NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1994 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Sammie Henson, Clemson (SC).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Sammie HensonCLEM
  2. 2Eric AkinISU
  3. 3Brett BinghamBSU
  4. 4Kevin RobertsORE
  5. 5Matt HanutkeWIS
  6. 6Scott GonyoNEB
  7. 7Mike MenaIOWA
  8. 8Pete RinellaBLOO

In 1994, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1994 118-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Sammie Henson (1), Clemson (SC) over Eric Smith, Seton Hall (NJ) — TF 15–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brett Bingham (11), Boise State (ID) over Eirik Gustafson, Eastern Illinois — Dflt · View bout
  2. Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) over Brad Silimperi, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Danny Felix (8), Arizona State over Gary Baker, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. David Land (3), Maryland over Jason Gibble, Millersville (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. David Morgan, Morgan State (MD) over Shannon Gregory, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Eric Akin (2), Iowa State over Sam Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 3:47 · View bout
  7. Jason Laflin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Lindsay Durlacher, Illinois — TF 20–5 · View bout
  8. Jeff Cervone, Syracuse (NY) over Ty Moore (6), North Carolina — TF 20–3 · View bout
  9. Kevin Roberts (12), Oregon over Chad Billy, West Virginia — MD 12–0 · View bout
  10. Matt Finacchio, George Mason (VA) over Derek Moscovic, Indiana (IN) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  11. Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin over Pete Rinella, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  12. Mike Mena (9), Iowa over Tom Sinacore, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  13. Sammie Henson (1), Clemson (SC) over Jeff Mirabella, Northwestern (IL) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  14. Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska over Brandon Paulson, Minnesota — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  15. Sheldon Thomas (10), Clarion (PA) over Bobby Soto, California-Bakersfield — MD 13–4 · View bout
  16. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Kelvin Jackson (5), Michigan State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Bingham (11), Boise State (ID) over Jeff Cervone, Syracuse (NY) — Fall 2:45 · View bout
  2. David Land (3), Maryland over Matt Finacchio, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Eric Akin (2), Iowa State over Jason Laflin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 19–3 · View bout
  4. Kevin Roberts (12), Oregon over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin over David Morgan, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Mena (9), Iowa over Danny Felix (8), Arizona State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Sammie Henson (1), Clemson (SC) over Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) — TF 21–2 · View bout
  8. Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska over Sheldon Thomas (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 13–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Bingham (11), Boise State (ID) over David Land (3), Maryland — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Akin (2), Iowa State over Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Kevin Roberts (12), Oregon over Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Sammie Henson (1), Clemson (SC) over Mike Mena (9), Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Akin (2), Iowa State over Brett Bingham (11), Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Sammie Henson (1), Clemson (SC) over Kevin Roberts (12), Oregon — MD 18–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Sammie Henson (1), Clemson (SC) over Eric Akin (2), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Mirabella, Northwestern (IL) over Eric Smith, Seton Hall (NJ) — TF 20–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) over Jeff Mirabella, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Jason Gibble, Millersville (PA) over Matt Finacchio, George Mason (VA) — Fall 2:29 · View bout
  3. Jeff Cervone, Syracuse (NY) over Eirik Gustafson, Eastern Illinois — Dflt · View bout
  4. Pete Rinella, Bloomsburg (PA) over David Morgan, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Sam Lopez, Fresno State (CA) over Jason Laflin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Sheldon Thomas (10), Clarion (PA) over Brandon Paulson, Minnesota — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  7. Tom Sinacore, Old Dominion (VA) over Danny Felix (8), Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Chad Billy, West Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) over Tom Sinacore, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Jason Gibble, Millersville (PA) over Jeff Cervone, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Rinella, Bloomsburg (PA) over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Sheldon Thomas (10), Clarion (PA) over Sam Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin over Jason Gibble, Millersville (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Mena (9), Iowa over Sheldon Thomas (10), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Pete Rinella, Bloomsburg (PA) over David Land (3), Maryland — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska over Dan Finacchio, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin over Mike Mena (9), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska over Pete Rinella, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Bingham (11), Boise State (ID) over Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Kevin Roberts (12), Oregon over Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brett Bingham (11), Boise State (ID) over Kevin Roberts (12), Oregon — Dec 5–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Matt Hanutke (4), Wisconsin over Scott Gonyo (7), Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mena (9), Iowa over Pete Rinella, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout