NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1999 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Cael Sanderson, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Cael SandersonISU
  2. 2Brandon EggumMINN
  3. 3Vertus JonesWVU
  4. 4Brad VeringNEB
  5. 5John Van DorenLEH
  6. 6Viktor SvedaIND
  7. 7Mike GreenfieldCMU
  8. 8Andy HrovatMICH

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — MD 12–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan over Greg Gingeleskie (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over Steve Schenk, Wyoming — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  4. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 4:46 · View bout
  5. Casey Strand (6), Arizona State over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Doug Lee, Oregon over Nick Preston, Ohio State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over William 'Josh' Heffernan, Ohio — TF 19–4 · View bout
  8. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 15–4 · View bout
  9. Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State over Nate Burroughs, Brown (RI) — Fall 4:59 · View bout
  10. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Nate Patrick, Illinois over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  12. Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) over Dax McMillan, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:49 · View bout
  14. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Scott Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  15. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Paul Jenn, Iowa — TF 24–9 · View bout
  16. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Fall 5:42 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan over Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Nate Patrick, Illinois — MD 18–6 · View bout
  5. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State over Casey Strand (6), Arizona State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Doug Lee, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Andy Hrovat, Michigan — Fall 4:24 · View bout
  4. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Brad Vering (5), Nebraska — Fall 1:58 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Corey Bell, North Carolina over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Matt Esposito, American (DC) over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — MD 13–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Bell, North Carolina over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) over Nate Burroughs, Brown (RI) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Greg Gingeleskie (8), Navy (MD) over Dax McMillan, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — Fall 5:19 · View bout
  6. Paul Jenn, Iowa over Nick Preston, Ohio State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  7. Scott Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) over William 'Josh' Heffernan, Ohio — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Schenk, Wyoming over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (6), Arizona State over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Doug Lee, Oregon over Greg Gingeleskie (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Steve Schenk, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State over Scott Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  5. Nate Patrick, Illinois over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) over Paul Jenn, Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  7. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  8. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 4:35 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (6), Arizona State over Doug Lee, Oregon — Fall · View bout
  2. Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  3. Nate Patrick, Illinois over Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan over Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Casey Strand (6), Arizona State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Nate Patrick, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Andy Hrovat, Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Brad Vering (5), Nebraska — MD 14–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Andy Hrovat, Michigan — Fall 5:23 · View bout