NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1997 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Cary Kolat, Lock Haven (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Cary KolatLH
  2. 2Roger ChandlerIND
  3. 3Jason DavidsMINN
  4. 4Scott ReynaOKST
  5. 5Jason RamstetterCSUB
  6. 6Kasey GillissIOWA
  7. 7Brendan BuckleyFS
  8. 8Francis DunnRID

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Dorian Hager, West Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Mike Harp, Missouri over Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) over Clint Musser (9), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) over Russell Read, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Shane Mack, Maryland — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  4. Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania over Tim Stringer, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Oliver Salud, California-Davis — Fall 1:45 · View bout
  6. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) over Casey Cunningham (7), Central Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) over Mike Harp, Missouri — Dflt · View bout
  9. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Shawn Enright, Ohio — Fall 3:26 · View bout
  10. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  11. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over David Maldonado, Iowa State — Fall 0:37 · View bout
  12. Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina over Nick Maravich, Duquesne (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  13. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Jeff Tufano, Wyoming — Fall 1:19 · View bout
  14. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Jon Vaughn, Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) over Pat Coyle, James Madison (VA) — Fall 3:51 · View bout
  16. Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) over Tracy Brown, Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania over Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  4. Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) over Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) — Fall 6:25 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania — Fall 2:34 · View bout
  2. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield — MD 16–7 · View bout
  3. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  4. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Jason Davids (3), Minnesota — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) over Nick Maravich, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  2. Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) over Dorian Hager, West Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Casey Cunningham (7), Central Michigan over Russell Read, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Clint Musser (9), Penn State over Tim Stringer, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) over Pat Coyle, James Madison (VA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. David Maldonado, Iowa State over Shawn Enright, Ohio — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Jon Vaughn, Illinois over Tracy Brown, Arizona State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Mike Harp, Missouri over Jeff Tufano, Wyoming — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  7. Oliver Salud, California-Davis over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. Shane Mack, Maryland over Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) over Oliver Salud, California-Davis — Fall 4:53 · View bout
  2. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Casey Cunningham (7), Central Michigan — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Clint Musser (9), Penn State over Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) — MD 19–6 · View bout
  4. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Shane Mack, Maryland — MD 17–7 · View bout
  5. Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina over David Maldonado, Iowa State — TF 16–1 · View bout
  6. Mike Harp, Missouri over Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) — TF 18–2 · View bout
  7. Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) over Jon Vaughn, Illinois — Fall 6:04 · View bout
  8. Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) over Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) over Clint Musser (9), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Harp, Missouri — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  3. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:05 · View bout
  4. Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) over Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) over Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) — MD 12–2 · View bout