NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1995 NCAA Championships

158 lb

Champion Ernest Benion Jr., Illinois.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ernest Benion Jr.ILL
  2. 2Dan WirnsbergerMSU
  3. 3Joe BurkeSeton Hall (NJ)
  4. 4Eric SmithOHST
  5. 5Tony RobieEDIN
  6. 6Daryl WeberIOWA
  7. 7John WithrowPITT
  8. 8Mike CollinsMIZZ

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State over Jeff Catrabone, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Chris Walter, Wisconsin — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Mike Collins, Missouri over Earl Walker Jr., Boston (MA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) over Mike Chase (11), North Carolina — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Clark Conover, California-Poly over Mike Migliaccio, Miami (OH) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Dwight Gardner, Ohio over Tivon Abel, Brown (RI) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  6. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Shawn Tripoli, Central Connecticut — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State over Gill Journey, Chicago State (IL) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  9. Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska over John McClain, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  11. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Glenn Pritzlaff, Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  12. Matt Suter, Arizona State over Scott Goodale (9), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  13. Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield over Joe Stanton, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  14. Mike Collins, Missouri over Bruce Hainan, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  15. Mike VanOss, Maryland over Matt Marciniak (10), Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  16. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Barry Weldon, Iowa State — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Matt Suter, Arizona State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Mike VanOss, Maryland — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska over Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Clark Conover, California-Poly — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Mike Collins, Missouri over John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Dwight Gardner, Ohio — MD 19–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Mike Collins, Missouri — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Daryl Weber (6), Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State over Eric Smith (8), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ernest Benion Jr. (7), Illinois over Dan Wirnsberger (4), Michigan State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 2 bouts

  1. Bruce Hainan, Duquesne (PA) over Earl Walker Jr., Boston (MA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Chris Walter, Wisconsin over Brandon Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) over Josh Stanley, Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Barry Weldon, Iowa State over Dwight Gardner, Ohio — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Chris Walter, Wisconsin over Clark Conover, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa over Mike VanOss, Maryland — Fall 4:26 · View bout
  5. Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State over John McClain, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Bruce Hainan, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military over Mickey Ritter, California-Bakersfield — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Matt Suter, Arizona State over Shawn Tripoli, Central Connecticut — Fall 1:34 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Barry Weldon, Iowa State over Alfonzo Tucker, Fresno State (CA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:32 · View bout
  3. Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military over Hardell Moore, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Matt Suter, Arizona State over Chris Walter, Wisconsin — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Matt Suter, Arizona State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Barry Weldon, Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Jason Kraft (12), Nebraska — MD 9–0 · View bout
  4. Mike Collins, Missouri over Kevin Johnson, Virginia Military — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Daryl Weber (6), Iowa over Mike Collins, Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Smith (8), Ohio State over Daryl Weber (6), Iowa — Dflt · View bout
  2. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Burke (1), Seton Hall (NJ) over Eric Smith (8), Ohio State — Dflt · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tony Robie (3), Edinboro (PA) over Daryl Weber (6), Iowa — Fall 1:19 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Withrow, Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Collins, Missouri — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.