DEC 3-0	Marland Houston Morgan State University
Round of 32
Tolly Thompson NEB	PIN 1:22	Stephen Terebieniec KENT
Justin Harty UNC	PIN 1:48	Joey Allen PENN
Pat Wiltanger PITT	DEC 5-3	Darin Priesendorf California State University, Fresno
Trey Swan OKLA	DEC 4-3	Rich Polkinghorn UO
Billy Pierce MINN	MAJ DEC 13-2	Zach Feldman UVA
Jeff Walter WIS	DEC 5-2	Monty Cheff COR
John Degl IOWA	DEC 12-5	Marland Houston Morgan State University
Airron Richardson MICH	DEC 2-1	Ben Lee OKST
Seth Brady ILL