Head coach
Chris Bono
Chris Bono was head coach of Wisconsin, South Dakota State and Tennessee-Chattanooga at 16 NCAA championships, 2007–2026. Bono's wrestlers won one individual title and earned 18 All-American places.
By school
| School | NCAA tournaments | Team titles | Top four | Top ten | Champions | All-Americans | Entries | Wrestlers | Record | Falls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 2019–2026 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 43 | 23 | 74–92 | 11 |
| South Dakota State | 2013–2018 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 40–47 | 2 |
| Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2007–2009 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 35–47 | 1 |
As a wrestler
Chris Bono wrestled for Iowa State at four NCAA championships, 1994–1997, and went 14–4. Bono won the title at 150 lb in 1996 and placed fifth at 150 lb in 1995 and second at 150 lb in 1997.
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Iowa State | 150 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 1996 | Iowa State | 150 | 2 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 1995 | Iowa State | 150 | 7 | 5th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
| 1994 | Iowa State | 150 | No seed listed | Lost opening round | 0–1 | 1 bout |
Chris Bono's full wrestler record, every bout →
Coach and wrestler matched from Chris Bono | Wrestling Coach | Wisconsin Badgers, University of Wisconsin Athletics (Bio, section headed "NCAA Champion and World Team Wrestler", first paragraph beginning "Bono was an NCAA champion").
How these are counted
- NCAA tournaments are the championship years in which Chris Bono was the established head coach of a team with entrants. They are not years of employment; there were no championships in 1943–45 or 2020.
- A year inside the span with no established coach is listed but not counted. A year with two head coaches counts in full for both.
- Team titles are official NCAA titles from the published standings (1928, 1931 and 1933 have none). Top four and top ten come from the same standings.
- Entries count each wrestler once per tournament; All-Americans are counted as each era awarded them; wins and losses include forfeit, default and disqualification results; falls exclude forfeits.
- The head coach for each year, with sources, is on that year's program page. Report a correction.
Cite this page: “Chris Bono, head coach”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/coaches/ch_60c9d693ce6046b4/chris-bono/