NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1997 NCAA Championships

142 lb

Champion Cary Kolat, Lock Haven (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Cary KolatLH
  2. 2Roger ChandlerIND
  3. 3Jason DavidsMINN
  4. 4Scott ReynaOKST
  5. 5Jason RamstetterCSUB
  6. 6Kasey GillissIOWA
  7. 7Brendan BuckleyFS
  8. 8Francis DunnRID

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Dorian Hager, West Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Mike Harp, Missouri over Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) over Clint Musser (9), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) over Russell Read, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Shane Mack, Maryland — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  4. Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania over Tim Stringer, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Oliver Salud, California-Davis — Fall 1:45 · View bout
  6. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) over Casey Cunningham (7), Central Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) over Mike Harp, Missouri — Dflt · View bout
  9. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Shawn Enright, Ohio — Fall 3:26 · View bout
  10. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  11. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over David Maldonado, Iowa State — Fall 0:37 · View bout
  12. Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina over Nick Maravich, Duquesne (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  13. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Jeff Tufano, Wyoming — Fall 1:19 · View bout
  14. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Jon Vaughn, Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) over Pat Coyle, James Madison (VA) — Fall 3:51 · View bout
  16. Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) over Tracy Brown, Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania over Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  4. Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) over Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) — Fall 6:25 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania — Fall 2:34 · View bout
  2. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield — MD 16–7 · View bout
  3. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  4. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) over Jason Davids (3), Minnesota — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Cary Kolat (1), Lock Haven (PA) over Roger Chandler (2), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) over Nick Maravich, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  2. Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) over Dorian Hager, West Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Casey Cunningham (7), Central Michigan over Russell Read, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Clint Musser (9), Penn State over Tim Stringer, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) over Pat Coyle, James Madison (VA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. David Maldonado, Iowa State over Shawn Enright, Ohio — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Jon Vaughn, Illinois over Tracy Brown, Arizona State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Mike Harp, Missouri over Jeff Tufano, Wyoming — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  7. Oliver Salud, California-Davis over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. Shane Mack, Maryland over Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) over Oliver Salud, California-Davis — Fall 4:53 · View bout
  2. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Casey Cunningham (7), Central Michigan — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Clint Musser (9), Penn State over Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) — MD 19–6 · View bout
  4. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Shane Mack, Maryland — MD 17–7 · View bout
  5. Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina over David Maldonado, Iowa State — TF 16–1 · View bout
  6. Mike Harp, Missouri over Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) — TF 18–2 · View bout
  7. Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) over Jon Vaughn, Illinois — Fall 6:04 · View bout
  8. Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) over Dan Covatta, Duke (NC) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) over Clint Musser (9), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Harp, Missouri — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  3. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Steve Feckanin (11), Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:05 · View bout
  4. Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) over Khalil Abdul-Malik (12), North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Brad Fenske (10), Army (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) over Tom Tomeo, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Brett Matter (8), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Kasey Gilliss, Iowa over Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State over Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Davids (3), Minnesota over Scott Reyna (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Ramstetter (6), California-Bakersfield over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brendan Buckley (5), Fresno State (CA) over Francis Dunn, Rider (NJ) — MD 12–2 · View bout