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84th Annual Big Ten Conference Wrestling Championships

Wrestling Tournament
@ Bryce Jordan Center (State College, Pennsylvania)
Saturday-Sunday, March 7-8, 1998


25 straight ... and still counting
25 straight ... and still counting
Title erases regular season woes. SOURCE: The Daily Iowan, March 9, 1998.

Album: The Daily Iowan

25 straight ... and still counting Hawks come back for 25th Big Ten title Iowa Wrestling

Album: The Daily Collegian

Valley of giants Penn State wrestlers fall short at Big Tens

Varsity (Level: Collegiate, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams
Indiana University, Bloomington [IN], Michigan State University [MI], Northwestern University [IL], Ohio State University [OH], Pennsylvania State University [PA], Purdue University [IN], University of Illinois [IL], University of Iowa [IA], University of Michigan [MI], University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN], University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]
Team Final
1. University of Iowa [IA]  132.5 points
2. Pennsylvania State University [PA]  120.5
3. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]  107
4. University of Michigan [MI]  77.5
5. University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]  65.5
6. University of Illinois [IL]  63.5
7. Michigan State University [MI]  57.5
8. Northwestern University [IL]  55
9. Purdue University [IN]  44.5
10. Ohio State University [OH]  38
11. Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]  20.5
Award Winners
Outstanding Wrestler Award: Jeff McGinness (University of Iowa [IA], 142 lbs)
Championship Final (1st)
118 lbs: David Morgan (Michigan State University [MI]) > Jeremy Hunter (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 9-7
126 lbs: Eric Jetton (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Joe Warren (University of Michigan [MI]), MD 19-7
134 lbs: Mark Ironside (University of Iowa [IA]) > Biff Walizer (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 8-4
142 lbs: Jeff McGinness (University of Iowa [IA]) > Jason Davids (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC 6-0
150 lbs: Bill Lacure (University of Michigan [MI]) > Clint Musser (Pennsylvania State University [PA]), DEC 5-4
158 lbs: John Lange (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Gabe McMahan (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 9-7
167 lbs: Joe Williams (University of Iowa [IA]) > Mark Bybee (Northwestern University [IL]), DEC 6-3
177 lbs: Mitch Clark (Ohio State University [OH]) > Jevon Herman (University of Illinois [IL]), DEC 4-0
190 lbs: Tim Hartung (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Lee Fullhart (University of Iowa [IA]), OTD 3-1 (1OT)
275 lbs: Airron Richardson (University of Michigan [MI]) > Shelton Benjamin (University of Michigan [MI]), DEC 5-3
Consolation Final (3rd)
118 lbs: Eric Juergens (University of Iowa [IA]) > Tim Dernlan (Purdue University [IN]), OTD 3-1 (1OT)
126 lbs: Josh Hutchens (Purdue University [IN]) > Pat McNamara (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 2-0
134 lbs: Scott Schatzman (Northwestern University [IL]) > James Torres (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), DEC 12-4
142 lbs: JaMarr Billman (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Adam Tirapelle (University of Illinois [IL]), DEC 5-3
150 lbs: Chad Kraft (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Don Pritzlaff (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), DEC 6-2
158 lbs: Josh Holiday (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Greg DeGrand (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 8-5
167 lbs: Glenn Pritzlaff (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Jeff Catrabone (University of Michigan [MI]), DEC 4-3
177 lbs: Rob Neidlinger (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Brandon Eggum (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC 3-2
190 lbs: Pat Quirk (University of Illinois [IL]) > Sam Neider (Northwestern University [IL]), DEC 10-9
275 lbs: Aaron Stark (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Wes Hand (University of Iowa [IA]), OTD 5-3 (1OT)
Consolation Final (5th)
118 lbs: Steve Doerrer (University of Illinois [IL]) > Scott Clough (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), DEC 5-1
126 lbs: Jason Betz (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Doug Schwab (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 4-2
134 lbs: Jeff Bucher (Ohio State University [OH]) > Isaac Miller (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 5-3
142 lbs: Willie Wineberg (Purdue University [IN]) > Malik Elliott (Northwestern University [IL]), DEC 6-2
150 lbs: Drew Pariano (Northwestern University [IL]) > Eric Siebert (University of Illinois [IL]), FFT 
158 lbs: Eric Douglas (Purdue University [IN]) > Dan DiCesare (Ohio State University [OH]), DEC 2-0
167 lbs: William Hill (Michigan State University [MI]) > Zac Taylor (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]), DEC 5-4
177 lbs: Steve Alf (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Paul Jenn (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 4-2
190 lbs: Ross Thatcher (Pennsylvania State University [PA]) > Nick Muzashvili (Michigan State University [MI]), DEC 10-8
275 lbs: Karl Roesler (University of Illinois [IL]) > David Pierce (Purdue University [IN]), DEC 7-1
Consolation Final (7th)
118 lbs: Brandon Paulson (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Chris Viola (University of Michigan [MI]), FALL 6:30
126 lbs: Carl Perry (University of Illinois [IL]) > Brian Smiley (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]), FALL 6:18
134 lbs: Troy Marr (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities [MN]) > Eric Kerkhof (Purdue University [IN]), DEC 4-0
142 lbs: Dusty Coufal (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Mike Castillo (Michigan State University [MI]), OTD 5-3 (1OT)
150 lbs: Kevin Stanley (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Kasey Gilliss (University of Iowa [IA]), DEC 3-1
158 lbs: Bill Zeman (University of Illinois [IL]) > Corey Wallman (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]), DEC 10-4
167 lbs: Ben King (University of Illinois [IL]) > Sean Salmon (Ohio State University [OH]), DEC 6-4
177 lbs: Davion Peterson (Purdue University [IN]) > Joe DeGain (University of Michigan [MI]), DEC 8-5
190 lbs: Joe Terrell (University of Wisconsin-Madison [WI]) > Eric Wood (Ohio State University [OH]), DEC 3-1
275 lbs: Mike Dixon (Indiana University, Bloomington [IN]) > Matt Lamb (Michigan State University [MI]), OTD 4-3 (1OT)



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