NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

167 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. 2Brandon SlayPENN
  3. 3Jeff CatraboneMICH
  4. 4Mark SmithOKST
  5. 5Casey StrandASU
  6. 6Mark BybeeNW
  7. 7Glenn PritzlaffPSU
  8. 8Nick MengerinkPITT

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State over Brad Ginn, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over Ben King, Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Chris Snyder, Central Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Jason Moore, Missouri — MD 10–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Webster, California-Fullerton over Kevin Boross, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Matt Mapes, Duke (NC) — MD 18–6 · View bout
  9. Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) over David Dixon, Georgia State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Grant, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  11. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Jason Moaney, Clarion (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  12. Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma over Gill Journey, Chicago State (IL) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  13. Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Markese Nelson, Fresno State (CA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  14. Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) over Luke Bindreiff, Air Force (CO) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  15. William Hill, Michigan State over Jamie Hensch, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 15–4 · View bout
  16. Zac Taylor (9), Minnesota over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — MD 15–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over William Hill, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Zac Taylor (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Jason Webster, California-Fullerton — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  8. Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State — MD 19–7 · View bout
  4. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 11–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) over Gill Journey, Chicago State (IL) — Fall 5:32 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben King, Illinois over Jamie Hensch, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Chris Snyder, Central Michigan over David Dixon, Georgia State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jason Moaney, Clarion (PA) over Kevin Boross, North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jeff Grant, Stanford (CA) over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Markese Nelson, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Jason Moore, Missouri — TF 18–2 · View bout
  7. Luke Bindreiff, Air Force (CO) over Matt Mapes, Duke (NC) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  8. Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) over Brad Ginn, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben King, Illinois over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State over Jeff Grant, Stanford (CA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  3. Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Jason Webster, California-Fullerton over Luke Bindreiff, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Zac Taylor (9), Minnesota — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — MD 14–0 · View bout
  7. Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) over Jason Moaney, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. William Hill, Michigan State over Chris Snyder, Central Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State over Ben King, Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) over Jason Webster, California-Fullerton — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma over William Hill, Michigan State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  4. Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  2. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dflt · View bout