NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Sanshiro Abe, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Sanshiro AbePSU
  2. 2Dwight HinsonISU
  3. 3Eric JettonWIS
  4. 4Coby WrightCSUB
  5. 5Eric GuerreroOKST
  6. 6Willie CarpenterBRWN
  7. 7Scott SchatzmanNW
  8. 8Brandon HoweMICH

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Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) over Brett Tullo, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  3. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over Aaron Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Jason Hernandez, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alfredo Varela, Oklahoma over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:18 · View bout
  2. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  3. Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State over Randy Dischner, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Brian Eveleth Jr., Pennsylvania over Matt Roth, Virginia — MD 9–1 · View bout
  5. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Ryan Kutz, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Dock Kelly III, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State — Fall 5:11 · View bout
  9. Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) over Matt Turnbow, Eastern Michigan — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  10. Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa over Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  11. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over John Taylor, Oregon — Fall 4:46 · View bout
  12. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Doug Detrick, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  13. Shawn Ford, Arizona State over Dustin Denunzio, Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  14. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  15. Tom Hickenlooper (10), Wyoming over Jason LaMotta, North Carolina — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  16. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State over Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Tom Hickenlooper (10), Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Alfredo Varela, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Brian Eveleth Jr., Pennsylvania — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  7. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Brandon Howe, Michigan — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Shawn Ford, Arizona State over Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Shawn Ford, Arizona State — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  2. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State over Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Sanshiro Abe (1), Penn State over Dwight Hinson (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Brett Tullo, Bloomsburg (PA) over Matt Roth, Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) over Jeramie Welder, Nebraska — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) over Aaron Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Jason Hernandez, Boston (MA) — Fall 0:43 · View bout
  5. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Randy Dischner, Duquesne (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) over Doug Detrick, James Madison (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Dock Kelly III, North Carolina-Greensboro over Brett Tullo, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) over Ryan Kutz, Northern Iowa — MD 17–6 · View bout
  5. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Dustin Denunzio, Harvard (MA) — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  6. Jason LaMotta, North Carolina over Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) over John Taylor, Oregon — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Matt Turnbow, Eastern Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Jason LaMotta, North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) over Tom Hickenlooper (10), Wyoming — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Alfredo Varela, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) over Dock Kelly III, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dflt · View bout
  6. Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Brian Eveleth Jr., Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Gregg Kessler, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jason Kutz (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa over Chris Marshall (8), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 1:18 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Howe, Michigan over Brian Bolton (11), Michigan State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Jeff McGinness (2), Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over David Barden (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Shawn Ford, Arizona State — Fall 2:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Brandon Howe, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield over Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Jetton (5), Wisconsin over Coby Wright (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Guerrero (4), Oklahoma State over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Schatzman (9), Northwestern (IL) over Brandon Howe, Michigan — Dec 5–0 · View bout