1998 68Th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998

68th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 1998 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Team Champion Iowa - 115 Points

Outstanding Wrestler: Joe Williams - Iowa Gorriaran Award: Oscar Wood - Oregon State

Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses.

1 Iowa 115 (3) 6 Iowa State 49.5 2 Minnesota 102 (1) 7 West Virginia 48 3 Oklahoma State 99.5 (2) 7 Illinois 48 (1) 4 Penn State 70.5 9 Oregon State 43.5 5 Central Michigan 53 9 Ohio University 43.5 (1)

Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded.

1181st: Teague Moore [3] - Oklahoma State (WBF 4:51) 2nd: David Morgan [1] - Michigan State 3rd: Eric Juergens [7] - Iowa (5-3 OT) 4th: Stephen Abas [2] - Fresno State 5th: Jeremy Hunter [5] - Penn State (9-2) 6th: Tim Dernlan [8] - Purdue 7th: Brandon Paulson [US] - Minnesota (4-3 TB) 8th: John Carvalheira [4] - Rider 1261st: Eric Guerrero [3] - Oklahoma State (5-4) 2nd: Eric Jetton [1] - Wisconsin 3rd: Dwight Hinson [2] - Iowa State (6-1) 4th: Stan Greene [US] - Fresno State 5th: Pat McNamara [5] - Michigan State (11-6) 6th: Jason Buce [9] - Oregon State 7th: Carl Perry [US] - Illinois (5-4) 8th: Joey Coughran [US] - Cal State-Fullerton 1341st: Mark Ironside [1] - Iowa (9-3) 2nd: Shawn Enright [7] - Ohio University 3rd: Jeremy Ensrud [3] - Oregon (3-2) 4th: Mark Angle [2] - Clarion 5th: Michael Lightner [8] - Oklahoma (5-4) 6th: Dustin Denunzio [4] - Harvard 7th: Whitey Chlebove [6] - West Virginia (5-3) 8th: Scott Schatzman [5] - Northwestern 1421st: Jeff McGinness [2] - Iowa (3-1) 2nd: Casey Cunningham [4] - Central Michigan 3rd: Oscar Wood [9] - Oregon State (WBF 2:46) 4th: Jason Davids [3] - Minnesota 5th: JaMarr Billman [5] - Penn State (9-8) 6th: Mike Harp [8] - Missouri 7th: Steven Schmidt [1] - Oklahoma State (3-0) 8th: Tom Tomeo [7] - Clarion 1501st: Eric Siebert [1] - Illinois (7-3) 2nd: Chad Kraft [3] - Minnesota 3rd: Mike Mason [5] - West Virginia (6-4 OT) 4th: Bill Lacure [4] - Michigan 5th: Clint Musser [2] - Penn State (12-3) 6th: Don Pritzlaff [10] - Wisconsin 7th: Jimmy Arias [8] - Oklahoma State (2-1) 8th: Rodney Jones [US] - Oklahoma 1581st: Dwight Gardner [3] - Ohio University (7-1) 2nd: Hardell Moore [1] - Oklahoma State 3rd: John Lange [7] - Penn State (6-5) 4th: Ryan Cunningham [6] - Central Michigan 5th: Tivon Abel [5] - Brown (WFT) 6th: Temoer Terry [2] - Nebraska 7th: David Wells [US] - Cal Poly-SLO (6-0) 8th: Eric Douglas [US] - Purdue 1671st: Joe Williams [1] - Iowa (7-4) 2nd: Brandon Slay [3] - Pennsylvania 3rd: Jeff Catrabone [5] - Michigan (4-4 TB) 4th: Mark Smith [2] - Oklahoma State 5th: Casey Strand [4] - Arizona State (9-7 OT) 6th: Mark Bybee [6] - Northwestern 7th: Glenn Pritzlaff [8] - Penn State (WFT) 8th: Nick Mengerink [7] - Pittsburgh 1771st: Mitch Clark [1] - Ohio State (WTF 17-0 3:00) 2nd: Vertus Jones [6] - West Virginia 3rd: John Withrow [5] - Pittsburgh (2-1) 4th: Aaron Simpson [2] - Arizona State 5th: Brandon Eggum [10] - Minnesota (3-1) 6th: Jevon Herman [4] - Illinois 7th: Greg Gingeleskie [US] - Navy (8-2) 8th: Mike Greenfield [12] - Central Michigan 1901st: Tim Hartung [2] - Minnesota (6-4 OT) 2nd: Jason Robison [1] - Edinboro 3rd: Lee Fullhart [3] - Iowa (4-0) 4th: Ryan Tobin [4] - Nebraska 5th: Sam Neider [7] - Northwestern (3-1 OT) 6th: Mark Bodo [5] - Pittsburgh 7th: Jeremy Goeden [6] - Northern Illinois (12-4) 8th: Chael Sonnen [US] - Oregon 2751st: Stephen Neal [1] - Cal State-Bakersfield (WTF 20-5 7:00) 2nd: Trent Hynek [11] - Iowa State 3rd: Shelton Benjamin [4] - Minnesota (5-3) 4th: Bill Closson [5] - Lehigh 5th: Airron Richardson [2] - Michigan (8-4) 6th: Jason Gleasman [3] - Syracuse 7th: Karl Roesler [7] - Illinois (6-2) 8th: Wes Hand [12] - Iowa

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Rudy Ruiz, Stanford Tim Dernlan Fall 2:47 Tim Dernlan, Purdue [8] Tim Dernlan 2-0 Eric Keller, Northern Iowa 118 Weight Class Cody Sanderson 3-2 Cody Sanderson, Iowa State [9] David Morgan 5-0 Brandon Paulson, Minnesota Brandon Paulson Fall 2:55 Tom Combes, Eastern Illinois David Morgan 8-0 Jose Enriquez, Brigham Young David Morgan 10-2 David Morgan, Michigan State [1] David Morgan 2-1 Chris Walker, Wyoming John Carvalheira 12-6 John Carvalheira, Rider [4] John Carvalheira 10-3 Mark Garcia, New Mexico Jason Gabrielson 12-10 Jason Gabrielson, Edinboro Paul Gomez, Nebraska Jeremy Hunter 2-1 Jeremy Hunter 6-0 Jeremy Hunter, Penn State [5] Angelo Zegarelli, West Virginia Jeremy Hunter DFT 0:01 Chuckie Connor Fall 4:21 Chuckie Connor, North Carolina [12] Teague Moore Fall 4:50 Steve Doerrer, Illinois Steve Doerrer 5-2 Chris Mansueto, George Mason Stephen Abas 16-6 Ben Richards, Oregon State Stephen Abas 11-4 Stephen Abas, Fresno State [2] Eric Juergens 11-8 Lee Carroll, North Carolina State Lee Pritts 13-5 Lee Pritts, Clarion [10] Eric Juergens 8-4 Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro Eric Juergens Fall 6:58 Eric Juergens, Iowa [7] Teague Moore 6-4 Steve Garland, Virginia Teague Moore 11-8 Teague Moore, Oklahoma State [3] Teague Moore 10-1 James Butera, Harvard Sean Kim MT 24-9, 7:00 Sean Kim, Cal State-Fullerton Mike Kawamura, Arizona State [11] Teague Moore 2-1 Jeremy Sluyter DFT 4:29 Jeremy Sluyter, East Stroudsburg Shane Valdez, Oklahoma [6] Shane Valdez 11-3 Shane Valdez 5-3 Scott Clough, Wisconsin

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Clough, Wisconsin Clough Med FFT Kawamura, Arizona State Gabrielson 3-1 118 Consolation Bracket Gabrielson, Edinboro Connor 9-1 Butera, Harvard Garland 7-4 Garland, Virginia Abas 12-4 Connor 9-0

Connor, North Carolina Abas, Fresno State

Williams, North Carolina-Green Carroll 3-1 Abas 10-5 Carroll, North Carolina State Sanderson 12-7 Abas 3-1

Sanderson, Iowa State Hunter, Penn State Paulson 8-6 Richards, Oregon State Richards Fall 3:48 Mansueto, George Mason Paulson 7-4 Paulson 10-8 Third Place: Eric Juergens, Iowa 5-3 OT Paulson, Minnesota Valdez, Oklahoma Fourth Place: Stephen Abas, Fresno State Zegarelli, West Virginia Gomez 3-2 Fifth Place: Jeremy Hunter, Penn State 9-2 Gomez, Nebraska Kim 14-8 Sixth Place: Tim Dernlan, Purdue

Kim, Cal State-Fullerton Seventh Place: Brandon Paulson, Minnesota 3-2 TB Kim 11-3 Garcia, New Mexico Eighth Place: John Carvalheira, Rider Walker Fall 2:37 Walker, Wyoming Dernlan 9-2 Sluyter 5-2

Sluyter, East Stroudsburg Dernlan, Purdue

Enriquez, Brigham Young Combes 6-4 Dernlan 5-0 Combes, Eastern Illinois Combes 14-5 Juergens 5-4

Doerrer, Illinois Juergens, Iowa Combes 4-1 Keller, Northern Iowa Keller Fall 2:36 Ruiz, Stanford Carvalheira Fall 6:53 Pritts 6-5

Pritts, Clarion Carvalheira, Rider

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Championship Pigtail Bouts for 118 Rudy Ruiz - Stanford Ruiz 9-5 Brent Thompson - Kent State

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 118 Scott Clough - Wisconsin Clough 3-1 Brent Thompson - Kent State

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Jason Betz, Penn State Jason Buce 18-9 Jason Buce, Oregon State [9] Jason Buce 7-5 C.C. Fisher, North Carolina 126 Weight Class Joe Warren 13-5 Joe Warren, Michigan [8] Eric Jetton 6-0 Joey Coughran, Cal State-Fullerton John Kelly Fall 1:32 John Kelly, Brigham Young Eric Jetton TF 20-3, 5:43 Chad Caros, SUNY-Buffalo Eric Jetton TF 15-0, 5:46 Eric Jetton, Wisconsin [1] Eric Jetton 9-1 Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois Dane Valdez 12-3 Dane Valdez, Oklahoma [12] Pat McNamara 6-2 Pat McNamara, Michigan State [5] Pat McNamara 7-6 Zach Zimmerer, Stanford Stan Greene, Fresno State Pat McNamara 8-8 TB Stan Greene 4-2 Tommy Davis, North Carolina State Doug Schwab, Iowa Rob Loper 6-5 Rob Loper 10-7 Rob Loper, Pittsburgh [4] Eric Guerrero 5-4 Carl Perry, Illinois Dwight Hinson 6-3 Dwight Hinson, Iowa State [2] Dwight Hinson 9-3 Steve Walker, Pennsylvania Bob Patnesky 3-2 Bob Patnesky, West Virginia Dwight Hinson 8-4 Josh Hutchens, Purdue [7] Jay Vesperman 6-4 OT Jay Vesperman, Central Michigan Jay Vesperman 11-4 Chris Heckel, Duke Kevin Saniga 11-6 Kevin Saniga, Edinboro [10] Eric Guerrero 2-1 Solomon Webb, Bucknell Eric Guerrero TF 15-0, 6:56 Eric Guerrero, Oklahoma State [3] Eric Guerrero 11-0 Bob Hanson, Tennessee-Chattanooga Matt Roth Fall 0:27 Matt Roth, Virginia Shawn Ford, Arizona State [11] Eric Guerrero TF 17-2, 7:00 Shawn Ford 7-5 Jeramie Welder, Nebraska Kelly Revells, Eastern Illinois Terry Showalter 3-1 OT Terry Showalter 7-2 Terry Showalter, Lock Haven [6]

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Revells, Eastern Illinois Welder 3-1 Welder, Nebraska Welder 4-2 126 Consolation Bracket Valdez, Oklahoma Greene 7-2 Hanson, Tennessee-Chattanoo Webb 7-3 Webb, Bucknell Greene 16-4 Greene Fall 6:38

Greene, Fresno State Vesperman, Central Michiga

Heckel, Duke Hutchens 12-2 Greene 7-3 Hutchens, Purdue Warren 10-6 Greene 12-4

Warren, Michigan McNamara, Michigan State Perry 11-7 Walker, Pennsylvania Perry 6-1 Perry, Illinois Perry 2-1 TB Perry 12-10 Third Place: Dwight Hinson, Iowa State 6-1 Kelly, Brigham Young Showalter, Lock Haven Fourth Place: Stan Greene, Fresno State Schwab, Iowa Schwab 18-7 Fifth Place: Pat McNamara, Michigan State 11-6 Davis, North Carolina State Roth 11-9 Sixth Place: Jason Buce, Oregon State

Roth, Virginia Seventh Place: Carl Perry, Illinois 5-4 Ford 9-5 Zimmerer, Stanford Eighth Place: Joey Coughran, Cal State-Fullerton Zimmerer 13-9 Egan, Northern Illinois Buce 9-4 Ford 9-3

Ford, Arizona State Buce, Oregon State

Caros, SUNY-Buffalo Coughran 16-4 Buce 4-1 Coughran, Cal State-Fullerton Coughran 3-2 Hinson 9-3

Patnesky, West Virginia Hinson, Iowa State Coughran 5-5 TB Fisher, North Carolina Betz 5-3 Betz, Penn State Coughran 5-4 TB Betz 6-4

Saniga, Edinboro Loper, Pittsburgh

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Championship Pigtail Bouts for 126 Jason Betz - Penn State Betz 5-0 Nate Rupp - Cornell

Carl Perry - Illinois Perry TF 19-4, 6:57 Dave Vollmer - James Madison

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 126 Kelly Revells - Eastern Illinois Revells 9-4 Nate Rupp - Cornell

Doug Schwab - Iowa Schwab Fall 5:35 Dave Vollmer - James Madison

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 7 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania Jamill Kelly 8-5 Jamill Kelly, Oklahoma State [9] Michael Lightner 7-3 OT Jason Mutarelli, Virginia 134 Weight Class Michael Lightner 9-3 Michael Lightner, Oklahoma [8] Mark Ironside 11-8 Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh Mark Ironside MT 23-8, 5:55 Mark Ironside, Iowa [1] Mark Ironside Fall 5:51 Nick Flach, Northern Iowa Nick Flach 6-5 OT James Kocher, North Carolina State Mark Ironside 5-3 Greg Mayer, Central Michigan Scott Schatzman TF 17-2, 6:2 Scott Schatzman, Northwestern [5] Scott Schatzman 8-3 Jeff Bucher, Ohio State [12] Sean Gray 6-5 Sean Gray, Virginia Tech Dustin Denunzio, Harvard [4] Dustin Denunzio 7-4 Dustin Denunzio 8-3 Biff Walizer, Penn State Mike Collier, California-Davis Dustin Denunzio Fall 1:35 Mike Collier 3-2 Erik Smith, Appalachian State Mark Ironside 9-3 Don Pool, Eastern Illinois Eric Schmiesing 8-6 Eric Schmiesing, Hofstra Mark Angle 10-2 Gregg Kessler, Rider Mark Angle 19-5 Mark Angle, Clarion [2] Shawn Enright 10-9 Mike Mendoza, Cal State-Bakersfield [10] Mike Mendoza 10-1 Bobby Cook, Tennessee-Chattanooga Shawn Enright 10-0 Shawn Enright, Ohio University [7] Shawn Enright 12-3 Dave Esposito, Lehigh Shawn Enright 8-6 OT Whitey Chlebove, West Virginia [6] Whitey Chlebove Fall 0:58 Quinn Foster, Arizona State Whitey Chlebove 3-1 Troy Marr, Minnesota Brad Canoyer 5-3 Brad Canoyer, Nebraska [11] Isaac Miller, Michigan State Jeremy Ensrud 6-5 Isaac Miller 6-4 OT Bryce Bochy, Wyoming James Torres, Indiana Jeremy Ensrud 16-7 Jeremy Ensrud 3-2 Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon [3]

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Torres, Indiana Bochy 11-9 Bochy, Wyoming Gray 10-8 134 Consolation Bracket Gray, Virginia Tech Gray Fall 2:22 Marr, Minnesota Marr TF 19-2, 7:00 Foster, Arizona State Angle 12-4 Marr 5-3

Collier, California-Davis Angle, Clarion

Esposito, Lehigh Esposito Fall 2:40 Angle 9-8 Cook, Tennessee-Chattanooga Esposito 7-5 OT Angle 11-4

Kelly, Oklahoma State Denunzio, Harvard Flach 6-5 Kessler, Rider Pool 7-3 Pool, Eastern Illinois Chlebove 6-1 Flach 2-1 Third Place: Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon 3-2 Flach, Northern Iowa Chlebove, West Virginia Fourth Place: Mark Angle, Clarion Smith, Appalachian State Walizer 8-2 Fifth Place: Michael Lightner, Oklahoma 5-4 Walizer, Penn State Walizer Fall 6:06 Sixth Place: Dustin Denunzio, Harvard

Canoyer, Nebraska Seventh Place: Whitey Chlebove, West Virginia 5-3 Walizer Fall 7:44 OT Bucher, Ohio State Eighth Place: Scott Schatzman, Northwestern Bucher 17-9 Mayer, Central Michigan Lightner 12-3 Bucher 5-3

Miller, Michigan State Lightner, Oklahoma

Kocher, North Carolina State Jesko 5-0 Lightner 7-3 Jesko, Pittsburgh Jesko 4-0 Ensrud 7-4

Schmiesing, Hofstra Ensrud, Oregon Jesko 4-3 Mutarelli, Virginia Piotrowsky 8-4 Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania Schatzman 5-3 Mendoza 11-3

