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1996 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Joe Williams, Iowa.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Joe WilliamsIOWA
  2. 2Ernest Benion Jr.ILL
  3. 3Temoer TerryNEB
  4. 4Alfonzo TuckerFS
  5. 5Eric SmithOHST
  6. 6Brandon AldermanWYO
  7. 7Jeff CatraboneMICH
  8. 8Matt HughesEIU

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) over Tom O'Neill, Columbia (NY) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  2. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) — Fall 4:03 · View bout
  3. Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield over Todd Sacksteder, Missouri — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Evan Dolan, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Patrick Flynn, Maryland — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Joe Stanton, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 14–4 · View bout
  5. Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State over Ed Mosley, Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Jacob Schaus, Pittsburgh (PA) over Byron Tucker (11), Oklahoma — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  7. Jason Pratt, California-Poly over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  8. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Jason Frable, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  9. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers (NJ) — TF 21–6 · View bout
  10. John Lange, Penn State over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  11. Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) over Mike Chase (10), North Carolina — Fall · View bout
  12. Mark Bybee (4), Northwestern (IL) over Sahlan Martin, Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  13. Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Fall 2:45 · View bout
  14. Matt Suter (9), Arizona State over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  15. Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield over Jake Shulaw, Eastern Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  16. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over David Cote, Millersville (PA) — MD 23–9 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Mark Bybee (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Jacob Schaus, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  4. Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State over Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over John Lange, Penn State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Jason Pratt, California-Poly — MD 15–4 · View bout
  7. Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois over Matt Suter (9), Arizona State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — MD 12–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout
  2. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Eric Smith (5), Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Ed Mosley, Harvard (MA) over Tom O'Neill, Columbia (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 0:40 · View bout
  3. Todd Sacksteder, Missouri over Evan Dolan, Rider (NJ) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) over Sahlan Martin, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Byron Tucker (11), Oklahoma over Joe Stanton, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Jake Shulaw, Eastern Michigan over David Cote, Millersville (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  5. Jason Frable, West Virginia over Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Chase (10), North Carolina over Ed Mosley, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  7. Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers (NJ) over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — MD 13–2 · View bout
  8. Patrick Flynn, Maryland over Todd Sacksteder, Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Byron Tucker (11), Oklahoma — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) over John Lange, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Jason Frable, West Virginia over Mark Bybee (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) over Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Suter (9), Arizona State over Jake Shulaw, Eastern Michigan — TF 16–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Chase (10), North Carolina over Jason Pratt, California-Poly — Fall 2:11 · View bout
  8. Patrick Flynn, Maryland over Jacob Schaus, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Jason Frable, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) over Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Matt Suter (9), Arizona State over Mike Chase (10), North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Patrick Flynn, Maryland over Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Matt Suter (9), Arizona State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois over Patrick Flynn, Maryland — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Eric Smith (5), Ohio State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois — Fall 3:21 · View bout