NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1997 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Barry Weldon, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Barry WeldonISU
  2. 2Mitch ClarkOHST
  3. 3John Van DorenLEH
  4. 4Mark SmithOKST
  5. 5Grant JohnsonBU
  6. 6John KossWVU
  7. 7Jim StraightEDIN
  8. 8Mike GeurinLH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Joel Goeden, Northwestern (IL) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Ryan Edmundson, Hofstra (NY) over Erich Harvey, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Barry Weldon (2), Iowa State over Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 22–9 · View bout
  2. Bryan Matusic, Pittsburgh (PA) over Charles McTorry, Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Clint Matter (5), Pennsylvania over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Dan Corpstein, California-Bakersfield over Mike Powell, Indiana (IN) — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  5. Fred Ashley, Howard (DC) over Leo Giel (11), Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:28 · View bout
  6. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Ben Barton, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  7. Jeremy Potvin, Air Force (CO) over Ryan Edmundson, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Jevon Herman (7), Illinois over Sanders Freed, Oregon State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  9. Jim Straight (12), Edinboro (PA) over Martius Harding, Virginia — Fall 6:22 · View bout
  10. John Koss, West Virginia over Aaron Simpson (3), Arizona State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  11. John Van Doren, Lehigh (PA) over Brandon Alderman (9), Wyoming — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  12. Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Brandon Eggum, Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  13. Mike Geurin (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Frank Morici, Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  14. Mitch Clark (4), Ohio State over Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:21 · View bout
  15. Rick Tomaro, Miami (OH) over Mike French, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  16. Tony Ersland, Iowa over Bret Ruth, American (DC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Barry Weldon (2), Iowa State over Dan Corpstein, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Jevon Herman (7), Illinois — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Jim Straight (12), Edinboro (PA) over Clint Matter (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. John Koss, West Virginia over Tony Ersland, Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  5. John Van Doren, Lehigh (PA) over Jeremy Potvin, Air Force (CO) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Rick Tomaro, Miami (OH) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Mike Geurin (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Fred Ashley, Howard (DC) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Mitch Clark (4), Ohio State over Bryan Matusic, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 1:46 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Barry Weldon (2), Iowa State over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. John Koss, West Virginia over Mike Geurin (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. John Van Doren, Lehigh (PA) over Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  4. Mitch Clark (4), Ohio State over Jim Straight (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Barry Weldon (2), Iowa State over John Koss, West Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Mitch Clark (4), Ohio State over John Van Doren, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Barry Weldon (2), Iowa State over Mitch Clark (4), Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Erich Harvey, Michigan State over Bret Ruth, American (DC) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Joel Goeden, Northwestern (IL) over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Barton, Northern Iowa over Sanders Freed, Oregon State — Fall 4:02 · View bout
  2. Brandon Alderman (9), Wyoming over Ryan Edmundson, Hofstra (NY) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  3. Charles McTorry, Nebraska over Scott Surplus, Boise State (ID) — Fall 4:22 · View bout
  4. Erich Harvey, Michigan State over Aaron Simpson (3), Arizona State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Joel Goeden, Northwestern (IL) over Martius Harding, Virginia — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  6. Leo Giel (11), Rider (NJ) over Frank Morici, Penn State — Fall 6:37 · View bout
  7. Mike French, California-Poly over Brandon Eggum, Minnesota — Dflt · View bout
  8. Mike Powell, Indiana (IN) over Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 14–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Corpstein, California-Bakersfield over Brandon Alderman (9), Wyoming — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Erich Harvey, Michigan State over Bryan Matusic, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Joel Goeden, Northwestern (IL) over Fred Ashley, Howard (DC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Leo Giel (11), Rider (NJ) over Clint Matter (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. Mike French, California-Poly over Jevon Herman (7), Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Powell, Indiana (IN) over Jeremy Potvin, Air Force (CO) — Fall 5:49 · View bout
  7. Rick Tomaro, Miami (OH) over Ben Barton, Northern Iowa — MD 10–1 · View bout
  8. Tony Ersland, Iowa over Charles McTorry, Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Corpstein, California-Bakersfield over Mike French, California-Poly — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Erich Harvey, Michigan State over Leo Giel (11), Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Powell, Indiana (IN) over Rick Tomaro, Miami (OH) — Fall 1:29 · View bout
  4. Tony Ersland, Iowa over Joel Goeden, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Erich Harvey, Michigan State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Jim Straight (12), Edinboro (PA) over Dan Corpstein, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Tony Ersland, Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Geurin (6), Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Powell, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Mike Geurin (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State over Jim Straight (12), Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Van Doren, Lehigh (PA) over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State over John Koss, West Virginia — Dec 11–9 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Van Doren, Lehigh (PA) over Mark Smith (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over John Koss, West Virginia — Fall 2:43 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jim Straight (12), Edinboro (PA) over Mike Geurin (6), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout