NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2006 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Ben Cherrington, Boise State (ID).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ben CherringtonBSU
  2. 2Brian StithASU
  3. 3Dustin ManottiCOR
  4. 4Trent PaulsonISU
  5. 5Derek ZinckLEH
  6. 6Joe JohnstonIOWA
  7. 7Brandon BeckerIND
  8. 8Craig HenningWIS

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Adam Glaser, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
    2. Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) over Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    3. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    4. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — MD 11–0 · View bout
    5. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    6. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Seth Martin, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Kody Hamrah, North Carolina State — MD 12–4 · View bout
    8. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    9. Joe Johnston (9), Iowa over Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    10. Matt Lebe (4), West Virginia over Michael Savino, Brown (RI) — MD 11–2 · View bout
    11. Nate Galloway, Penn State over Aric Fuhrman, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 0:26 · View bout
    12. Tony Hook, Oregon State over Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) — MD 13–5 · View bout
    13. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Danny Clum, Wyoming — MD 12–3 · View bout
    14. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over Steve Luke (12), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Matt Hill, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    4. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Tony Hook, Oregon State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    5. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    6. Joe Johnston (9), Iowa over Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Michael Chandler, Missouri over Matt Lebe (4), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    8. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Nate Galloway, Penn State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Michael Chandler, Missouri — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
    3. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Joe Johnston (9), Iowa over Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Joe Johnston (9), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    2. Brian Stith (10), Arizona State over Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ben Cherrington (5), Boise State (ID) over Brian Stith (10), Arizona State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa over Seth Martin, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Danny Clum, Wyoming over Aric Fuhrman, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    5. Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State over Steve Luke (12), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    6. Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) over Kody Hamrah, North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Danny Clum, Wyoming — Fall 4:32 · View bout
    2. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Kevin Ward, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    4. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Adam Glaser, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    5. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Matt Lebe (4), West Virginia — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    6. Matt Hill, Edinboro (PA) over Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) — MD 17–3 · View bout
    7. Nate Galloway, Penn State over James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 0:36 · View bout
    8. Tony Hook, Oregon State over Michael Savino, Brown (RI) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Matt Hill, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    2. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Nate Galloway, Penn State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    3. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Chris Bitetto, Northern Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout
    4. Tony Hook, Oregon State over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (2), Minnesota — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Michael Chandler, Missouri — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin over Andrew Flanagan, Harvard (MA) — Fall 4:07 · View bout
    3. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Alex Tirapelle (3), Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Tony Hook, Oregon State — Dec 10–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Joe Johnston (9), Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dustin Manotti (7), Cornell (NY) over Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Johnston (9), Iowa — Dec 9–8 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Craig Henning (8), Wisconsin — Dec 9–4 · View bout