Matt Hughes

Wrestler record · 1996–1997 · Eastern Illinois

Archive-scoped NCAA championship results from 1996 to 1997. These are tournament records, not a complete college-career record.

2tournaments

8recorded wins

5recorded losses

0individual titles

1recorded falls

NCAA career

Matt Hughes NCAA tournament career, one row per year
Year	School	Weight	Seed	Finish	W–L	Matches
1997	Eastern Illinois	158	No. 4	5th	5–2	7 bouts
1996	Eastern Illinois	158	No. 8	8th	3–3	6 bouts

Sorted by tournament year and documented round order. Match IDs are never used to infer chronology.

Matt Hughes recorded NCAA championship matches
Weight	Stage	Result	Opponent	Seed	Opp. seed	Score	Method	Match link
1997
158	Round of 32	W	Jason Guyton · Howard (DC)	No. 4	0 · recorded zero	16–1	TF	Open
158	Round of 16	W	Josh Holiday · Minnesota	No. 4	0 · recorded zero	16–0	TF	Open
158	Quarterfinal	L	Hardell Moore · Oklahoma State	No. 4	No. 5	2–4	Dec	Open
158	Consolation round 4	W	Richard 'Rangi' Smart · Brigham Young (UT)	No. 4	No. 8	3–2	Dec	Open
158	Consolation round 5	W	Dwight Gardner · Ohio	No. 4	No. 6	3–2	Dec	Open
158	Consolation semifinal	L	Ernest Benion Jr. · Illinois	No. 4	No. 2	0–2	Dec	Open
158	5th-place bout	W	Brian Leitzel · Lock Haven (PA)	No. 4	No. 10	8–2	Dec	Open
1996
158	Round of 32	W	Babak Alimoradian · Boston (MA)	No. 8	0 · recorded zero	Not applicable	Fall 2:45	Open
158	Round of 16	W	Matt Suter · Arizona State	No. 8	No. 9	12–4	MD	Open
158	Quarterfinal	L	Joe Williams · Iowa	No. 8	No. 1	2–5	Dec	Open
158	Consolation round 4	W	Patrick Flynn · Maryland	No. 8	0 · recorded zero	9–4	Dec	Open
158	Consolation round 5	L	Brandon Alderman · Wyoming	No. 8	0 · recorded zero	3–5	Dec	Open
158	7th-place bout	L	Jeff Catrabone · Michigan	No. 8	No. 3	Not applicable	Fall 3:21	Open