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
Joe Williams IOWA1st	DEC 5-3	Tony Robie EDIN2nd
Medal Round
Ernest Benion ILL3rd	DEC 4-0	Hardell Moore OKST4th
Matt Hughes EIU5th	DEC 8-2	Brian Leitzel LHU6th
Dwight Gardner OHIO7th	DEC 5-3	Matt Suter ASU8th
Consi Semi
Ernest Benion ILL	DEC 2-0	Matt Hughes EIU
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 11-5	Brian Leitzel LHU
Semifinal
Joe Williams IOWA	DEC 8-3	Hardell Moore OKST
Tony Robie EDIN	DEC 7-5	Ernest Benion ILL
Consi 4
Brian Leitzel LHU	DEC 3-1	Matt Suter ASU
Matt Hughes EIU	DEC 3-2	Dwight Gardner OHIO
Consi 8 #2
Brian Leitzel LHU	DEC 6-5	Jason Kraft NEB
Dwight Gardner OHIO	DEC 10-5	Tivon Abel BRWN
Matt Suter ASU	DEC 3-2	Eric Douglas PUR
Matt Hughes EIU	DEC 3-2	Rangi Smart BYU
Quarterfinal
Joe Williams IOWA	TF 22-7	Tivon Abel BRWN
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 4-2	Matt Hughes EIU
Tony Robie EDIN	DEC 10-4	Matt Suter ASU
Ernest Benion ILL	DEC 7-5	Brian Leitzel LHU
Consi 8 #1
Eric Douglas PUR	DEC 4-2	Sam Kline WVU
Dwight Gardner OHIO	DEC 7-6	John Lange PSU
Jason Kraft NEB	DEC 8-3	John DeLeon ISU
Rangi Smart BYU	DEC 3-2	Byron Tucker OKLA
Consi 16 #2
Sam Kline WVU	DEC 6-5	Travis Doto LEH
Dwight Gardner OHIO	MAJ DEC 15-7	David Wells POLY
Byron Tucker OKLA	DEC 5-3	Arash Alizadeh MD
Rangi Smart BYU	DEC 9-4	Jacob Schaus PITT
Jason Kraft NEB	DEC 5-3	Joe Stanton UNCG
Eric Douglas PUR	DEC 3-1	Ed Mosley HARV
John DeLeon ISU	DEC 7-0	Josh Holiday MINN
John Lange PSU	DEC 7-3	Sean Morgan UO
Round of 16
Joe Williams IOWA	PIN 0:31	Ed Mosley HARV
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 7-3	Jason Kraft NEB
Brian Leitzel LHU	DEC 8-5	Byron Tucker OKLA
Ernest Benion ILL	MAJ DEC 11-2	Jacob Schaus PITT
Tony Robie EDIN	MAJ DEC 21-7	John Lange PSU
Matt Suter ASU	DEC 7-2	Dwight Gardner OHIO
Tivon Abel BRWN	MAJ DEC 16-6	Sam Kline WVU
Matt Hughes EIU	TF 16-0	Josh Holiday MINN
Consi 16 #1
Eric Douglas PUR	DEC 9-4	Evan Dolan RIDER
Sean Morgan UO	MAJ DEC 15-1	Jason Guyton Howard University
Joe Stanton UNCG	DEC 6-2	Kurt Hudson NW
John DeLeon ISU	DEC 4-1	Cassidy Shults BLOOM
Travis Doto LEH	DEC 6-0	Alex Leykikh UVA
David Wells POLY	MAJ DEC 11-0	Steve Duran CSUF
Rangi Smart BYU	MAJ DEC 12-4	Eric Hall VT
Arash Alizadeh MD	MAJ DEC 11-3	Andy Varner CSUB
Consi Pigtail
Sean Morgan UO	DEC 7-4	Jeff Godbe New Mexico
Joe Stanton UNCG	DEC 8-3	Reese Edgington VMI
Round of 32
Tivon Abel BRWN	PIN 0:28	Eric Hall VT
Joe Williams IOWA	PIN 2:35	Arash Alizadeh MD
Sam Kline WVU	DEC 7-5	Rangi Smart BYU
Ed Mosley HARV	DEC 8-2	Andy Varner CSUB
Hardell Moore OKST	DEC 9-2	David Wells POLY
Matt Hughes EIU	TF 16-1	Jason Guyton Howard University
Brian Leitzel LHU	DEC 13-8	Eric Douglas PUR
Byron Tucker OKLA	DEC 10-3	Evan Dolan RIDER
Tony Robie EDIN	MAJ DEC 19-8	John DeLeon ISU
Pigtail
Eric Douglas PUR	DEC 7-3	Sean Morgan UO
Rangi Smart BYU	MAJ DEC 12-4	Joe Stanton UNCG