Mendoza, Cal State-Bakersfi Schatzman, Northwestern

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 9 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Championship Pigtail Bouts for 134 Mark Piotrowsky - Pennsylvania Piotrowsky 6-4 Rafael Vega - Edinboro

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 134 James Torres - Indiana Torres Fall 5:27 Rafael Vega - Edinboro

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 10 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Ryan Bernholz, Lehigh Steven Schmidt 10-7 Steven Schmidt, Oklahoma State [1] Steven Schmidt 12-7 Sidney Billups, Coppin State 142 Weight Class Cole Sanderson 3-2 Cole Sanderson, Iowa State Mike Harp 8-5 Oscar Wood, Oregon State [9] Oscar Wood Fall 4:23 Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock Mike Harp 10-6 Arkee Allen, Columbia Mike Harp 8-4 Mike Harp, Missouri [8] Casey Cunningham 10-0 Casey Cunningham, Central Michigan [4] Casey Cunningham 16-4 David Levitt, Boise State Casey Cunningham 15-2 Jeff Tufano, Wyoming Brent Conly 3-2 Brent Conly, Lock Haven Trent McDowell, Fresno State Casey Cunningham 8-5 JaMarr Billman 11-2 JaMarr Billman, Penn State [5] Dorian Hager, West Virginia [12] JaMarr Billman 2-1 Dorian Hager 15-7 Jonathon Archuleta, Cal State-Bakersfield Jeff McGinness 3-1 Jeff McGinness, Iowa [2] Jeff McGinness Fall 5:34 Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State Jeff McGinness 6-3 JohnMark Bentley, North Carolina JohnMark Bentley 13-4 Malik Elliott, Northwestern Jeff McGinness 6-2 David Inkman, Virginia Tech Tom Tomeo 6-3 Tom Tomeo, Clarion [7] Tom Tomeo 4-1 Willie Wineberg, Purdue [10] Willie Wineberg Fall 6:11 Tracy Brown, Arizona State Jeff McGinness 8-4 Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh Jason Davids Fall 3:16 Jason Davids, Minnesota [3] Jason Davids Fall 4:48 Shane Mack, Maryland Shane Mack 3-2 Jeromy McVige, SUNY-Buffalo Ed Hockenberry, Bloomsburg Jason Davids 9-5 Adam Tirapelle 14-3 Adam Tirapelle, Illinois [6] Bill Maldonado, Georgia State Adam Tirapelle 9-4 Brian Singleton 8-4 Brian Singleton, Kent State [11]

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 11 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Maldonado, Georgia State Maldonado 7-4 Hockenberry, Bloomsburg Conly 10-8 142 Consolation Bracket Conly, Lock Haven Hager 11-6 McVige, SUNY-Buffalo Ziska 9-5 Ziska, Pittsburgh Tomeo 7-5 Hager 5-3

Hager, West Virginia Tomeo, Clarion

Brown, Arizona State Brown 10-4 Wood Fall 4:17 Inkman, Virginia Tech Brown 6-4 Wood Fall 1:26

Sanderson, Iowa State Harp, Missouri Wood 7-3 Elliott, Northwestern Pryor 6-5 Pryor, North Carolina State Wood 12-7 Wood TF 21-5, 7:00 Third Place: Oscar Wood, Oregon State Fall 2:46 Wood, Oregon State Tirapelle, Illinois Fourth Place: Jason Davids, Minnesota Archuleta, Cal State-Bakersfield McDowell Fall 1:46 Fifth Place: JaMarr Billman, Penn State 9-8 McDowell, Fresno State McDowell Fall 2:06 Sixth Place: Mike Harp, Missouri

Mack, Maryland Seventh Place: Steven Schmidt, Oklahoma State 3-0 Singleton 6-5 Tufano, Wyoming Eighth Place: Tom Tomeo, Clarion Levitt 9-5 Levitt, Boise State Schmidt 8-4 Singleton 14-5

Singleton, Kent State Schmidt, Oklahoma State

Allen, Columbia Elliott 3-2 Billman 7-5 Elliott, Slippery Rock Bentley 9-7 Davids 12-5

Bentley, North Carolina Davids, Minnesota Wineberg 11-10 Billups, Coppin State Bernholz Fall 3:43 Bernholz, Lehigh Billman 3-2 Wineberg 11-5

Wineberg, Purdue Billman, Penn State

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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 142 Jeff McGinness - Iowa McGinness Fall 2:07 Melvin Saunders - North Carolina-Greensboro

Ryan Bernholz - Lehigh Bernholz 8-5 Dusty Coufal - Wisconsin

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 142 Jonathon Archuleta - Cal State-Bakersfield Archuleta 9-8 Melvin Saunders - North Carolina-Greensboro

Bill Maldonado - Georgia State Maldonado 5-3 Dusty Coufal - Wisconsin

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 13 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Eric Siebert, Illinois [1] Eric Siebert 9-4 Mike Kallai, Air Force Eric Siebert 7-5 Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro 150 Weight Class Drew Pariano 5-0 Drew Pariano, Northwestern Eric Siebert 6-4 OT Jimmy Arias, Oklahoma State [8] Jimmy Arias 4-2 Kasey Gilliss, Iowa Jimmy Arias 3-2 Craig Welk, Cal Poly-SLO [9] Rodney Jones 6-4 Rodney Jones, Oklahoma Eric Siebert 5-4 TB Dennis Balogh, Miami Ohio Mike Mason 11-5 Mike Mason, West Virginia [5] Mike Mason 13-6 David Maldonado, Iowa State [12] Mark Strickland 5-3 Mark Strickland, Old Dominion Bill Lacure, Michigan [4] Mike Mason 11-6 Bill Lacure 7-1 Jim Harshaw, Virginia Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga Bill Lacure 4-3 Heath Eslinger 7-3 R.J. Galioto, Seton Hall Eric Siebert 7-3 Ben Boozer, Edinboro Ben Boozer 13-6 Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa Don Pritzlaff 14-5 Larry Quisel, Boise State Don Pritzlaff 5-4 Don Pritzlaff, Wisconsin [10] Clint Musser 3-2 Brendan James, Franklin & Marshall Kevin Brandon 10-8 OT Kevin Brandon, George Mason Clint Musser 13-4 Clint Musser, Penn State [2] Clint Musser 7-4 Chris Martin, Virginia Tech Chad Kraft 3-2 Jeff Whalen, Maryland Jeff Whalen 8-2 Ian Kaplan, Davidson Chad Kraft 12-4 Chad Kraft, Minnesota [3] Chad Kraft 12-1 Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven John Fogarty, Cornell Chad Kraft 4-3 Steven Blackford Fall 3:53 Steven Blackford, Arizona State [6] Darryl Christian, Oregon [11] Steven Blackford 4-1 Darryl Christian 7-5 Kevin Stanley, Indiana

