NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1997 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Kerry McCoy, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Kerry McCoyPSU
  2. 2Stephen NealCSUB
  3. 3Tolly ThompsonNEB
  4. 4Bryan StoutCLAR
  5. 5Shelton BenjaminMINN
  6. 6Justin HartyUNC
  7. 7Jason GleasmanSyracuse (NY)
  8. 8Bill ClossonLEH

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ben Lee, Oklahoma State over Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Airron Richardson (6), Michigan over Tighe Cullinane, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Ben Lee, Oklahoma State over Bob Puzio, American (DC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military — Fall 1:01 · View bout
  4. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Joey Allen, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) over Jeremy Clayton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Wes Hand, Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  7. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Trey Swan, Oklahoma — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Dion Reed, Boston (MA) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  9. Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State over Thomas Patterson, Missouri — MD 12–3 · View bout
  10. Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) over Seth Brady (7), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  11. Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon over Jim Guttridge, Ohio — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  12. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Trent Hynek, Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  13. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over David Pierce, Purdue (IN) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  14. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Mat Orndorff, Oregon State — Fall 2:41 · View bout
  15. Vince Pellis, West Virginia over Kenneth Hunter, Coppin State (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Feldman, Virginia over Wally Wickline, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Airron Richardson (6), Michigan over Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) — MD 14–2 · View bout
  2. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Ben Lee, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  4. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
  5. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota — MD 13–3 · View bout
  6. Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State over Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over Zach Feldman, Virginia — MD 17–5 · View bout
  8. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Vince Pellis, West Virginia — Fall 2:32 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  4. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Airron Richardson (6), Michigan — Fall 4:45 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield over Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Stephen Neal (2), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) over Tighe Cullinane, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) over Jeremy Clayton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. David Pierce, Purdue (IN) over Wally Wickline, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Jim Guttridge, Ohio over Joey Allen, Pennsylvania — Fall 4:39 · View bout
  4. Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military over Trey Swan, Oklahoma — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Mat Orndorff, Oregon State over Kenneth Hunter, Coppin State (MD) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  6. Seth Brady (7), Illinois over Thomas Patterson, Missouri — MD 11–1 · View bout
  7. Trent Hynek, Iowa State over Dion Reed, Boston (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Wes Hand, Iowa over Bob Puzio, American (DC) — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Ben Nachtrieb, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) over Leslie Apedoe, Virginia Military — Fall 2:04 · View bout
  3. David Pierce, Purdue (IN) over Ben Lee, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Jim Guttridge, Ohio over Vince Pellis, West Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Mat Orndorff, Oregon State over Rich Polkinghorn, Oregon — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) over Trent Hynek, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Seth Brady (7), Illinois — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  8. Wes Hand, Iowa over Zach Feldman, Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Mat Orndorff, Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) over Jim Guttridge, Ohio — Dflt · View bout
  3. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over David Pierce, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Wes Hand, Iowa over Pat Schuster, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 5:15 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) over Nick Nutter (10), Ohio State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Darin Priesendorf (11), Fresno State (CA) — Fall 5:21 · View bout
  3. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Wes Hand, Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Airron Richardson (6), Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Justin Harty (5), North Carolina over Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) — MD 16–8 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) over Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tolly Thompson (3), Nebraska over Bryan Stout (4), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shelton Benjamin, Minnesota over Justin Harty (5), North Carolina — Dec 8–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Gleasman (8), Syracuse (NY) over Bill Closson (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

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