NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

118 lb

Champion Sheldon Thomas, Clarion (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Sheldon ThomasCLAR
  2. 2Jason NurreISU
  3. 3David MorganMSU
  4. 4Lindsay DurlacherILL
  5. 5Mike MenaIOWA
  6. 6Lee PrittsEMU
  7. 7Mike MillerNCST
  8. 8Shane ValdezOU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Chad Billy (9), West Virginia over Tony Hairston, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Derrick Henson, Howard (DC) — Fall 6:18 · View bout
    3. David Pena, Eastern Illinois over Brad Canoyer (7), Nebraska — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    4. Jason Betz, Penn State over Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa — Fall 2:20 · View bout
    5. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Sean Kim, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    6. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Pete Poretta, Brown (RI) — TF 24–6 · View bout
    7. Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon over Chris Madigan, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    8. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Ben Hatta, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    9. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over Mike Kusick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    10. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Frank Nocito, North Carolina — Fall 2:30 · View bout
    11. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
    12. Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton over John Carvalheira, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    13. Shawn Conyers, Ohio State over Mike Tuttle, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    14. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Wartinger, Buffalo (NY) — MD 9–0 · View bout
    15. Teague Moore (11), Oklahoma State over Chris Viola, Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan — MD 15–2 · View bout
    2. Jason Betz, Penn State over Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    3. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Shawn Conyers, Ohio State — TF 24–6 · View bout
    4. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over David Pena, Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    6. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Chad Billy (9), West Virginia — Fall 6:33 · View bout
    7. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Teague Moore (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    8. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton — MD 10–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over David Morgan (2), Michigan State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    3. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Betz, Penn State — MD 11–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State over Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Mike Mena (1), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Sheldon Thomas (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Nurre (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Brad Canoyer (7), Nebraska over Mike Kusick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Derrick Henson, Howard (DC) over Ben Hatta, Pennsylvania — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    3. Jason Wartinger, Buffalo (NY) over John Carvalheira, Rider (NJ) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    4. Pete Poretta, Brown (RI) over Mike Tuttle, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
    5. Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa over Chris Madigan, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    6. Sean Kim, Fresno State (CA) over Frank Nocito, North Carolina — Dec 18–11 · View bout
    7. Tony Hairston, Appalachian State (NC) over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Chad Billy (9), West Virginia over Derrick Henson, Howard (DC) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. David Pena, Eastern Illinois over Sean Kim, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    3. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Brad Canoyer (7), Nebraska — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    4. Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon over Chris Viola, Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    5. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Tony Hairston, Appalachian State (NC) — Dflt · View bout
    6. Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton over Pete Poretta, Brown (RI) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa over Teague Moore (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    8. Shawn Conyers, Ohio State over Jason Wartinger, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Jason Buce, Oregon State over Chad Billy (9), West Virginia — Fall 2:43 · View bout
    2. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over David Pena, Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton over Kevin Roberts (5), Oregon — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa over Shawn Conyers, Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Orlando De Castroverde, California-Fullerton — MD 14–4 · View bout
    2. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Jason Betz, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Scott Murray (12), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma over Jason Buce, Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan over Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Mike Mena (1), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois over Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. David Morgan (2), Michigan State over Lindsay Durlacher (10), Illinois — Fall 3:52 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Mena (1), Iowa over Lee Pritts, Eastern Michigan — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Miller (8), North Carolina State over Shane Valdez (6), Oklahoma — Dec 9–7 · View bout