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1998 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Eric Siebert, Illinois.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Eric SiebertILL
  2. 2Chad KraftMINN
  3. 3Mike MasonWVU
  4. 4Bill LacureMICH
  5. 5Clint MusserPSU
  6. 6Donny PritzlaffWIS
  7. 7Jimmy AriasOKST
  8. 8Rodney JonesOU

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Jim Harshaw, Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Chris Martin, Virginia Tech — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Darryl Christian (11), Oregon over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Mike Kallai, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  9. Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga over RJ Galioto, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  10. Jeff Whalen, Maryland over Ian Kaplan, Davidson (NC) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  11. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  12. Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) over Brendan James, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  13. Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) over David Maldonado (12), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  14. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Dennis Balogh, Miami (OH) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  15. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Craig Welk (9), California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  16. Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State over John Fogarty, Cornell (NY) — Fall 3:53 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Jeff Whalen, Maryland — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over Rodney Jones, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State over Darryl Christian (11), Oregon — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Bill Lacure (4), Michigan — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Clint Musser (2), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Mike Mason (5), West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over RJ Galioto, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven (PA) over Ian Kaplan, Davidson (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Martin, Virginia Tech over Brendan James, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Craig Welk (9), California-Poly over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. David Maldonado (12), Iowa State over Dennis Balogh, Miami (OH) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over John Fogarty, Cornell (NY) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  6. Jim Harshaw, Virginia over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) over Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  8. Mike Kallai, Air Force (CO) over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 5:50 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Welk (9), California-Poly over Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. David Maldonado (12), Iowa State over Darryl Christian (11), Oregon — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Chris Martin, Virginia Tech — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  5. Jeff Whalen, Maryland over Jim Harshaw, Virginia — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) over Mike Kallai, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:04 · View bout
  7. Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Welk (9), California-Poly over Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. David Maldonado (12), Iowa State over Jeff Whalen, Maryland — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) over Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Craig Welk (9), California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over David Maldonado (12), Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Rodney Jones, Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Clint Musser (2), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Bill Lacure (4), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin — MD 12–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over Rodney Jones, Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout