Program · 1996
Penn State at the 1996 NCAA Championships
Head coachJohn Fritz1,2
1996 NCAA Championships · 1996 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
7qualifiers
21wins
10losses
3wins by fall
1champion
3All-Americans
4team place
65team points
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Jason Betz | 2–2 | 1 | Lost consolation round 4 |
| 126 | Sanshiro Abe | 5–0 | 1 | 1st |
| 134 | Biff Walizer Jr. | 2–2 | 1 | Lost consolation round 3 |
| 142 | John Hughes | 4–1 | 0 | 2nd |
| 150 | Russ Hughes | 6–1 | 0 | 3rd |
| 158 | John Lange | 1–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 2 |
| 190 | Rob Neidlinger | 1–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 2 |
Head coach sources
- 2024–25 Penn State Wrestling Yearbook, Penn State Athletics.Printed/PDF p125,Year-by-Year Records,Coach column and rows1993–1998; PDF page 125; printed page 125
- Coaching History, Penn State Wrestling Club.Coaching History table,John Fritz row matching the official annual table
The head coach for each tournament year comes from the coaching record in this release. Have a better source? Send a correction.