NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1995 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Ernest Benion Jr., Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ernest Benion Jr.ILL
  2. 2Dan WirnsbergerMSU
  3. 3Joe BurkeSETN
  4. 4Eric SmithOHST
  5. 5Tony RobieEDIN
  6. 6Daryl WeberIOWA
  7. 7John WithrowPITT
  8. 8Mike CollinsMIZZ

In 1995, 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 1995 158-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State over Jeff Catrabone, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Chris Walter, Wisconsin — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Mike Collins, Missouri over Earl Walker Jr., Boston (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) over Mike Chase (11), North Carolina — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Clark Conover, California-Poly over Mike Migliaccio, Miami (OH) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Dwight Gardner, Ohio over Tivon Abel, Brown (RI) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  6. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Shawn Tripoli, Central Connecticut — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State over Gill Journey, Chicago State (IL) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska over John McClain, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  11. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Glenn Pritzlaff, Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  12. Matt Suter, Arizona State over Scott Goodale (9), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  13. Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield over Joe Stanton, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  14. Mike Collins, Missouri over Bruce Hainan, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  15. Mike VanOss, Maryland over Matt Marciniak (10), Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  16. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Barry Weldon, Iowa State — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Matt Suter, Arizona State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Mike VanOss, Maryland — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska over Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Clark Conover, California-Poly — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Mike Collins, Missouri over John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Dwight Gardner, Ohio — MD 19–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Mike Collins, Missouri — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Daryl Weber (6), Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Eric Smith (8), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Hainan, Duquesne (PA) over Earl Walker Jr., Boston (MA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Chris Walter, Wisconsin over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Barry Weldon, Iowa State over Dwight Gardner, Ohio — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Chris Walter, Wisconsin over Clark Conover, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa over Mike VanOss, Maryland — Fall 4:26 · View bout
  5. Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State over John McClain, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bruce Hainan, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Matt Suter, Arizona State over Shawn Tripoli, Central Connecticut — Fall 1:34 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Barry Weldon, Iowa State over Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:32 · View bout
  3. Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military over Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Matt Suter, Arizona State over Chris Walter, Wisconsin — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Matt Suter, Arizona State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Barry Weldon, Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. Mike Collins, Missouri over Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Mike Collins, Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Daryl Weber (6), Iowa — Dflt · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Eric Smith (8), Ohio State — Dflt · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Daryl Weber (6), Iowa — Fall 1:19 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Collins, Missouri — Dec 8–6 · View bout