NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Jeff Walter, Wisconsin.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Jeff WalterWIS
  2. 2Justin HartyUNC
  3. 3Tolly ThompsonNEB
  4. 4Stephen NealCSUB
  5. 5Airron RichardsonMICH
  6. 6Billy PierceMINN
  7. 7Nick NutterOHST
  8. 8Pat WiltangerPITT

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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. Airron Richardson (8), Michigan over Ben Lee, Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Zach Feldman, Virginia — MD 13–2 · View bout
    3. Jeff Walter (6), Wisconsin over Monty Cheff, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Joe Eaton, Lock Haven (PA) over Bill Tassogloy, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    5. John Degl, Iowa over Marlon Houston Sr., Morgan State (MD) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    6. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Joey Allen, Pennsylvania — Fall 1:48 · View bout
    7. Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military over Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    8. Nick Hall Sr. (4), Old Dominion (VA) over Jamie Huntington, Drexel (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
    9. Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State over Shawn Stipich, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    10. Pat Wiltanger (9), Pittsburgh (PA) over Darin Priesendorf, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    11. Seth Brady (7), Illinois over Jeremy Karle, Marquette (WI) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    12. Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield over Burt Beamer, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    13. Tolly Thompson (1), Nebraska over Stephen Terebieniec, Kent State (OH) — Fall 1:22 · View bout
    14. Tony Vaughn (3), Purdue (IN) over Darren Jarina, Clarion (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    15. Trey Swan, Oklahoma over Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Joe Eaton, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
    2. Jeff Walter (6), Wisconsin over Jerry McCoy (11), Millersville (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    4. Nick Hall Sr. (4), Old Dominion (VA) over Trey Swan, Oklahoma — MD 10–2 · View bout
    5. Pat Wiltanger (9), Pittsburgh (PA) over Airron Richardson (8), Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    6. Seth Brady (7), Illinois over Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Tolly Thompson (1), Nebraska over John Degl, Iowa — MD 13–3 · View bout
    8. Tony Vaughn (3), Purdue (IN) over Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota over Seth Brady (7), Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Jeff Walter (6), Wisconsin over Tony Vaughn (3), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Nick Hall Sr. (4), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Tolly Thompson (1), Nebraska over Pat Wiltanger (9), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dflt · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff Walter (6), Wisconsin over Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Tolly Thompson (1), Nebraska — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Jeff Walter (6), Wisconsin over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Ben Lee, Oklahoma State over Darin Priesendorf, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Burt Beamer, Northern Iowa over Jeremy Karle, Marquette (WI) — Fall 3:29 · View bout
    3. Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) over Darren Jarina, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon over Jamie Huntington, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    5. Shawn Stipich, Boise State (ID) over Joey Allen, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    6. Stephen Terebieniec, Kent State (OH) over Marlon Houston Sr., Morgan State (MD) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    7. Zach Feldman, Virginia over Bill Tassogloy, Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Airron Richardson (8), Michigan over Zach Feldman, Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Ben Lee, Oklahoma State over Joe Eaton, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Jerry McCoy (11), Millersville (PA) over Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. John Degl, Iowa over Burt Beamer, Northern Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    5. Monty Cheff, Cornell (NY) over Trey Swan, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    6. Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State over Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
    7. Shawn Stipich, Boise State (ID) over Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    8. Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield over Stephen Terebieniec, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Airron Richardson (8), Michigan over John Degl, Iowa — MD 16–4 · View bout
    2. Jerry McCoy (11), Millersville (PA) over Shawn Stipich, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State over Monty Cheff, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    4. Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield over Ben Lee, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Airron Richardson (8), Michigan over Tony Vaughn (3), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State over Seth Brady (7), Illinois — Fall 1:36 · View bout
    3. Pat Wiltanger (9), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jerry McCoy (11), Millersville (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield over Nick Hall Sr. (4), Old Dominion (VA) — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Airron Richardson (8), Michigan over Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield over Pat Wiltanger (9), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield over Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota — Dflt · View bout
    2. Tolly Thompson (1), Nebraska over Airron Richardson (8), Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tolly Thompson (1), Nebraska over Stephen Neal (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Airron Richardson (8), Michigan over Billy Pierce (2), Minnesota — Dflt · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Nick Nutter (12), Ohio State over Pat Wiltanger (9), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout