NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1999 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Tim 'TJ' Williams, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tim 'TJ' WilliamsIOWA
  2. 2Tony DavisUNI
  3. 3Adam TirapelleILL
  4. 4Reggie WrightOKST
  5. 5Brett MatterPENN
  6. 6Ryan BernholzLEH
  7. 7Troy MarrMINN
  8. 8Biff Walizer Jr.PSU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. George Carter, Bloomsburg (PA) over John Pozniak, Virginia — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Tirapelle (7), Illinois over Cedric Haymon, California-Poly — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Brett Matter (5), Pennsylvania over George Carter, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 2:50 · View bout
  3. Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) over Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Cole Sanderson (10), Iowa State over Quinn Foster, Arizona State — TF 21–6 · View bout
  5. Eric Schmiesing, Hofstra (NY) over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Fall 4:40 · View bout
  6. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (3), Oregon State over Joe Henson, Nebraska — Fall 1:18 · View bout
  7. Greg Mayer, Central Michigan over JohnMark Bentley (8), North Carolina — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Joe Carr Jr., West Virginia over Dusty Coufal, Wisconsin — Fall 3:18 · View bout
  9. Marc Hoffer, American (DC) over Jeff Urban, Missouri — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  10. Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield over Troy Marr (4), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  11. Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — MD 11–3 · View bout
  12. Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) over Jeff Bucher, Ohio State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  13. Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Jared Frayer (12), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  14. Shawn Bradley (9), Cornell (NY) over Corey Grant, Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  15. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Melvin Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 1:08 · View bout
  16. Tony Davis (6), Northern Iowa over Stan Spoor, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Tirapelle (7), Illinois over Cole Sanderson (10), Iowa State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Brett Matter (5), Pennsylvania over Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Eric Schmiesing, Hofstra (NY) over Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Marc Hoffer, American (DC) over Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (3), Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State over Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Shawn Bradley (9), Cornell (NY) over Greg Mayer, Central Michigan — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  7. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Joe Carr Jr., West Virginia — MD 13–3 · View bout
  8. Tony Davis (6), Northern Iowa over Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) — MD 11–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Adam Tirapelle (7), Illinois over Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Brett Matter (5), Pennsylvania over Eric Schmiesing, Hofstra (NY) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Shawn Bradley (9), Cornell (NY) — MD 18–7 · View bout
  4. Tony Davis (6), Northern Iowa over Marc Hoffer, American (DC) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Brett Matter (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Tony Davis (6), Northern Iowa over Adam Tirapelle (7), Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Tony Davis (6), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. John Pozniak, Virginia over Stan Spoor, Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Chris Elliott, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 5:57 · View bout
  2. Cedric Haymon, California-Poly over Quinn Foster, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Dusty Coufal, Wisconsin over Melvin Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Jared Frayer (12), Oklahoma over George Carter, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 3:23 · View bout
  5. Jeff Bucher, Ohio State over John Pozniak, Virginia — MD 15–7 · View bout
  6. Joe Henson, Nebraska over Jeff Urban, Missouri — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. JohnMark Bentley (8), North Carolina over Corey Grant, Michigan — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  8. Troy Marr (4), Minnesota over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (3), Oregon State over JohnMark Bentley (8), North Carolina — Dflt · View bout
  3. Greg Mayer, Central Michigan over Joe Henson, Nebraska — Fall 4:07 · View bout
  4. Jared Frayer (12), Oklahoma over Chad Jesko, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. Joe Carr Jr., West Virginia over Jeff Bucher, Ohio State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  6. Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield over Cedric Haymon, California-Poly — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) over Dusty Coufal, Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Troy Marr (4), Minnesota over Cole Sanderson (10), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  2. Greg Mayer, Central Michigan over Joe Carr Jr., West Virginia — Fall 5:50 · View bout
  3. Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) over Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (3), Oregon State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Troy Marr (4), Minnesota over Jared Frayer (12), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State over Marc Hoffer, American (DC) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State over Greg Mayer, Central Michigan — Dec 10–2 · View bout
  3. Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) over Eric Schmiesing, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Troy Marr (4), Minnesota over Shawn Bradley (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 11–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) over Troy Marr (4), Minnesota — MD 14–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Adam Tirapelle (7), Illinois over Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State over Brett Matter (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Adam Tirapelle (7), Illinois over Reggie Wright (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brett Matter (5), Pennsylvania over Ryan Bernholz (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Troy Marr (4), Minnesota over Biff Walizer Jr., Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout