NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Les Gutches, Oregon State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Les GutchesORST
  2. 2Reese AndyWYO
  3. 3Rohan GardnerNW
  4. 4Jesse Rawls Jr.MICH
  5. 5Erich HarveyMSU
  6. 6Derek ScottCSUB
  7. 7Mike GeurinLH
  8. 8Aaron SimpsonASU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over John Dattalo, Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Clint Matter, Pennsylvania over Chris Kretsinger, Air Force (CO) — MD 11–3 · View bout
    3. Curt Heideman (7), Iowa over Eddy Clark, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 13–4 · View bout
    4. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
    5. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Mike Auerbach, Ohio — MD 12–4 · View bout
    6. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    7. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Joe Wier, Missouri — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    8. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    9. John Koss (11), West Virginia over Joel Holman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    10. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Kurt Sykes, North Carolina State — TF 24–7 · View bout
    11. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Mike French, California-Poly — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    12. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    13. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Josh Henson, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    14. Tim Hartung, Minnesota over Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 6:09 · View bout
    2. Curt Heideman (7), Iowa over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Tim Hartung, Minnesota — MD 13–3 · View bout
    4. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Clint Matter, Pennsylvania — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    5. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over John Koss (11), West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Jevon Herman, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    8. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — MD 17–8 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — TF 22–7 · View bout
    3. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Curt Heideman (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State — MD 13–3 · View bout
    2. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:05 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Reese Andy (2), Wyoming — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska over Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Joe Wier, Missouri over Joel Holman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Mike Auerbach, Ohio over Chris Kretsinger, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Mike French, California-Poly over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    5. Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) over Kurt Sykes, North Carolina State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    6. Zach Randall, Oklahoma over Eddy Clark, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Clint Matter, Pennsylvania over Josh Henson, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Mike French, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
    4. John Koss (11), West Virginia over John Dattalo, Virginia Tech — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    5. Louis Pelsang, North Carolina over Mike Auerbach, Ohio — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Wier, Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    7. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    8. Tim Hartung, Minnesota over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Tim Hartung, Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. John Koss (11), West Virginia over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Clint Matter, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) — Fall 5:56 · View bout
    2. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over John Koss (11), West Virginia — Fall 2:18 · View bout
    3. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Jevon Herman, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Curt Heideman (7), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 10–6 · View bout