NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Joe Williams, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Joe WilliamsIOWA
  2. 2Brandon SlayPENN
  3. 3Jeff CatraboneMICH
  4. 4Mark SmithOKST
  5. 5Casey StrandASU
  6. 6Mark BybeeNW
  7. 7Glenn PritzlaffPSU
  8. 8Nick MengerinkPITT

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State over Brad Ginn, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over Ben King, Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Chris Snyder, Central Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Jason Moore, Missouri — MD 10–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Webster, California-Fullerton over Kevin Boross, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  8. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Matt Mapes, Duke (NC) — MD 18–6 · View bout
  9. Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) over David Dixon, Georgia State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Grant, Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  11. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Jason Moaney, Clarion (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  12. Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma over Gill Journey, Chicago State (IL) — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  13. Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Markese Nelson, Fresno State (CA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  14. Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) over Luke Bindreiff, Air Force (CO) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  15. William Hill, Michigan State over Jamie Hensch, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 15–4 · View bout
  16. Zac Taylor (9), Minnesota over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — MD 15–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over William Hill, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Zac Taylor (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  6. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Jason Webster, California-Fullerton — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  8. Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State — MD 19–7 · View bout
  4. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 11–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania over Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Joe Williams (1), Iowa over Brandon Slay (3), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) over Gill Journey, Chicago State (IL) — Fall 5:32 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben King, Illinois over Jamie Hensch, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Chris Snyder, Central Michigan over David Dixon, Georgia State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jason Moaney, Clarion (PA) over Kevin Boross, North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jeff Grant, Stanford (CA) over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Markese Nelson, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Jason Moore, Missouri — TF 18–2 · View bout
  7. Luke Bindreiff, Air Force (CO) over Matt Mapes, Duke (NC) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  8. Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) over Brad Ginn, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben King, Illinois over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State over Jeff Grant, Stanford (CA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  3. Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Jason Webster, California-Fullerton over Luke Bindreiff, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Zac Taylor (9), Minnesota — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — MD 14–0 · View bout
  7. Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) over Jason Moaney, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. William Hill, Michigan State over Chris Snyder, Central Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State over Ben King, Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) over Jason Webster, California-Fullerton — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma over William Hill, Michigan State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Ed Mosley (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Michael Roller (11), Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  4. Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ben Perkins (12), Iowa State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  2. Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Catrabone (5), Michigan over Mark Smith (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Mark Bybee (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Glenn Pritzlaff (8), Penn State over Nick Mengerink (7), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dflt · View bout