Program · 1997
Penn State at the 1997 NCAA Championships
Head coachJohn Fritz1,2
1997 NCAA Championships · 1997 scoring details · Open in Match Finder
10qualifiers
16wins
18losses
0wins by fall
1champion
1All-American
10team place
40team points
Roster
| Weight | Wrestler | W–L | Falls | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Jeremy Hunter | 1–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 2 |
| 126 | Jason Betz | 3–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 4 |
| 134 | Biff Walizer Jr. | 1–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 2 |
| 142 | Clint Musser | 2–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 3 |
| 150 | Shad Benton | 0–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 1 |
| 158 | John Lange | 2–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 3 |
| 167 | Glenn Pritzlaff | 0–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 1 |
| 177 | Frank Morici | 0–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 1 |
| 190 | Rob Neidlinger | 2–2 | 0 | Lost consolation round 4 |
| 275 | Kerry McCoy | 5–0 | 0 | 1st |
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.