1997 NCAA Championships

March 20-22, 1997 · Northern Iowa

Team Champion

Iowa170 pts

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

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
118 lbs	Jesse Whitmer IOWA	Lindsey Durlacher ILL	Sheldon Thomas CLAR
126 lbs	Eric Guerrero OKST	Mike Mena IOWA	Eric Jetton WIS
134 lbs	Mark Ironside IOWA	Steven Schmidt OKST	Yero Washington California State University, Fresno
142 lbs	Cary Kolat LHU	Roger Chandler IND	Jason Davids MINN
150 lbs	Lincoln McIlravy IOWA	Chris Bono ISU	Chad Kraft MINN
158 lbs	Joe Williams IOWA	Tony Robie EDIN	Ernest Benion ILL
167 lbs	Mark Branch OKST	Brandon Slay PENN	Jeff Catrabone MICH
177 lbs	Barry Weldon ISU	Mitch Clark OSU	—
190 lbs	Lee Fullhart IOWA	John Kading OKLA	—
275 lbs	Kerry McCoy PSU	Stephen Neal CSUB	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
Cary Kolat LHU1st	DEC 6-2	Roger Chandler IND2nd
Medal Round
Jason Davids MINN3rd	DEC 6-2	Scott Reyna OKST4th
Jason Ramstetter CSUB5th	DEC 2-0	Kasey Gilliss IOWA6th
Brendan Buckley California State University, Fresno7th	MAJ DEC 12-2	Francis Dunn RIDER8th
Consi Semi
Jason Davids MINN	DEC 7-3	Kasey Gilliss IOWA
Scott Reyna OKST	DEC 10-4	Jason Ramstetter CSUB
Semifinal
Roger Chandler IND	DEC 10-4	Jason Davids MINN
Cary Kolat LHU	DEC 10-3	Scott Reyna OKST
Consi 4
Jason Ramstetter CSUB	DEC 6-0	Francis Dunn RIDER
Kasey Gilliss IOWA	MAJ DEC 15-4	Brendan Buckley California State University, Fresno
Consi 8 #2
Jason Ramstetter CSUB	DEC 6-4	Chris Ayres LEH
Kasey Gilliss IOWA	DEC 4-2	Brett Matter PENN
Francis Dunn RIDER	DEC 2-0	Tom Tomeo CLAR
Brendan Buckley California State University, Fresno	DEC 11-5	Brad Fenske ARMY
Quarterfinal
Cary Kolat LHU	PIN 2:34	Brett Matter PENN
Jason Davids MINN	MAJ DEC 16-7	Jason Ramstetter CSUB
Scott Reyna OKST	DEC 9-6	Brendan Buckley California State University, Fresno
Roger Chandler IND	TF 15-0	Francis Dunn RIDER
Consi 8 #1
Kasey Gilliss IOWA	PIN 1:05	Steve Feckanin EDIN
Tom Tomeo CLAR	DEC 4-3	Khalil Abdul-Malik UNC
Chris Ayres LEH	DEC 13-9	Mike Harp MIZZ
Brad Fenske ARMY	DEC 5-4	Clint Musser PSU
Consi 16 #2
Steve Feckanin EDIN	PIN 6:04	Jon Vaughn ILL
Brad Fenske ARMY	PIN 4:53	Oliver Salud UCD
Chris Ayres LEH	DEC 10-8	Casey Cunningham CMU
Tom Tomeo CLAR	DEC 11-5	Dan Covatta DUKE
Mike Harp MIZZ	TF 18-2	Beau Weiner STAN
Kasey Gilliss IOWA	MAJ DEC 17-7	Shane Mack MD
Khalil Abdul-Malik UNC	TF 16-1	David Maldonado ISU
Clint Musser PSU	MAJ DEC 19-6	Frank Laccone PUR
Round of 16
Scott Reyna OKST	PIN 6:25	Tom Tomeo CLAR
Brendan Buckley California State University, Fresno	DEC 9-3	Khalil Abdul-Malik UNC
Francis Dunn RIDER	DEC 3-2	Brad Fenske ARMY
Cary Kolat LHU	MAJ DEC 14-5	Chris Ayres LEH
Roger Chandler IND	MAJ DEC 12-2	Frank Laccone PUR
Jason Ramstetter CSUB	DEC 3-1	Steve Feckanin EDIN
Brett Matter PENN	MAJ DEC 11-3	Beau Weiner STAN
Consi 16 #1
Jon Vaughn ILL	DEC 7-2	Tracy Brown ASU
Dan Covatta DUKE	MAJ DEC 12-4	Pat Coyle JMU
David Maldonado ISU	DEC 7-4	Shawn Enright OHIO
Mike Harp MIZZ	DEC 11-6	Jeff Tufano WYO
Casey Cunningham CMU	DEC 5-3	Russell Read Boston University
Shane Mack MD	DEC 10-3	Chris Elliott SRU
Clint Musser PSU	DEC 6-4	Tim Stringer EIU
Oliver Salud UCD	MAJ DEC 12-3	Trey Burlingame UNCG
Consi Pigtail
Chris Elliott SRU	PIN 5:58	Nick Maravich DUQ
Dan Covatta DUKE	DEC 7-6	Dorian Hager WVU
Round of 32
Cary Kolat LHU	PIN 1:45	Oliver Salud UCD
Roger Chandler IND	PIN 1:19	Jeff Tufano WYO
Jason Davids MINN	PIN 3:26	Shawn Enright OHIO
Kasey Gilliss IOWA	PIN 0:37	David Maldonado ISU
Steve Feckanin EDIN	PIN 3:51	Pat Coyle JMU
Brad Fenske ARMY	DEC 6-5	Russell Read Boston University
Jason Ramstetter CSUB	DEC 10-9	Dan Covatta DUKE
Brett Matter PENN	DEC 7-0	Tim Stringer EIU
Brendan Buckley California State University, Fresno	DEC 11-7
Pigtail
Chris Ayres LEH	DEC 9-5	Dorian Hager WVU
Mike Harp MIZZ	MAJ DEC 11-3	Chris Elliott SRU