NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1997 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Lincoln McIlravy, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Lincoln McIlravyIOWA
  2. 2Chris BonoISU
  3. 3Chad KraftMINN
  4. 4Scott NortonORE
  5. 5Eric SiebertILL
  6. 6Mike RogersLH
  7. 7Mike MasonWVU
  8. 8Rodney JonesOU

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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 Kraft (4), Minnesota over Jeff Whalen, Maryland — MD 12–2 · View bout
    2. Chris Bono (2), Iowa State over Michael Douglas, Arizona State — Fall 5:44 · View bout
    3. Craig Welk, California-Poly over Marat Vigdorchik, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Shilo Mathill (11), Wyoming — Dec 1–0 · View bout
    5. Eric Siebert (7), Illinois over Joel Dramis, North Carolina State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    6. Jason Foresman, Virginia Military over Bill Lacure (3), Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    7. Jim Harshaw, Virginia over Chris Martin, Virginia Tech — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    8. Jimmy Arias (10), Oklahoma State over Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    9. Lincoln McIlravy (1), Iowa over Jason Peters, East Stroudsburg (PA) — TF 24–8 · View bout
    10. Mickey Griffin, Purdue (IN) over Bart Murphy, Pennsylvania — MD 12–3 · View bout
    11. Mike Mason (8), West Virginia over Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    12. Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Shad Benton, Penn State — Fall 6:19 · View bout
    13. Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma over Mack Rohaly, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    14. Ryan Cunningham (12), Central Michigan over Dave Leonardo, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    15. Scott Norton (6), Oregon over Kerry Cohen, Delaware State — TF 18–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Chad Kraft (4), Minnesota over Mickey Griffin, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Chris Bono (2), Iowa State over Craig Welk, California-Poly — TF 25–10 · View bout
    3. Eric Siebert (7), Illinois over Jimmy Arias (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Jason Foresman, Virginia Military over Kevin Johnson, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    5. Lincoln McIlravy (1), Iowa over Jim Harshaw, Virginia — TF 20–5 · View bout
    6. Mike Mason (8), West Virginia over Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    7. Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Ryan Cunningham (12), Central Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    8. Scott Norton (6), Oregon over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — MD 11–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Chad Kraft (4), Minnesota over Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Chris Bono (2), Iowa State over Eric Siebert (7), Illinois — MD 10–2 · View bout
    3. Lincoln McIlravy (1), Iowa over Mike Mason (8), West Virginia — MD 19–8 · View bout
    4. Scott Norton (6), Oregon over Jason Foresman, Virginia Military — Dec 7–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Chris Bono (2), Iowa State over Scott Norton (6), Oregon — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Lincoln McIlravy (1), Iowa over Chad Kraft (4), Minnesota — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Lincoln McIlravy (1), Iowa over Chris Bono (2), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Dave Leonardo, Boston (MA) over Shad Benton, Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Jason Peters, East Stroudsburg (PA) over Chris Martin, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. Jeff Whalen, Maryland over Bart Murphy, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Joel Dramis, North Carolina State over Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    5. Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) over Mack Rohaly, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 6:24 · View bout
    6. Marat Vigdorchik, Lehigh (PA) over Michael Douglas, Arizona State — Dec 15–8 · View bout
    7. Shilo Mathill (11), Wyoming over Kerry Cohen, Delaware State — Fall 2:25 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Lacure (3), Michigan over Mickey Griffin, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    2. Craig Welk, California-Poly over Jason Peters, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    3. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Dave Leonardo, Boston (MA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
    4. Jeff Whalen, Maryland over Kevin Johnson, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    5. Jim Harshaw, Virginia over Marat Vigdorchik, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    6. Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) over Jimmy Arias (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    7. Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma over Joel Dramis, North Carolina State — MD 11–0 · View bout
    8. Shilo Mathill (11), Wyoming over Ryan Cunningham (12), Central Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Lacure (3), Michigan over Shilo Mathill (11), Wyoming — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    2. Craig Welk, California-Poly over Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Whalen, Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma over Jim Harshaw, Virginia — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Eric Siebert (7), Illinois over Bill Lacure (3), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Mike Mason (8), West Virginia over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Craig Welk, California-Poly — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma over Jason Foresman, Virginia Military — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Eric Siebert (7), Illinois over Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Mason (8), West Virginia — Dec 10–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Chad Kraft (4), Minnesota over Eric Siebert (7), Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Scott Norton (6), Oregon over Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Chad Kraft (4), Minnesota over Scott Norton (6), Oregon — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Eric Siebert (7), Illinois over Mike Rogers (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Mason (8), West Virginia over Rodney Jones (9), Oklahoma — Dec 7–6 · View bout