NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

1998 NCAA Championships

177 lb

Champion Mitch Clark, Ohio State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mitch ClarkOHST
  2. 2Vertus JonesWVU
  3. 3John WithrowPITT
  4. 4Aaron SimpsonASU
  5. 5Brandon EggumMINN
  6. 6Jevon HermanILL
  7. 7Greg GingeleskieNAVY
  8. 8Mike GreenfieldCMU

Championship

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Paul Jenn, Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (7), Nebraska over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) over Sanders Freed, Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Jevon Herman (4), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Jason Street, Oklahoma over Francis Volpe, Harvard (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Jim Straight (8), Edinboro (PA) over Joe Watson, Georgia State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) over Russell Jones, Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Tommy Shaw, Virginia — MD 9–1 · View bout
  9. Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa over Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–5 · View bout
  10. Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) over Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Mark Munoz (11), Oklahoma State over Brian Bowles, California-Poly — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  12. Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  13. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  14. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Doug Lee, Oregon — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  15. Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  16. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:35 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jason Street, Oklahoma over John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) over Brad Vering (7), Nebraska — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
  7. Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State over Jim Straight (8), Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  8. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Mark Munoz (11), Oklahoma State — MD 18–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Jason Street, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia over Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State — Dec 15–13 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mitch Clark (1), Ohio State over Vertus Jones (6), West Virginia — TF 17–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Steve Alf, Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Brian Bowles, California-Poly over Shawn Finnicum, Air Force (CO) — MD 13–1 · View bout
  3. Doug Lee, Oregon over Sanders Freed, Oregon State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Francis Volpe, Harvard (MA) over Russell Jones, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Nathan Funk, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Joe Watson, Georgia State over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Paul Jenn, Iowa over Matt Esposito, American (DC) — Fall 4:47 · View bout
  8. Tommy Shaw, Virginia over Davion Peterson, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Dave Murray, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  2. Brian Bowles, California-Poly over Ken Bigley, Northern Iowa — MD 13–0 · View bout
  3. Doug Lee, Oregon over Brad Vering (7), Nebraska — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Mark Munoz (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) over Tommy Shaw, Virginia — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  6. Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State over Joe Watson, Georgia State — Dflt · View bout
  7. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Francis Volpe, Harvard (MA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. Paul Jenn, Iowa over Jim Straight (8), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Paul Jenn, Iowa — TF 20–5 · View bout
  2. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over John Van Doren (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State over Doug Lee, Oregon — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Brian Bowles, California-Poly — Fall 0:44 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Jason Street, Oklahoma — Fall 4:16 · View bout
  2. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Matt Mulvihill, Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Rob Neidlinger (9), Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan over Leo Giel, Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jevon Herman (4), Illinois over Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State over Jevon Herman (4), Illinois — Fall 1:14 · View bout
  2. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Withrow (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Aaron Simpson (2), Arizona State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Eggum (10), Minnesota over Jevon Herman (4), Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Greg Gingeleskie, Navy (MD) over Mike Greenfield (12), Central Michigan — Dec 8–2 · View bout

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