NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1999 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Casey Cunningham, Central Michigan.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Casey CunninghamCMU
  2. 2Clint MusserPSU
  3. 3Larry QuiselBSU
  4. 4Bryan SnyderNEB
  5. 5Chad KraftMINN
  6. 6Chris AyresLEH
  7. 7Beau WeinerSTAN
  8. 8Jamie HeidtIOWA

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Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) over Ian Kaplan, Davidson (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jimmy Arias (7), Oklahoma State over Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Kevin Stanley (12), Indiana (IN) over Russell Read, Boston (MA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) over Yoshi Nakamura (10), Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Kevin Stanley (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  3. Bryan Snyder (5), Nebraska over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Casey Cunningham (1), Central Michigan over Shane McChesney, Clarion (PA) — Fall 2:09 · View bout
  5. Chad Kraft (2), Minnesota over Adam Whitlatch, Ohio — MD 16–5 · View bout
  6. Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) over Darryl Christian, Oregon — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Clint Musser (3), Penn State over Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  8. Corey Wallman, Wisconsin over Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  9. David Kjeldgaard, Oklahoma over Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  10. David Maldonado (9), Iowa State over Griff Powell, Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Zachary Miller, Hofstra (NY) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  12. Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa over Matt Erwin, Virginia Military — Dflt · View bout
  13. Jimmy Arias (7), Oklahoma State over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  14. Matt Winninger, Wyoming over Brian Olenek, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  15. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mark Weader, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  16. Willie Wineberg (8), Purdue (IN) over Pat Cadwallader, North Carolina — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) over Jimmy Arias (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Bryan Snyder (5), Nebraska over Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Casey Cunningham (1), Central Michigan over Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 12–0 · View bout
  4. Chad Kraft (2), Minnesota over Matt Winninger, Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) over Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Clint Musser (3), Penn State over David Kjeldgaard, Oklahoma — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over Corey Wallman, Wisconsin — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Willie Wineberg (8), Purdue (IN) over David Maldonado (9), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (5), Nebraska over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Casey Cunningham (1), Central Michigan over Willie Wineberg (8), Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:58 · View bout
  3. Chad Kraft (2), Minnesota over Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Clint Musser (3), Penn State over Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Casey Cunningham (1), Central Michigan over Bryan Snyder (5), Nebraska — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Clint Musser (3), Penn State over Chad Kraft (2), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Casey Cunningham (1), Central Michigan over Clint Musser (3), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) over Pat Cadwallader, North Carolina — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Darryl Christian, Oregon over Russell Read, Boston (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Ian Kaplan, Davidson (NC) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield over Brian Olenek, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Darryl Christian, Oregon over Matt Erwin, Virginia Military — Dflt · View bout
  2. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over Kevin Stanley (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Griff Powell, Illinois over Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) over Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Mark Weader, George Mason (VA) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
  6. Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield over Adam Whitlatch, Ohio — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Yoshi Nakamura (10), Pennsylvania over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  8. Zachary Miller, Hofstra (NY) over Shane McChesney, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Corey Wallman, Wisconsin over Yoshi Nakamura (10), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Darryl Christian, Oregon over Heath Eslinger, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. David Maldonado (9), Iowa State over Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) — Fall 4:43 · View bout
  5. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over Matt Winninger, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Griff Powell, Illinois over David Kjeldgaard, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa over Zachary Miller, Hofstra (NY) — MD 19–7 · View bout
  8. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Jimmy Arias (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) over Corey Wallman, Wisconsin — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. David Maldonado (9), Iowa State over Darryl Christian, Oregon — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa over Griff Powell, Illinois — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) over David Maldonado (9), Iowa State — TF 18–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) over Ben Boozer, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Willie Wineberg (8), Purdue (IN) — Fall 2:16 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) over Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (5), Nebraska over Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Chad Kraft (2), Minnesota — Fall 4:39 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Larry Quisel (4), Boise State (ID) over Bryan Snyder (5), Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chad Kraft (2), Minnesota over Chris Ayres (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Beau Weiner, Stanford (CA) over Jamie Heidt (6), Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout