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2006 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Ben Cherrington, Boise State (ID).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Ben CherringtonBSU
  2. 2Brian StithASU
  3. 3Dustin ManottiCOR
  4. 4Trent PaulsonISU
  5. 5Derek ZinckLEH
  6. 6Joe JohnstonIOWA
  7. 7Brandon BeckerIND
  8. 8Craig HenningWIS

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Adam Glaser, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
    2. Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) over Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    3. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    4. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — MD 11–0 · View bout
    5. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    6. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Seth Martin, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Kody Hamrah, North Carolina State — MD 12–4 · View bout
    8. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    9. Joe Johnston (9), Iowa over Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    10. Matt Lebe (4), West Virginia over Michael Savino, Brown (RI) — MD 11–2 · View bout
    11. Nate Galloway, Penn State over Aric Fuhrman, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 0:26 · View bout
    12. Tony Hook, Oregon State over Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) — MD 13–5 · View bout
    13. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Danny Clum, Wyoming — MD 12–3 · View bout
    14. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over Steve Luke (12), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Matt Hill, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    4. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Tony Hook, Oregon State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    5. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    6. Joe Johnston (9), Iowa over Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Michael Chandler, Missouri over Matt Lebe (4), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    8. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Nate Galloway, Penn State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Michael Chandler, Missouri — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
    3. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Joe Johnston (9), Iowa over Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Joe Johnston (9), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Brian Stith (10), Arizona State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa over Seth Martin, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Danny Clum, Wyoming over Aric Fuhrman, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    5. Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State over Steve Luke (12), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    6. Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) over Kody Hamrah, North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Danny Clum, Wyoming — Fall 4:32 · View bout
    2. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    4. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Adam Glaser, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    5. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Matt Lebe (4), West Virginia — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    6. Matt Hill, Edinboro (PA) over Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) — MD 17–3 · View bout
    7. Nate Galloway, Penn State over James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 0:36 · View bout
    8. Tony Hook, Oregon State over Michael Savino, Brown (RI) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Matt Hill, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    2. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Nate Galloway, Penn State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    3. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout
    4. Tony Hook, Oregon State over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Michael Chandler, Missouri — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) — Fall 4:07 · View bout
    3. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Tony Hook, Oregon State — Dec 10–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Joe Johnston (9), Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Johnston (9), Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin — Dec 9–4 · View bout