NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1997 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Kerry McCoy, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kerry McCoyPSU
  2. 2Stephen NealCSUB
  3. 3Tolly ThompsonNEB
  4. 4Bryan StoutCLAR
  5. 5Shelton BenjaminMINN
  6. 6Justin HartyUNC
  7. 7Jason GleasmanSYR
  8. 8Bill ClossonLEH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ben Lee, Oklahoma State over Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Airron Richardson (6), Michigan over Tighe Cullinane, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Ben Lee, Oklahoma State over Bob Puzio, American (DC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military — Fall 1:01 · View bout
  4. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Joey Allen, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) over Jeremy Clayton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Wes Hand, Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  7. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Trey Swan, Oklahoma — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Dion Reed, Boston (MA) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  9. Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State over Thomas Patterson, Missouri — MD 12–3 · View bout
  10. Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) over Seth Brady (7), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  11. Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon over Jim Guttridge, Ohio — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  12. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Trent Hynek, Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  13. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over David Pierce, Purdue (IN) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  14. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Mat Orndorff, Oregon State — Fall 2:41 · View bout
  15. Vince Pellis, West Virginia over Kenneth Hunter, Coppin State (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Feldman, Virginia over Wally Wickline, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Airron Richardson (6), Michigan over Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) — MD 14–2 · View bout
  2. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Ben Lee, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
  5. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota — MD 13–3 · View bout
  6. Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State over Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over Zach Feldman, Virginia — MD 17–5 · View bout
  8. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Vince Pellis, West Virginia — Fall 2:32 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  4. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Airron Richardson (6), Michigan — Fall 4:45 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) over Tighe Cullinane, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) over Jeremy Clayton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. David Pierce, Purdue (IN) over Wally Wickline, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Jim Guttridge, Ohio over Joey Allen, Pennsylvania — Fall 4:39 · View bout
  4. Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military over Trey Swan, Oklahoma — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Mat Orndorff, Oregon State over Kenneth Hunter, Coppin State (MD) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Seth Brady (7), Illinois over Thomas Patterson, Missouri — MD 11–1 · View bout
  7. Trent Hynek, Iowa State over Dion Reed, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Wes Hand, Iowa over Bob Puzio, American (DC) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) over Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military — Fall 2:04 · View bout
  3. David Pierce, Purdue (IN) over Ben Lee, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Guttridge, Ohio over Vince Pellis, West Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Mat Orndorff, Oregon State over Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) over Trent Hynek, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Seth Brady (7), Illinois — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  8. Wes Hand, Iowa over Zach Feldman, Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Mat Orndorff, Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) over Jim Guttridge, Ohio — Dflt · View bout
  3. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over David Pierce, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Wes Hand, Iowa over Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 5:15 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) — Fall 5:21 · View bout
  3. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Wes Hand, Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Airron Richardson (6), Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) — MD 16–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dec 8–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout