NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1997 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mark Branch, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mark BranchOKST
  2. 2Brandon SlayPENN
  3. 3Jeff CatraboneMICH
  4. 4Kevin WilmotWIS
  5. 5Mike UkerIOWA
  6. 6Casey StrandASU
  7. 7Bart HortonISU
  8. 8John WithrowPITT

Championship

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over Jeremiah Miller, California-Poly — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  3. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Shaftone Dunklin, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) over Jared Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  5. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Jason Driggers, North Carolina — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  6. John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  7. John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  8. Justin Thaw (9), Missouri over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  9. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Brad Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Greg Johnson, Oregon — MD 11–0 · View bout
  11. Michael Roller, Oklahoma over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  12. Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  13. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  14. Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) over Glenn Pritzlaff (5), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  15. Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) over Damon Stephens, Maryland — MD 9–1 · View bout
  16. Vertus Jones, West Virginia over Zac Taylor (7), Minnesota — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over Vertus Jones, West Virginia — MD 18–6 · View bout
  2. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Mike Uker (11), Iowa — Dec 12–11 · View bout
  3. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Michael Roller, Oklahoma — MD 16–5 · View bout
  5. John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech over Justin Thaw (9), Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  8. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan — MD 12–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Casey Strand (4), Arizona State over John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Bart Horton (10), Iowa State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  4. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech — MD 11–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania over Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Branch (1), Oklahoma State over Brandon Slay (6), Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) over Jason Driggers, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Brad Alderman, Wyoming over Damon Stephens, Maryland — Fall 1:29 · View bout
  3. Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa over Glenn Pritzlaff (5), Penn State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) over Greg Johnson, Oregon — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  6. Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) over Neil Barnes, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  7. Shaftone Dunklin, Slippery Rock (PA) over Jared Coleman, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Zac Taylor (7), Minnesota over Jeremiah Miller, California-Poly — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) over Rod Van Ness, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) over Kevin Welsh, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) over Vertus Jones, West Virginia — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  4. Justin Thaw (9), Missouri over Brad Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Michael Roller, Oklahoma over Dan Kjeldgaard, Northern Iowa — MD 16–4 · View bout
  6. Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan over Zac Taylor (7), Minnesota — Fall 0:31 · View bout
  7. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Shaftone Dunklin, Slippery Rock (PA) — Fall 4:20 · View bout
  8. Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan over Justin Thaw (9), Missouri — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Michael Roller, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) over Derek Strobel, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 6:03 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over Chad Liott, Rider (NJ) — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Mike Greenfield, Central Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Scott Chapman, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over John Dattalo (8), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Bart Horton (10), Iowa State — Fall 2:23 · View bout
  2. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 0:59 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin over Mike Uker (11), Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeff Catrabone (3), Michigan over Kevin Wilmot (2), Wisconsin — Dec 3–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Uker (11), Iowa over Casey Strand (4), Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bart Horton (10), Iowa State over John Withrow (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

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