Oklahoma State University Athletics
Wrestling Crowns Two Champions
June 21, 1999 | Cowboy Wrestling
March 22, 1998
CLEVELAND - Oklahoma State crowned two individual national titles but Iowa came with their fourth straight team title at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Cowboys finished third with 99.5. Minnesota was second with 98, Penn State fourth with 70.5; and Central Michigan fifth with 53.
Teague Moore got the finals off to a good start at 118 pounds when he exploded for a quick five-point move in the first 30 seconds of his match with David Morgan. Later he picked up a fall for his first national title.
Eric Guerrero defended his national title with a 5-4 win over Eric Jetton of Wisconsin. The win avenged his earlier loss to Jetton during the season. He avenged four of his five losses during the tournament.
Hardell Moore was upset by Dwight Gardner of Ohio, 7-1 in the finals. Gardner was the third seed and Moore was seeded number one. National Champions 118-Teague Moore (OSU) pinned David Morgan (Michigan State), 4:50 126-Eric Guerrero (OSU) dec. Eric Jetton (Wisconsin), 5-4 134-Mark Ironside (Iowa) dec. Shawn Enright (Ohio), 9-3 142-Jeff McGinness (Iowa) dec. Casey Cunningham (Central Michigan), 3-1 150-Eric Seibert (Illinois) dec. Chad Kraft (Minnesota), 7-3 158-Dwight Gardner (Ohio) dec. Hardell Moore (OSU), 7-1 167-Joe Williams (Iowa) dec. Brandon Slay (Penn), 7-4 177-Mitch Clark (Ohio State) tech. fall Vertus Jones (West Virginia), 17-0; 3:00 190-Tim Hartung (Minnesota) dec. Jason Robison (Edinboro), 6-4 ot 275-Stephen Neal (CS-Bakerdfield) tech. fall Trent Hynek (Iowa State), 20-5; 3:40 Third Place 167-Jeff Catrabone (Michigan) dec. Mark Smith (OSU), 4-4 tb Seventh Place 142-Steven Schmidt (OSU) dec. Tom Tomeo (Clarion), 3-0 150-Jimmy Arias (OSU) dec. Rodney Jones (Oklahoma), 2-1 Wrestlebacks 167-Smith dec. Casey Strand (Arizona State), 4-2 Team Score 1. Iowa 111 2. Minnesota 102 3. Oklahoma State 99.5 4. Penn State 70.5; 5. Central Michigan 53 6. Iowa State 49.5 7. West Virginia 48 8. Illinois 45 9. Oregon State 43.5
