NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1998 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Mitch Clark, Ohio State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mitch ClarkOHST
  2. 2Vertus JonesWVU
  3. 3John WithrowPITT
  4. 4Aaron SimpsonASU
  5. 5Brandon EggumMINN
  6. 6Jevon HermanILL
  7. 7Greg GingeleskieNAVY
  8. 8Mike GreenfieldCMU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Paul Jenn, Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
    2. Brad Vering (7), Nebraska over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — MD 11–3 · View bout
    3. Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) over Sanders Freed, Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Jevon Herman (4), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    5. Jason Street, Oklahoma over Francis Volpe, Harvard (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    6. Jim Straight (8), Edinboro (PA) over Joe Watson, Georgia State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    7. John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) over Russell Jones, Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
    8. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Tommy Shaw, Virginia — MD 9–1 · View bout
    9. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–5 · View bout
    10. Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) over Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    11. Mark Munoz (11), Oklahoma State over Brian Bowles, California-Poly — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    12. Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — TF 17–2 · View bout
    13. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — TF 20–5 · View bout
    14. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Doug Lee, Oregon — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    15. Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    16. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:35 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Jason Street, Oklahoma over John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    5. Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) over Brad Vering (7), Nebraska — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    6. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
    7. Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State over Jim Straight (8), Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
    8. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Mark Munoz (11), Oklahoma State — MD 18–8 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
    3. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Jason Street, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State — Dec 15–13 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia — TF 17–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    2. Brian Bowles, California-Poly over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — MD 13–1 · View bout
    3. Doug Lee, Oregon over Sanders Freed, Oregon State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Francis Volpe, Harvard (MA) over Russell Jones, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    6. Joe Watson, Georgia State over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    7. Paul Jenn, Iowa over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — Fall 4:47 · View bout
    8. Tommy Shaw, Virginia over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
    2. Brian Bowles, California-Poly over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — MD 13–0 · View bout
    3. Doug Lee, Oregon over Brad Vering (7), Nebraska — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    4. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Mark Munoz (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    5. John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) over Tommy Shaw, Virginia — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    6. Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State over Joe Watson, Georgia State — Dflt · View bout
    7. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Francis Volpe, Harvard (MA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
    8. Paul Jenn, Iowa over Jim Straight (8), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Paul Jenn, Iowa — TF 20–5 · View bout
    2. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    3. Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State over Doug Lee, Oregon — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    4. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Brian Bowles, California-Poly — Fall 0:44 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Jason Street, Oklahoma — Fall 4:16 · View bout
    2. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Jevon Herman (4), Illinois — Fall 1:14 · View bout
    2. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Jevon Herman (4), Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout