NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1996 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Les Gutches, Oregon State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Les GutchesORST
  2. 2Reese AndyWYO
  3. 3Rohan GardnerNW
  4. 4Jesse Rawls Jr.MICH
  5. 5Erich HarveyMSU
  6. 6Derek ScottCSUB
  7. 7Mike GeurinLH
  8. 8Aaron SimpsonASU

Championship

Round of 32 · 14 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over John Dattalo, Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Clint Matter, Pennsylvania over Chris Kretsinger, Air Force (CO) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Curt Heideman (7), Iowa over Eddy Clark, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  5. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Mike Auerbach, Ohio — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Joe Wier, Missouri — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  9. John Koss (11), West Virginia over Joel Holman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  10. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Kurt Sykes, North Carolina State — TF 24–7 · View bout
  11. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Mike French, California-Poly — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  12. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  13. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Josh Henson, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  14. Tim Hartung, Minnesota over Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 6:09 · View bout
  2. Curt Heideman (7), Iowa over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Tim Hartung, Minnesota — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Clint Matter, Pennsylvania — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over John Koss (11), West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Jevon Herman, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — MD 17–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — TF 22–7 · View bout
  3. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Curt Heideman (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:05 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Reese Andy (2), Wyoming — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

  1. Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska over Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Wier, Missouri over Joel Holman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Auerbach, Ohio over Chris Kretsinger, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Mike French, California-Poly over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) over Kurt Sykes, North Carolina State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Zach Randall, Oklahoma over Eddy Clark, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Clint Matter, Pennsylvania over Josh Henson, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Mike French, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
  4. John Koss (11), West Virginia over John Dattalo, Virginia Tech — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  5. Louis Pelsang, North Carolina over Mike Auerbach, Ohio — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Wier, Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Tim Hartung, Minnesota over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Tim Hartung, Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. John Koss (11), West Virginia over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Clint Matter, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) — Fall 5:56 · View bout
  2. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over John Koss (11), West Virginia — Fall 2:18 · View bout
  3. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Jevon Herman, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Curt Heideman (7), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 10–6 · View bout

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