NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1997 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Eric Guerrero, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Eric GuerreroOKST
  2. 2Mike MenaIOWA
  3. 3Eric JettonWIS
  4. 4Dwight HinsonISU
  5. 5Coby WrightCSUB
  6. 6Terry ShowalterLH
  7. 7Dane ValdezOU
  8. 8Pat ConnorsMINN

Championship

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Brett Tullo (10), Bloomsburg (PA) over John Noble, Ohio — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield over Rob Loper, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Dane Valdez (8), Oklahoma over Francky Francois, Delaware State — Fall 4:30 · View bout
  5. Dwight Hinson (1), Iowa State over Steve Garland, Virginia — Dec 15–8 · View bout
  6. Eric Guerrero (2), Oklahoma State over CC Fisher, North Carolina — MD 13–1 · View bout
  7. Eric Jetton (3), Wisconsin over Bob Hanson, Syracuse (NY) — TF 23–8 · View bout
  8. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Joe Catalanotto, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  9. Jason Betz, Penn State over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  10. Jeramie Welder (9), Nebraska over Micah Hey, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 1:21 · View bout
  11. Mike Mena (4), Iowa over Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  12. Pat Connors (11), Minnesota over David Hopper, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  13. Shawn Ford (8), Arizona State over Jason Hayes, Purdue (IN) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  14. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over Carl Perry (12), Illinois — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  15. Willie Carpenter (7), Brown (RI) over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  16. Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) over Scott Murray, Northern Iowa — MD 12–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dane Valdez (8), Oklahoma over Jeramie Welder (9), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Dwight Hinson (1), Iowa State over Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Eric Guerrero (2), Oklahoma State over Jason Betz, Penn State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Eric Jetton (3), Wisconsin over Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State — TF 18–3 · View bout
  5. Mike Mena (4), Iowa over Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State — MD 15–7 · View bout
  6. Pat Connors (11), Minnesota over Shawn Ford (8), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield — MD 13–5 · View bout
  8. Willie Carpenter (7), Brown (RI) over Brett Tullo (10), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (1), Iowa State over Dane Valdez (8), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Guerrero (2), Oklahoma State over Willie Carpenter (7), Brown (RI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Eric Jetton (3), Wisconsin over Pat Connors (11), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Mike Mena (4), Iowa over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Guerrero (2), Oklahoma State over Eric Jetton (3), Wisconsin — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Mike Mena (4), Iowa over Dwight Hinson (1), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Eric Guerrero (2), Oklahoma State over Mike Mena (4), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) over Joe Catalanotto, Hofstra (NY) — Dflt · View bout
  2. Jason Hayes, Purdue (IN) over David Hopper, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) over CC Fisher, North Carolina — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  4. John Noble, Ohio over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — Fall 2:57 · View bout
  5. Micah Hey, Northwestern (IL) over Francky Francois, Delaware State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) over Bob Hanson, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Rob Loper, Pittsburgh (PA) over Carl Perry (12), Illinois — Dflt · View bout
  8. Scott Murray, Northern Iowa over Steve Garland, Virginia — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Tullo (10), Bloomsburg (PA) over Micah Hey, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) over Anthony Sorantino, North Carolina State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield over Jason Hayes, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Jason Betz, Penn State over Scott Murray, Northern Iowa — MD 11–2 · View bout
  6. John Noble, Ohio over Jeramie Welder (9), Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Rob Loper, Pittsburgh (PA) over Shawn Ford (8), Arizona State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) over John Kelly, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield over Jake Whisenhunt, Oregon State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Jason Betz, Penn State over Brett Tullo (10), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. John Noble, Ohio over Zach Zimmerer, Stanford (CA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Rob Loper, Pittsburgh (PA) over Chris Heckel, Duke (NC) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield over Willie Carpenter (7), Brown (RI) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dane Valdez (8), Oklahoma over Rob Loper, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Pat Connors (11), Minnesota over John Noble, Ohio — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over Jason Betz, Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield over Pat Connors (11), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) over Dane Valdez (8), Oklahoma — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dwight Hinson (1), Iowa State over Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Jetton (3), Wisconsin over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Jetton (3), Wisconsin over Dwight Hinson (1), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Coby Wright (5), California-Bakersfield over Terry Showalter, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dane Valdez (8), Oklahoma over Pat Connors (11), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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