NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Joe Williams, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Joe WilliamsIOWA
  2. 2Ernest Benion Jr.ILL
  3. 3Temoer TerryNEB
  4. 4Alfonzo TuckerFS
  5. 5Eric SmithOHST
  6. 6Brandon AldermanWYO
  7. 7Jeff CatraboneMICH
  8. 8Matt HughesEIU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) over Tom O'Neill, Columbia (NY) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  2. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) — Fall 4:03 · View bout
  3. Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield over Todd Sacksteder, Missouri — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Evan Dolan, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Patrick Flynn, Maryland — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Joe Stanton, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 14–4 · View bout
  5. Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State over Ed Mosley, Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Jacob Schaus, Pittsburgh (PA) over Byron Tucker (11), Oklahoma — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  7. Jason Pratt, California-Poly over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Fall 5:32 · View bout
  8. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Jason Frable, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  9. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers (NJ) — TF 21–6 · View bout
  10. John Lange, Penn State over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  11. Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) over Mike Chase (10), North Carolina — Fall · View bout
  12. Mark Bybee (4), Northwestern (IL) over Sahlan Martin, Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  13. Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Fall 2:45 · View bout
  14. Matt Suter (9), Arizona State over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  15. Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield over Jake Shulaw, Eastern Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  16. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over David Cote, Millersville (PA) — MD 23–9 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Mark Bybee (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Jacob Schaus, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  4. Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State over Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over John Lange, Penn State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Jason Pratt, California-Poly — MD 15–4 · View bout
  7. Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois over Matt Suter (9), Arizona State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — MD 12–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois over Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska — Dflt · View bout
  2. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Eric Smith (5), Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Ernest Benion Jr. (6), Illinois — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Ed Mosley, Harvard (MA) over Tom O'Neill, Columbia (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 0:40 · View bout
  3. Todd Sacksteder, Missouri over Evan Dolan, Rider (NJ) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) over Sahlan Martin, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Byron Tucker (11), Oklahoma over Joe Stanton, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Jake Shulaw, Eastern Michigan over David Cote, Millersville (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  5. Jason Frable, West Virginia over Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Chase (10), North Carolina over Ed Mosley, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  7. Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers (NJ) over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — MD 13–2 · View bout
  8. Patrick Flynn, Maryland over Todd Sacksteder, Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Byron Tucker (11), Oklahoma — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) over John Lange, Penn State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Jason Frable, West Virginia over Mark Bybee (4), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) over Mike Kwapniewski, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Suter (9), Arizona State over Jake Shulaw, Eastern Michigan — TF 16–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Chase (10), North Carolina over Jason Pratt, California-Poly — Fall 2:11 · View bout
  8. Patrick Flynn, Maryland over Jacob Schaus, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Jason Frable, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) over Ken Porter, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Matt Suter (9), Arizona State over Mike Chase (10), North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Patrick Flynn, Maryland over Brooke Hoerr, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Hardell Moore (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Babak Alimoradian, Boston (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Matt Suter (9), Arizona State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois over Patrick Flynn, Maryland — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman, Wyoming over Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) over Eric Smith (5), Ohio State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Temoer Terry (2), Nebraska over Alfonzo Tucker (12), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Smith (5), Ohio State over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Matt Hughes (8), Eastern Illinois — Fall 3:21 · View bout