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1996 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Sanshiro Abe, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Sanshiro AbePSU
  2. 2Dwight HinsonISU
  3. 3Eric JettonWIS
  4. 4Coby WrightCSUB
  5. 5Eric GuerreroOKST
  6. 6Willie CarpenterBRWN
  7. 7Scott SchatzmanNW
  8. 8Brandon HoweMICH

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Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) over Brett Tullo, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  3. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over Aaron Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Jason Hernandez, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alfredo Varela, Oklahoma over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:18 · View bout
  2. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  3. Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State over Randy Dischner, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Brian Eveleth Jr., Pennsylvania over Matt Roth, Virginia — MD 9–1 · View bout
  5. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Ryan Kutz, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Dock Kelly III, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State — Fall 5:11 · View bout
  9. Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) over Matt Turnbow, Eastern Michigan — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  10. Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa over Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  11. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over John Taylor, Oregon — Fall 4:46 · View bout
  12. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Doug Detrick, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  13. Shawn Ford, Arizona State over Dustin Denunzio, Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  14. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  15. Tom Hickenlooper (10), Wyoming over Jason LaMotta, North Carolina — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  16. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State over Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Tom Hickenlooper (10), Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Alfredo Varela, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Brian Eveleth Jr., Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  7. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Brandon Howe, Michigan — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Shawn Ford, Arizona State over Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Shawn Ford, Arizona State — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  2. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Brett Tullo, Bloomsburg (PA) over Matt Roth, Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) over Aaron Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Jason Hernandez, Boston (MA) — Fall 0:43 · View bout
  5. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Randy Dischner, Duquesne (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) over Doug Detrick, James Madison (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Dock Kelly III, North Carolina-Greensboro over Brett Tullo, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) over Ryan Kutz, Northern Iowa — MD 17–6 · View bout
  5. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Dustin Denunzio, Harvard (MA) — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  6. Jason LaMotta, North Carolina over Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) over John Taylor, Oregon — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Matt Turnbow, Eastern Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Jason LaMotta, North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) over Tom Hickenlooper (10), Wyoming — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Alfredo Varela, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) over Dock Kelly III, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dflt · View bout
  6. Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Brian Eveleth Jr., Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa over Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 1:18 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Shawn Ford, Arizona State — Fall 2:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Brandon Howe, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Brandon Howe, Michigan — Dec 5–0 · View bout