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Jorgensen, Oregon State Jorgensen 12-2 Fogarty, Cornell Strickland 5-3 150 Consolation Bracket Strickland, Old Dominion Strickland 7-5 Gerdes, Lock Haven Gerdes 4-3 Kaplan, Davidson Pritzlaff 12-5 Eslinger 2-0

Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattan Pritzlaff, Wisconsin

Martin, Virginia Tech Martin 6-4 Pritzlaff 6-2 James, Franklin & Marshall Pariano 5-3 Mason 9-4

Pariano, Northwestern Mason, West Virginia Jones 6-4 Quisel, Boise State Quisel 12-5 Bahr, Northern Iowa Jones 8-7 Jones 9-8 Third Place: Mike Mason, West Virginia 6-4 OT Jones, Oklahoma Blackford, Arizona State Fourth Place: Bill Lacure, Michigan Ayres, Lehigh Harshaw 3-1 Fifth Place: Clint Musser, Penn State 12-3 Harshaw, Virginia Whalen 7-3 Sixth Place: Don Pritzlaff, Wisconsin

Whalen, Maryland Seventh Place: Jimmy Arias, Oklahoma State 2-1 Maldonado 5-1 Maldonado, Iowa State Eighth Place: Rodney Jones, Oklahoma Maldonado 14-5 Balogh, Miami Ohio Arias 1-0 Maldonado 9-4

Christian, Oregon Arias, Oklahoma State

Welk, Cal Poly-SLO Welk 4-2 OT Lacure 3-2 Gilliss, Iowa Welk 12-4 Lacure 6-2

Boozer, Edinboro Musser, Penn State Welk 10-5 Burlingame, North Carolina-Gre Kallai Fall 5:50 Kallai, Air Force Lacure 4-3 Brandon Fall 1:04

Brandon, George Mason Lacure, Michigan

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 15 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Championship Pigtail Bouts for 150 Eric Siebert - Illinois Siebert 5-3 Eric Jorgensen - Oregon State

Ben Boozer - Edinboro Boozer 9-8 Chris Ayres - Lehigh

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 150 Chris Ayres - Lehigh Ayres 8-3 R.J. Galioto - Seton Hall

Eric Jorgensen - Oregon State Jorgensen 11-6 Kevin Stanley - Indiana

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 16 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Isaac Wood, Oregon State Hardell Moore 14-2 Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State [1] Hardell Moore 9-5 Neil Barnes, Lock Haven 158 Weight Class Neil Barnes 7-5 OT Alex Leykikh, Virginia Hardell Moore 3-1 Dan Dicesare, Ohio State Mark Samples 2-1 Mark Samples, Edinboro [9] Mark Samples 5-4 Jamie Kelly, Old Dominion Jamie Kelly 4-2 OT Josh Holiday, Minnesota [8] Hardell Moore 8-1 Byron Tucker, Oklahoma [4] Byron Tucker 6-4 Travis Doto, Lehigh Eric Douglas 5-3 Eric Douglas, Purdue Eric Douglas 11-3 Eric Hall, Virginia Tech Gabe McMahan, Iowa Tivon Abel 6-4 Sean Morgan 9-8 Sean Morgan, Oregon [12] Babak Alimoradian, Boston University Tivon Abel 8-4 Tivon Abel 17-11 Tivon Abel, Brown [5] Dwight Gardner 7-1 Temoer Terry, Nebraska [2] Temoer Terry 8-2 Jarrod Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military Temoer Terry 6-4 Maurice Worthy, Army Maurice Worthy Fall 3:27 Jamie Groudle, North Carolina Temoer Terry 12-4 David Wells, Cal Poly-SLO David Wells 15-5 John Lange, Penn State [7] David Wells 4-2 OT Matt Suter, Arizona State [10] Matt Suter 5-1 Brett Gappmayer, Brigham Young Dwight Gardner 6-3 Greg DeGrand, Michigan State Greg DeGrand 4-1 Brad Harris, Clarion Dwight Gardner TF 19-4, 6:49 Alan Grasso, Millersville Dwight Gardner Fall 2:38 Dwight Gardner, Ohio University [3] Ryan Cunningham, Central Michigan [6] Dwight Gardner 5-3 Ryan Cunningham 6-3 Rick Springman, Pennsylvania James Hieronymus, Hofstra James Hieronymus 5-3 James Hieronymus 6-5 Sam Kline, West Virginia [11]

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Kline, West Virginia Kline 6-4 Springman, Pennsylvania Kline 9-8 158 Consolation Bracket Tucker, Oklahoma Kline 4-2 OT Grasso, Millersville Harris 6-0 Harris, Clarion Wells 1-0 Harris 2-0 OT

Morgan, Oregon Wells, Cal Poly-SLO

Zeman, Illinois Lange 11-3 Lange Fall 6:58 Lange, Penn State Lange DFT 1:39 Lange 8-6 OT

Barnes, Lock Haven Abel, Brown Lange 11-0 Groudle, North Carolina Fitzpatrick 9-6 Fitzpatrick, Virginia Military Lange 5-3 OT Kelly 7-3 Third Place: John Lange, Penn State 6-5 Kelly, Old Dominion Hieronymus, Hofstra Fourth Place: Ryan Cunningham, Central Michigan White, Boise State White 8-5 Fifth Place: Tivon Abel, Brown Med FFT McMahan, Iowa DeGrand 11-8 Sixth Place: Temoer Terry, Nebraska

DeGrand, Michigan State Seventh Place: David Wells, Cal Poly-SLO 6-0 Cunningham 4-3 TB Hall, Virginia Tech Eighth Place: Eric Douglas, Purdue Hall 11-5 Doto, Lehigh Cunningham 2-1 TB Cunningham 11-1

Cunningham, Central Michiga Samples, Edinboro

Holiday, Minnesota Holiday 3-1 Cunningham Fall 5:12 Dicesare, Ohio State Holiday 7-5 Cunningham Med FFT

Worthy, Army Terry, Nebraska Suter 2-0 Leykikh, Virginia Leykikh 6-3 Wood, Oregon State Douglas 4-3 Suter 4-2

Suter, Arizona State Douglas, Purdue

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Championship Pigtail Bouts for 158 Isaac Wood - Oregon State Wood 4-1 Vince DeAugustine - SUNY-Buffalo

Temoer Terry - Nebraska Terry 7-4 Kirk White - Boise State

Byron Tucker - Oklahoma Tucker 12-2 Bill Zeman - Illinois

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 158 Sam Kline - West Virginia Kline 8-6 Vince DeAugustine - SUNY-Buffalo

Bill Zeman - Illinois Zeman 10-3 Brett Gappmayer - Brigham Young

Kirk White - Boise State White DFT 6:56 Babak Alimoradian - Boston University

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 19 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Lionel Halsey, Cal State-Bakersfield Zac Taylor 15-3 Zac Taylor, Minnesota [9] Glenn Pritzlaff 6-5 TB Jason Moore, Missouri 167 Weight Class Glenn Pritzlaff 10-2 Glenn Pritzlaff, Penn State [8] Joe Williams 19-7 Joe Williams, Iowa [1] Joe Williams 18-6 Matt Mapes, Duke Joe Williams 13-4 Luke Bindriff, Air Force Rod Van Ness 14-10 Rod Van Ness, Rutgers Joe Williams 6-3 Jeff Catrabone, Michigan [5] Jeff Catrabone 11-7 Todd Palmisano, Rider Jeff Catrabone 5-4 Brad Ginn, George Mason Ben Perkins 9-8 Ben Perkins, Iowa State [12] Chris Snyder, Central Michigan Jeff Catrabone 9-3 Casey Strand 8-6 OT Casey Strand, Arizona State [4] David Dixon, Georgia State Casey Strand 7-2 Josh Stanley 5-3 Josh Stanley, Drexel Joe Williams 7-4 Jason Moaney, Clarion Mark Smith 12-2 Mark Smith, Oklahoma State [2] Mark Smith Fall 1:02 Jason Webster, Cal State-Fullerton Jason Webster 2-1 Kevin Boross, North Carolina State Mark Smith 11-0 Nick Mengerink, Pittsburgh [7] Nick Mengerink 9-1 Markese Nelson, Fresno State Nick Mengerink 5-3 Kevin Welsh, Edinboro Ed Mosley 8-3 Ed Mosley, Harvard [10] Brandon Slay 5-3 Ben King, Illinois Brandon Slay 8-4 Brandon Slay, Pennsylvania [3] Brandon Slay 6-4 Jamie Hensch, North Carolina-Greensboro William Hill 15-4 William Hill, Michigan State Jeff Grant, Stanford Brandon Slay 8-5 Mark Bybee 9-7 Mark Bybee, Northwestern [6] Gill Journey, Chicago State Mark Bybee 8-0 Michael Roller Fall 2:56 Michael Roller, Oklahoma [11]

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Didion, Cleveland State Grant 5-0 Grant, Stanford Perkins TF 20-5, 6:33 167 Consolation Bracket Perkins, Iowa State Perkins 7-4 Hensch, North Carolina-Greens King 13-5 King, Illinois Mengerink 7-3 King 8-5

Stanley, Drexel Mengerink, Pittsburgh

Welsh, Edinboro Welsh 4-0 Bybee Med FFT Nelson, Fresno State Welsh 7-6 Catrabone 8-3

Taylor, Minnesota Catrabone, Michigan Welsh 6-5 Boross, North Carolina State Moaney 10-4 Moaney, Clarion Bybee Fall 4:35 Van Ness 6-1 Third Place: Jeff Catrabone, Michigan 4-4 TB Van Ness, Rutgers Bybee, Northwestern Fourth Place: Mark Smith, Oklahoma State Dixon, Georgia State Snyder 6-4 Fifth Place: Casey Strand, Arizona State 9-7 OT Snyder, Central Michigan Hill 6-2 Sixth Place: Mark Bybee, Northwestern

Hill, Michigan State Seventh Place: Glenn Pritzlaff, Penn State Med FFT Roller 9-4 Ginn, George Mason Eighth Place: Nick Mengerink, Pittsburgh Palmisano 7-2 Palmisano, Rider Pritzlaff 10-4 Roller 14-0

Roller, Oklahoma Pritzlaff, Penn State

Bindriff, Air Force Bindriff 15-8 Strand Fall 6:52 Mapes, Duke Webster 7-3 Smith 4-2

Webster, Cal State-Fullerton Smith, Oklahoma State Mosley 8-2 Moore, Missouri Halsey TF 18-2, 5:05 Halsey, Cal State-Bakersfield Strand 7-4 Mosley 3-1 OT

Mosley, Harvard Strand, Arizona State

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 21 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Championship Pigtail Bouts for 167 Lionel Halsey - Cal State-Bakersfield Halsey 6-0 Josh Didion - Cleveland State

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 167 Josh Didion - Cleveland State Didion Fall 5:32 Gill Journey - Chicago State

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 22 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Rob Neidlinger, Penn State [9] Rob Neidlinger 8-4 Corey Bell, North Carolina Rob Neidlinger 12-4 Joe Watson, Georgia State 177 Weight Class Jim Straight 6-4 Jim Straight, Edinboro [8] Mitch Clark 6-4 Dave Murray, Lock Haven Dave Murray 4-2 OT Sanders Freed, Oregon State Mitch Clark Fall 4:04 Mitch Clark, Ohio State [1] Mitch Clark 12-5 Doug Lee, Oregon Mitch Clark 5-0 Davion Peterson, Purdue Mike Greenfield TF 20-5, 5:27 Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan [12] John Withrow 8-2 Tom Shaw, Virginia John Withrow 9-1 John Withrow, Pittsburgh [5] Greg Gingeleskie, Navy John Withrow 1-0 Greg Gingeleskie 7-6 Jevon Herman, Illinois [4] Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga Greg Gingeleskie 6-4 Ken Bigley 13-5 Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa Mitch Clark TF 17-0, 3:00 Steve Alf, Wisconsin Brad Vering 11-3 Brad Vering, Nebraska [7] Leo Giel 5-2 Leo Giel, Rider Leo Giel 2-2 TB Brandon Eggum, Minnesota [10] Aaron Simpson 6-4 OT Matt Esposito, American Matt Mulvihill TF 17-2, 4:48 Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State Aaron Simpson 3-2 Paul Jenn, Iowa Aaron Simpson 14-4 Aaron Simpson, Arizona State [2] Vertus Jones 15-13 OT Vertus Jones, West Virginia [6] Vertus Jones Fall 1:35 Shawn Finnicum, Air Force Vertus Jones 18-8 Mark Munoz, Oklahoma State [11] Mark Munoz 7-5 OT Brian Bowles, Cal Poly-SLO John Van Doren, Lehigh [3] Vertus Jones 6-4 OT John Van Doren 12-3 Russell Jones, Hofstra Jason Street, Oklahoma Jason Street 3-1 OT Jason Street 10-5 Francis Volpe, Harvard

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Volpe, Harvard Volpe 4-2 Jones, Hofstra Greenfield 12-3 177 Consolation Bracket Greenfield, Central Michigan Greenfield Fall 0:44 Bowles, Cal Poly-SLO Bowles 13-1 Finnicum, Air Force Greenfield 3-1 OT Bowles 13-0

Bigley, Northern Iowa Giel, Rider

Jenn, Iowa Jenn Fall 4:47 Eggum 5-4 Esposito, American Jenn 9-7 Withrow 3-2

Straight, Edinboro Withrow, Pittsburgh Eggum TF 20-5, 6:58 Eggum, Minnesota Eggum 7-2 Alf, Wisconsin Eggum Fall 4:16 Eggum 15-4 Third Place: John Withrow, Pittsburgh 2-1 Murray, Lock Haven Street, Oklahoma Fourth Place: Aaron Simpson, Arizona State Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga Herman 6-3 Fifth Place: Brandon Eggum, Minnesota 3-1 Herman, Illinois Herman 6-5 Sixth Place: Jevon Herman, Illinois

Munoz, Oklahoma State Seventh Place: Greg Gingeleskie, Navy 8-2 Herman 10-5 Shaw, Virginia Eighth Place: Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan Shaw 3-2 Peterson, Purdue Herman 4-2 Van Doren 7-0

Van Doren, Lehigh Neidlinger, Penn State

Lee, Oregon Lee 5-1 Herman 3-1 Freed, Oregon State Lee 9-8 Simpson Fall 1:14

Vering, Nebraska Simpson, Arizona State Mulvihill 8-5 Watson, Georgia State Watson 7-2 Bell, North Carolina Gingeleskie 5-3 Mulvihill DFT 3:00

Mulvihill, Iowa State Gingeleskie, Navy

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 24 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

No Pigtails Bouts for 177 Weight Class

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 25 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Ben Barton, Northern Iowa Ben Barton 3-2 Mike Quaglio, Hofstra [8] Chael Sonnen Fall 2:19 Chael Sonnen, Oregon 190 Weight Class Chael Sonnen 10-9 Joel Holman, Cornell [9] Jason Robison Fall 0:50 Joe Terrell, Wisconsin Raphael Davis Fall 4:20 Raphael Davis, Cal State-Bakersfield Jason Robison Fall 1:19 Donny Rider, Fresno State Jason Robison Fall 0:41 Jason Robison, Edinboro [1] Jason Robison 10-7 Chris Vike, Central Michigan Chris Vike 8-3 Jonathan DyReyes, Cal State-Fullerton Ryan Tobin 9-1 Shane Zajac, Oregon State Ryan Tobin 6-1 Ryan Tobin, Nebraska [4] Mark Bodo, Pittsburgh [5] Ryan Tobin 3-2 Mark Bodo 9-5 Ross Thatcher, Penn State Jake Sherer, Air Force [12] Mark Bodo 6-3 Pat Quirk 8-3 OT Pat Quirk, Illinois Tim Hartung 6-4 OT Tim Hartung, Minnesota [2] Tim Hartung 10-1 Martius Harding, Virginia Tim Hartung 13-1 Scott Stay, North Carolina Orville Palmer 4-3 Orville Palmer, Oklahoma Tim Hartung 12-4 Sam Neider, Northwestern [7] Sam Neider Fall 1:47 Ken Haines, Lock Haven Sam Neider 6-4 OT Andrei Rodzianko, Pennsylvania [10] Andrei Rodzianko 7-4 Pat Popolizio, Oklahoma State Tim Hartung 8-7 Todd Hockenbroch, Bloomsburg Jeremy Goeden Fall 3:56 Jeremy Goeden, Northern Illinois [6] Jeremy Goeden 9-3 Chad Roland, Duquesne Zach Thompson 4-3 Zach Thompson, Iowa State [11] Nick Muzashvili, Michigan State Lee Fullhart 7-3 Nick Muzashvili 4-3 Elliot Williams, James Madison Isaac Moore, Virginia Military Lee Fullhart 12-2 Lee Fullhart 12-4 Lee Fullhart, Iowa [3]

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French, Cal Poly-SLO French 7-6 Williams, James Madison Vike Fall 0:28 190 Consolation Bracket Vike, Central Michigan Hockenbroch 7-5 Roland, Duquesne Hockenbroch DFT 0:59 Hockenbroch, Bloomsburg Neider 9-1 Hockenbroch 5-4

Quirk, Illinois Neider, Northwestern

Popolizio, Oklahoma State Popolizio Fall 1:40 Neider Fall 4:17 Haines, Lock Haven Barton 10-4 Tobin 4-0

Barton, Northern Iowa Tobin, Nebraska Barton 10-1 Stay, North Carolina Stay 6-4 OT Harding, Virginia Goeden 6-2 Davis Fall 7:54 OT Third Place: Lee Fullhart, Iowa 4-0 Davis, Cal State-Bakersfield Goeden, Northern Illinois Fourth Place: Ryan Tobin, Nebraska Sherer, Air Force Sherer 6-5 TB Fifth Place: Sam Neider, Northwestern 3-1 OT Thatcher, Penn State Thompson 3-1 Sixth Place: Mark Bodo, Pittsburgh

Thompson, Iowa State Seventh Place: Jeremy Goeden, Northern Illinois 12-4 Muzashvili 8-6 Zajac, Oregon State Eighth Place: Chael Sonnen, Oregon Zajac Fall 1:05 DyReyes, Cal State-Fullerton Sonnen Fall 0:23 Muzashvili 8-6

Muzashvili, Michigan State Sonnen, Oregon

Rider, Fresno State Rider Fall 2:07 Bodo 8-4 Terrell, Wisconsin Palmer 7-3 Fullhart 6-1

Palmer, Oklahoma Fullhart, Iowa Palmer 3-1 Holman, Cornell Holman 8-5 Quaglio, Hofstra Bodo 3-2 Rodzianko 2-1

Rodzianko, Pennsylvania Bodo, Pittsburgh

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 27 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

Championship Pigtail Bouts for 190 Ben Barton - Northern Iowa Barton 10-3 Mike French - Cal Poly-SLO

Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 190 Mike French - Cal Poly-SLO French 11-6 Isaac Moore - Virginia Military

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 28 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State Ben Lee, Oklahoma State [8] Ben Lee 7-1 Mike Dixon, Indiana Aaron Stark 3-1 Aaron Stark, Wisconsin [9] 275 Weight Class Aaron Stark 7-1 Tim Courtad, Miami Ohio Stephen Neal Fall 4:26 Chris Miller, Brigham Young J.R. Plienis 6-2 J.R. Plienis, Nebraska Stephen Neal 12-2 Stephen Neal, Cal State-Bakersfield [1] Stephen Neal 12-4 Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock Stephen Neal Fall 2:15 Matt Stein, Edinboro David Pierce Fall 4:25 David Pierce, Purdue Shelton Benjamin 3-2 Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota [4] Shelton Benjamin Fall 6:51 Jason Grim, Bloomsburg Wes Hand, Iowa [12] Bill Closson 5-4 John Henry Ward 9-7 John Henry Ward, Oklahoma Bill Closson, Lehigh [5] Bill Closson Fall 2:07 Bill Closson Bye Stephen Neal TF 20-5, 7:00 Airron Richardson, Michigan [2] Airron Richardson DFT 5:05 Marc DeFrancesco, Rider Airron Richardson 10-2 Dion Reed, Boston University Ricky Krieger 3-2 Ricky Krieger, Lock Haven Airron Richardson 4-2 Karl Roesler, Illinois [7] Karl Roesler 5-3 Gan McGee, Cal Poly-SLO Karl Roesler 5-1 Mat Orndorff, Oregon State [10] Mat Orndorff Bye Trent Hynek 4-3 Jason Gleasman, Syracuse [3] Jason Gleasman 10-4 Billy Blunt, North Carolina State Jason Gleasman 9-1 Bob Puzio, American Bob Puzio 3-2 Mike Russow, Eastern Illinois Trent Hynek, Iowa State [11] Trent Hynek 4-1 Trent Hynek 5-3 Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon Bye Trent Hynek 5-1 Leslie Apedoe Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military [6]

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Bye Polkinghorn Polkinghorn, Oregon Pierce 3-2 275 Consolation Bracket Pierce, Purdue Blunt 4-2 Russow, Eastern Illinois Blunt 4-3 Blunt, North Carolina State Roesler 4-0 Blunt 7-5 OT

Ward, Oklahoma Roesler, Illinois

Bye McGee Gleasman 4-2 McGee, Cal Poly-SLO Lee 3-2 Closson 3-1 OT

Lee, Oklahoma State Closson, Lehigh Lee 3-0 Reed, Boston University Reed Med FFT DeFrancesco, Rider Gleasman 2-0 Reed 10-5 Third Place: Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota 5-3 Plienis, Nebraska Gleasman, Syracuse Fourth Place: Bill Closson, Lehigh Bye Hand Fifth Place: Airron Richardson, Michigan 9-4 Hand, Iowa Hand 8-4 Sixth Place: Jason Gleasman, Syracuse

Puzio, American Seventh Place: Karl Roesler, Illinois 5-2 Hand 16-2 Grim, Bloomsburg Eighth Place: Wes Hand, Iowa Grim 6-2 Stein, Edinboro Hand 4-3 TB Grim Med FFT

Apedoe, Virginia Military Stark, Wisconsin

DelPorto, Slippery Rock DelPorto 7-4 Benjamin Fall 0:50 Miller, Brigham Young Krieger 4-1 Benjamin 3-1 OT

Krieger, Lock Haven Richardson, Michigan Orndorff 13-0 Courtad, Miami Ohio Courtad 16-5 Dixon, Indiana Benjamin 9-8 Orndorff TF 16-1, 5:1

Orndorff, Oregon State Benjamin, Minnesota

Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 1998 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 30 of 30 3/19/1998 to 3/21/1998 at Cleveland State

No Pigtails Bouts for 275 Weight Class

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