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
Mitch Clark OSU1st	TF 17-0	Vertus Jones WVU2nd
Medal Round
John Withrow PITT3rd	DEC 2-1	Aaron Simpson ASU4th
Brandon Eggum MINN5th	DEC 3-1	Jevon Herman ILL6th
Greg Gingeleskie NAVY7th	DEC 8-2	Mike Greenfield CMU8th
Consi Semi
John Withrow PITT	DEC 3-2	Brandon Eggum MINN
Aaron Simpson ASU	PIN 1:14	Jevon Herman ILL
Semifinal
Mitch Clark OSU	DEC 5-0	John Withrow PITT
Vertus Jones WVU	DEC 15-13	Aaron Simpson ASU
Consi 4
Brandon Eggum MINN	DEC 5-4	Mike Greenfield CMU
Jevon Herman ILL	DEC 3-1	Greg Gingeleskie NAVY
Consi 8 #2
Brandon Eggum MINN	PIN 4:16	Jason Street OKLA
Jevon Herman ILL	DEC 4-2	Rob Neidlinger PSU
Greg Gingeleskie NAVY	DEC 5-3	Matt Mulvihill ISU
Mike Greenfield CMU	DEC 3-1	Leo Giel RIDER
Quarterfinal
Aaron Simpson ASU	DEC 6-4	Leo Giel RIDER
John Withrow PITT	DEC 1-0	Greg Gingeleskie NAVY
Mitch Clark OSU	DEC 6-4	Rob Neidlinger PSU
Vertus Jones WVU	DEC 6-4	Jason Street OKLA
Consi 8 #1
Mike Greenfield CMU	PIN 0:44	Brian Bowles POLY
Jevon Herman ILL	DEC 10-5	John Van Doren LEH
Matt Mulvihill ISU	DEC 8-5	Doug Lee UO
Brandon Eggum MINN	TF 20-5	Paul Jenn IOWA
Consi 16 #2
Mike Greenfield CMU	MAJ DEC 12-3	Francis Volpe HARV
Paul Jenn IOWA	DEC 9-7	Jim Straight EDIN
Brandon Eggum MINN	MAJ DEC 15-4	Dave Murray LHU
Jevon Herman ILL	DEC 6-5	Mark Muñoz OKST
Doug Lee UO	DEC 9-8	Brad Vering NEB
Brian Bowles POLY	MAJ DEC 13-0	Ken Bigley UNI
John Van Doren LEH	DEC 7-0	Tom Shaw UVA
Matt Mulvihill ISU	DEFAULT 3:00	Joe Watson Georgia State
Round of 16
Mitch Clark OSU	PIN 4:04	Dave Murray LHU
Leo Giel RIDER	DEC 5-2	Brad Vering NEB
Vertus Jones WVU	MAJ DEC 18-8	Mark Muñoz OKST
Greg Gingeleskie NAVY	DEC 6-4	Ken Bigley UNI
Aaron Simpson ASU	DEC 3-2	Matt Mulvihill ISU
John Withrow PITT	DEC 8-2	Mike Greenfield CMU
Jason Street OKLA	DEC 3-1	John Van Doren LEH
Rob Neidlinger PSU	MAJ DEC 12-4	Jim Straight EDIN
Consi 16 #1
Paul Jenn IOWA	PIN 4:47	Matt Esposito AU
Brian Bowles POLY	MAJ DEC 13-1	Shawn Finnicum AF
Tom Shaw UVA	DEC 3-2	Davion Peterson PUR
Joe Watson Georgia State	DEC 7-2	Corey Bell UNC
Francis Volpe HARV	DEC 4-2	Russell Jones HOF
Brandon Eggum MINN	DEC 7-2	Steve Alf WIS
Jevon Herman ILL	DEC 6-3	Nathan Funk CHAT
Doug Lee UO	DEC 5-1	Sanders Freed ORST
Round of 32
John Withrow PITT	MAJ DEC 9-1	Tom Shaw UVA
Vertus Jones WVU	PIN 1:35	Shawn Finnicum AF
Jim Straight EDIN	DEC 6-4	Joe Watson Georgia State
Aaron Simpson ASU	MAJ DEC 14-4	Paul Jenn IOWA
Greg Gingeleskie NAVY	DEC 7-6	Jevon Herman ILL
Brad Vering NEB	MAJ DEC 11-3	Steve Alf WIS
Leo Giel RIDER	DEC 2-2	Brandon Eggum MINN
Dave Murray LHU	DEC 4-2	Sanders Freed ORST
Mark Muñoz OKST	DEC 7-5	Brian Bowles