NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1999 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Kirk White, Boise State (ID).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kirk WhiteBSU
  2. 2Rodney JonesOU
  3. 3Joe HeskettISU
  4. 4Steve BlackfordASU
  5. 5Donny PritzlaffWIS
  6. 6Joey KillarHARV
  7. 7Mark SamplesEDIN
  8. 8Jim HarshawUVA

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Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brian Pitzer, Bucknell (PA) over Peter Rogers, Ohio State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 15 bouts

1 byes into the round of 16

  1. Alex Leykikh, Penn State over Gerald Harris, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Andy Varner, California-Bakersfield over Ben Uker, Iowa — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Brian Pitzer, Bucknell (PA) over Matt Demers, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 2:34 · View bout
  4. Donny Pritzlaff (3), Wisconsin over Brian Wood, Wyoming — TF 19–4 · View bout
  5. Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia over Sean Morgan, Oregon — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Chris Snyder, Central Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  8. Josh Holiday (4), Minnesota over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — MD 12–3 · View bout
  9. Kirk White (2), Boise State (ID) over Tim Ritchie, Citadel (SC) — Fall 6:59 · View bout
  10. Mark Samples (6), Edinboro (PA) over Matt Mapes, Duke (NC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  11. Richard Taylor, West Virginia over Chad Liott (8), Rider (NJ) — Fall 4:00 · View bout
  12. Rick Springman (10), Pennsylvania over Brian Pardini, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  13. Rodney Jones (5), Oklahoma over Peter Butville, Marquette (WI) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  14. Steve Blackford (9), Arizona State over Kris Bishop, James Madison (VA) — Fall 4:35 · View bout
  15. Ty Wilcox, Oklahoma State over Dan Calhoun, North Carolina — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (3), Wisconsin over Andy Varner, California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:35 · View bout
  2. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Brian Pitzer, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 1:54 · View bout
  3. Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) over Rick Springman (10), Pennsylvania — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Josh Holiday (4), Minnesota over Alex Leykikh, Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  5. Kirk White (2), Boise State (ID) over Ty Wilcox, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Mark Samples (6), Edinboro (PA) over Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  7. Rodney Jones (5), Oklahoma over Bill Zeman, Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Steve Blackford (9), Arizona State over Richard Taylor, West Virginia — MD 10–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (3), Wisconsin over Mark Samples (6), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Kirk White (2), Boise State (ID) over Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) — Dec 12–11 · View bout
  3. Rodney Jones (5), Oklahoma over Josh Holiday (4), Minnesota — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Steve Blackford (9), Arizona State over Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kirk White (2), Boise State (ID) over Donny Pritzlaff (3), Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Rodney Jones (5), Oklahoma over Steve Blackford (9), Arizona State — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kirk White (2), Boise State (ID) over Rodney Jones (5), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Peter Rogers, Ohio State over Dan Calhoun, North Carolina — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

1 byes into the consolation round 2

  1. Ben Uker, Iowa over Brian Wood, Wyoming — MD 16–7 · View bout
  2. Brian Pardini, Pittsburgh (PA) over Drew Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Chad Liott (8), Rider (NJ) over Kris Bishop, James Madison (VA) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Chris Snyder, Central Michigan over Matt Demers, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa over Gerald Harris, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  6. Peter Rogers, Ohio State over Tim Ritchie, Citadel (SC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Sean Morgan, Oregon over Matt Mapes, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Leykikh, Penn State over Brian Pardini, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 6:05 · View bout
  2. Andy Varner, California-Bakersfield over Chad Liott (8), Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Ben Uker, Iowa over Richard Taylor, West Virginia — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  4. Bill Zeman, Illinois over Peter Rogers, Ohio State — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia over Chris Snyder, Central Michigan — Fall 3:37 · View bout
  6. Rick Springman (10), Pennsylvania over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — MD 9–0 · View bout
  7. Sean Morgan, Oregon over Brian Pitzer, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Ty Wilcox, Oklahoma State over Peter Butville, Marquette (WI) — MD 16–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Zeman, Illinois over Alex Leykikh, Penn State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia over Andy Varner, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. Rick Springman (10), Pennsylvania over Ty Wilcox, Oklahoma State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Sean Morgan, Oregon over Ben Uker, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia over Josh Holiday (4), Minnesota — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Rick Springman (10), Pennsylvania — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) over Sean Morgan, Oregon — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Mark Samples (6), Edinboro (PA) over Bill Zeman, Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia — Fall 1:33 · View bout
  2. Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) over Mark Samples (6), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Donny Pritzlaff (3), Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Steve Blackford (9), Arizona State over Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Steve Blackford (9), Arizona State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (3), Wisconsin over Joey Killar (7), Harvard (MA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Samples (6), Edinboro (PA) over Jim Harshaw (11), Virginia — Fall 1:47 · View bout