NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

150 lb

Champion Eric Siebert, Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Eric SiebertILL
  2. 2Chad KraftMINN
  3. 3Mike MasonWVU
  4. 4Bill LacureMICH
  5. 5Clint MusserPSU
  6. 6Donny PritzlaffWIS
  7. 7Jimmy AriasOKST
  8. 8Rodney JonesOU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  2. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Jim Harshaw, Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Chris Martin, Virginia Tech — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Darryl Christian (11), Oregon over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Mike Kallai, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  9. Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga over RJ Galioto, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  10. Jeff Whalen, Maryland over Ian Kaplan, Davidson (NC) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  11. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  12. Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) over Brendan James, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  13. Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) over David Maldonado (12), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  14. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Dennis Balogh, Miami (OH) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  15. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Craig Welk (9), California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  16. Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State over John Fogarty, Cornell (NY) — Fall 3:53 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Jeff Whalen, Maryland — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over Rodney Jones, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State over Darryl Christian (11), Oregon — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Bill Lacure (4), Michigan — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota over Clint Musser (2), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Mike Mason (5), West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Siebert (1), Illinois over Chad Kraft (3), Minnesota — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) over RJ Galioto, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven (PA) over Ian Kaplan, Davidson (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Martin, Virginia Tech over Brendan James, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Craig Welk (9), California-Poly over Kasey Gilliss, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. David Maldonado (12), Iowa State over Dennis Balogh, Miami (OH) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over John Fogarty, Cornell (NY) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  6. Jim Harshaw, Virginia over Chris Ayres, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) over Chris Bahr, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  8. Mike Kallai, Air Force (CO) over Trey Burlingame, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 5:50 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Welk (9), California-Poly over Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. David Maldonado (12), Iowa State over Darryl Christian (11), Oregon — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Chris Martin, Virginia Tech — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Ben Gerdes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  5. Jeff Whalen, Maryland over Jim Harshaw, Virginia — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) over Mike Kallai, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:04 · View bout
  7. Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Larry Quisel, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Welk (9), California-Poly over Kevin Brandon, George Mason (VA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. David Maldonado (12), Iowa State over Jeff Whalen, Maryland — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) over Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Craig Welk (9), California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Mark Strickland, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over David Maldonado (12), Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Rodney Jones, Oklahoma over Steve Blackford (6), Arizona State — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin over Rodney Jones, Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bill Lacure (4), Michigan over Clint Musser (2), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mason (5), West Virginia over Bill Lacure (4), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Clint Musser (2), Penn State over Donny Pritzlaff (10), Wisconsin — MD 12–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jimmy Arias (8), Oklahoma State over Rodney Jones, Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout