NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1997 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mark Branch, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mark BranchOKST
  2. 2Brandon SlayPENN
  3. 3Jeff CatraboneMICH
  4. 4Kevin WilmotWIS
  5. 5Mike UkerIOWA
  6. 6Casey StrandASU
  7. 7Bart HortonISU
  8. 8John WithrowPITT

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over Jeremiah Miller, California-Poly — MD 14–3 · View bout
    2. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — MD 13–5 · View bout
    3. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Shaftone Dunklin, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) over Jared Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    5. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Jason Driggers, North Carolina — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    6. John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    7. John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:19 · View bout
    8. Justin Thaw (9), Missouri over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    9. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Brad Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    10. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Greg Johnson, Oregon — MD 11–0 · View bout
    11. Michael Roller, Oklahoma over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    12. Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    13. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    14. Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) over Glenn Pritzlaff (5), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    15. Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) over Damon Stephens, Maryland — MD 9–1 · View bout
    16. Vertus Jones, West Virginia over Zac Taylor (7), Minnesota — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over Vertus Jones, West Virginia — MD 18–6 · View bout
    2. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Mike Uker (11), Iowa — Dec 12–11 · View bout
    3. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Michael Roller, Oklahoma — MD 16–5 · View bout
    5. John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech over Justin Thaw (9), Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    6. John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    7. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) — MD 17–7 · View bout
    8. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan — MD 12–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    3. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Bart Horton (10), Iowa State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
    4. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech — MD 11–0 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) over Jason Driggers, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Brad Alderman, Wyoming over Damon Stephens, Maryland — Fall 1:29 · View bout
    3. Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa over Glenn Pritzlaff (5), Penn State — MD 13–4 · View bout
    4. Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) over Greg Johnson, Oregon — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    5. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    6. Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
    7. Shaftone Dunklin, Slippery Rock (PA) over Jared Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    8. Zac Taylor (7), Minnesota over Jeremiah Miller, California-Poly — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    2. Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    3. Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) over Vertus Jones, West Virginia — Dec 11–10 · View bout
    4. Justin Thaw (9), Missouri over Brad Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    5. Michael Roller, Oklahoma over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — MD 16–4 · View bout
    6. Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan over Zac Taylor (7), Minnesota — Fall 0:31 · View bout
    7. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Shaftone Dunklin, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 4:20 · View bout
    8. Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan over Justin Thaw (9), Missouri — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Michael Roller, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 6:03 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) — MD 15–7 · View bout
    2. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Bart Horton (10), Iowa State — Fall 2:23 · View bout
    2. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 0:59 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Mike Uker (11), Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout