NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1999 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Cael Sanderson, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Cael SandersonISU
  2. 2Brandon EggumMINN
  3. 3Vertus JonesWVU
  4. 4Brad VeringNEB
  5. 5John Van DorenLEH
  6. 6Viktor SvedaIND
  7. 7Mike GreenfieldCMU
  8. 8Andy HrovatMICH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — MD 12–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan over Greg Gingeleskie (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over Steve Schenk, Wyoming — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  4. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 4:46 · View bout
  5. Casey Strand (6), Arizona State over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Doug Lee, Oregon over Nick Preston, Ohio State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over William 'Josh' Heffernan, Ohio — TF 19–4 · View bout
  8. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 15–4 · View bout
  9. Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State over Nate Burroughs, Brown (RI) — Fall 4:59 · View bout
  10. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Nate Patrick, Illinois over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  12. Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) over Dax McMillan, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:49 · View bout
  14. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Scott Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  15. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Paul Jenn, Iowa — TF 24–9 · View bout
  16. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Fall 5:42 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan over Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Nate Patrick, Illinois — MD 18–6 · View bout
  5. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State over Casey Strand (6), Arizona State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Doug Lee, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Andy Hrovat, Michigan — Fall 4:24 · View bout
  4. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota over Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Brad Vering (5), Nebraska — Fall 1:58 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Brandon Eggum (2), Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Corey Bell, North Carolina over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Matt Esposito, American (DC) over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — MD 13–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Bell, North Carolina over Josh Didion, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) over Nate Burroughs, Brown (RI) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Greg Gingeleskie (8), Navy (MD) over Dax McMillan, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — Fall 5:19 · View bout
  6. Paul Jenn, Iowa over Nick Preston, Ohio State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  7. Scott Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) over William 'Josh' Heffernan, Ohio — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  8. Steve Schenk, Wyoming over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (6), Arizona State over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Doug Lee, Oregon over Greg Gingeleskie (8), Navy (MD) — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  3. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Steve Schenk, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State over Scott Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  5. Nate Patrick, Illinois over Lionel Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) over Paul Jenn, Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  7. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  8. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 4:35 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Casey Strand (6), Arizona State over Doug Lee, Oregon — Fall · View bout
  2. Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  3. Nate Patrick, Illinois over Russell Jones (9), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Hrovat, Michigan over Mark Munoz (7), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Casey Strand (6), Arizona State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Nate Patrick, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Ross Thatcher (11), Penn State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Andy Hrovat, Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) over Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Vering (5), Nebraska over Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vertus Jones (3), West Virginia over Brad Vering (5), Nebraska — MD 14–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Van Doren (4), Lehigh (PA) over Viktor Sveda (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Greenfield (10), Central Michigan over Andy Hrovat, Michigan — Fall 5:23 · View bout