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1996 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Sheldon Thomas, Clarion (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Sheldon ThomasCLAR
  2. 2Jason NurreISU
  3. 3David MorganMSU
  4. 4Lindsay DurlacherILL
  5. 5Mike MenaIOWA
  6. 6Lee PrittsEMU
  7. 7Mike MillerNCST
  8. 8Shane ValdezOU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Chad Billy (9), West Virginia over Tony Hairston, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Derrick Henson, Howard (DC) — Fall 6:18 · View bout
    3. David Pena, Eastern Illinois over Brad Canoyer (7), Nebraska — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    4. Jason Betz, Penn State over Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa — Fall 2:20 · View bout
    5. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Sean Kim, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    6. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Pete Poretta, Brown (RI) — TF 24–6 · View bout
    7. Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon over Chris Madigan, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    8. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Ben Hatta, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    9. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over Mike Kusick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    10. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Frank Nocito, North Carolina — Fall 2:30 · View bout
    11. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
    12. Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton over John Carvalheira, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    13. Shawn Conyers, Ohio State over Mike Tuttle, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    14. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Wartinger, Buffalo (NY) — MD 9–0 · View bout
    15. Teague Moore (11), Oklahoma State over Chris Viola, Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan — MD 15–2 · View bout
    2. Jason Betz, Penn State over Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    3. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Shawn Conyers, Ohio State — TF 24–6 · View bout
    4. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over David Pena, Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    6. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Chad Billy (9), West Virginia — Fall 6:33 · View bout
    7. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Teague Moore (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    8. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton — MD 10–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over David Morgan (2), Michigan State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    3. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Betz, Penn State — MD 11–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Mike Mena (1), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Brad Canoyer (7), Nebraska over Mike Kusick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Derrick Henson, Howard (DC) over Ben Hatta, Pennsylvania — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    3. Jason Wartinger, Buffalo (NY) over John Carvalheira, Rider (NJ) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    4. Pete Poretta, Brown (RI) over Mike Tuttle, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
    5. Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa over Chris Madigan, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    6. Sean Kim, Fresno State (CA) over Frank Nocito, North Carolina — Dec 18–11 · View bout
    7. Tony Hairston, Appalachian State (NC) over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Chad Billy (9), West Virginia over Derrick Henson, Howard (DC) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. David Pena, Eastern Illinois over Sean Kim, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Brad Canoyer (7), Nebraska — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    4. Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon over Chris Viola, Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    5. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Tony Hairston, Appalachian State (NC) — Dflt · View bout
    6. Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton over Pete Poretta, Brown (RI) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa over Teague Moore (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    8. Shawn Conyers, Ohio State over Jason Wartinger, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Chad Billy (9), West Virginia — Fall 2:43 · View bout
    2. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over David Pena, Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton over Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa over Shawn Conyers, Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton — MD 14–4 · View bout
    2. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Jason Betz, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Mike Mena (1), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois — Fall 3:52 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 9–7 · View bout