2006 NCAA Wrestling Championships
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Oklahoma City
hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
from March 16-March 18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned 2 individual champions (Johny Hendricks
at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt
at 197 pounds) and 4 other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
Oklahoma City
hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
from March 16-March 18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned 2 individual champions (Johny Hendricks
at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt
at 197 pounds) and 4 other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
Oklahoma City
hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
from March 16-March 18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned 2 individual champions (Johny Hendricks
at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt
at 197 pounds) and 4 other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
Oklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
The NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was first officially awarded in 1929 and began to be continuously awarded on an annual basis in 1934 except during World War II 1943-1945. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title. Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, won the 1928, 1931...
from March 16-March 18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned 2 individual champions (Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division...
at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt
Jake Rosholt
Jake Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:...
at 197 pounds) and 4 other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
The Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold):
Oklahoma CityOklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
The NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was first officially awarded in 1929 and began to be continuously awarded on an annual basis in 1934 except during World War II 1943-1945. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title. Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, won the 1928, 1931...
from March 16-March 18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned 2 individual champions (Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division...
at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt
Jake Rosholt
Jake Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:...
at 197 pounds) and 4 other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
The 2006 tournament team results
Rank | School | Points |
1 | Oklahoma State | 122.5 |
2 | Minnesota | 84 |
3 | Oklahoma | 80.5 |
4 | Iowa | 70 |
5 | Cornell | 62 |
6 | Arizona State | 61.5 |
7 | Michigan | 57.5 |
8 | Edinboro | 56 |
9 | Lehigh | 53.5 |
9 | Penn State | 53.5 |
11 | Hofstra | 52.5 |
12 | Penn | 51 |
13 | Iowa State | 48.5 |
13 | Northwestern | 48.5 |
15 | Missouri | 45 |
16 | Nebraska | 40.5 |
17 | American | 40 |
18 | Indiana | 35 |
18 | Michigan State | 35 |
20 | Purdue | 34 |
21 | Wisconsin | 33.5 |
22 | Oregon | 33 |
23 | Cal Poly | 32 |
24 | Boise State | 31.5 |
25 | Illinois | 29 |
26 | Central Michigan | 26 |
27 | West Virginia | 23 |
28 | Northern Iowa | 20.5 |
29 | Virginia Tech | 18.5 |
30 | Tennessee - Chattanooga | 15 |
31 | Harvard | 14 |
31 | North Carolina - Greensboro | 14 |
33 | The Citadel | 13 |
34 | Navy | 12 |
35 | Pittsburgh | 10 |
36 | Northern Illinois | 9 |
37 | Stanford | 8.5 |
37 | Wyoming | 8.5 |
39 | Kent State | 8 |
40 | California - Davis | 7 |
41 | Army | 6.5 |
41 | Cal State - Fullerton | 6.5 |
41 | Oregon State | 6.5 |
44 | Columbia | 6 |
45 | Ohio State | 5.5 |
46 | Buffalo | 5 |
47 | Cal State - Bakersfield | 4.5 |
49 | North Carolina | 4.5 |
49 | Bloomsburg | 4 |
49 | Cleveland State | 4 |
49 | Eastern Illinois | 4 |
49 | Lock Haven | 4 |
49 | Slippery Rock | 4 |
54 | Fresno State | 3 |
55 | Gartner-Webb | 2.5 |
55 | Old Dominion | 2.5 |
55 | Duquesne | 2.5 |
58 | Drexel | 2 |
58 | Eastern Michigan | 2 |
58 | North Carolina State | 2 |
61 | Maryland | 1 |
61 | Rider | 1 |
63 | Sacred Heart | 0.5 |
64 | Air Force | 0 |
64 | Millersville | 0 |
64 | Brown | 0 |
64 | George Mason | 0 |
64 | James Madison | 0 |
The Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold):
Oklahoma CityOklahoma city
Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial...
hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
NCAA Wrestling Team Championship
The NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was first officially awarded in 1929 and began to be continuously awarded on an annual basis in 1934 except during World War II 1943-1945. In 1928 and from 1931 to 1933, there was only an unofficial title. Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, won the 1928, 1931...
from March 16-March 18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned 2 individual champions (Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks
Johny Hendricks is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division...
at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt
Jake Rosholt
Jake Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:...
at 197 pounds) and 4 other Cowboys qualified as All-Americans as the Cowboys earned a dominant victory in the tournament. It was the 4th consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 34th NCAA team wrestling championship overall.
The 2006 tournament team results
Rank | School | Points |
1 | Oklahoma State | 122.5 |
2 | Minnesota | 84 |
3 | Oklahoma | 80.5 |
4 | Iowa | 70 |
5 | Cornell | 62 |
6 | Arizona State | 61.5 |
7 | Michigan | 57.5 |
8 | Edinboro | 56 |
9 | Lehigh | 53.5 |
9 | Penn State | 53.5 |
11 | Hofstra | 52.5 |
12 | Penn | 51 |
13 | Iowa State | 48.5 |
13 | Northwestern | 48.5 |
15 | Missouri | 45 |
16 | Nebraska | 40.5 |
17 | American | 40 |
18 | Indiana | 35 |
18 | Michigan State | 35 |
20 | Purdue | 34 |
21 | Wisconsin | 33.5 |
22 | Oregon | 33 |
23 | Cal Poly | 32 |
24 | Boise State | 31.5 |
25 | Illinois | 29 |
26 | Central Michigan | 26 |
27 | West Virginia | 23 |
28 | Northern Iowa | 20.5 |
29 | Virginia Tech | 18.5 |
30 | Tennessee - Chattanooga | 15 |
31 | Harvard | 14 |
31 | North Carolina - Greensboro | 14 |
33 | The Citadel | 13 |
34 | Navy | 12 |
35 | Pittsburgh | 10 |
36 | Northern Illinois | 9 |
37 | Stanford | 8.5 |
37 | Wyoming | 8.5 |
39 | Kent State | 8 |
40 | California - Davis | 7 |
41 | Army | 6.5 |
41 | Cal State - Fullerton | 6.5 |
41 | Oregon State | 6.5 |
44 | Columbia | 6 |
45 | Ohio State | 5.5 |
46 | Buffalo | 5 |
47 | Cal State - Bakersfield | 4.5 |
49 | North Carolina | 4.5 |
49 | Bloomsburg | 4 |
49 | Cleveland State | 4 |
49 | Eastern Illinois | 4 |
49 | Lock Haven | 4 |
49 | Slippery Rock | 4 |
54 | Fresno State | 3 |
55 | Gartner-Webb | 2.5 |
55 | Old Dominion | 2.5 |
55 | Duquesne | 2.5 |
58 | Drexel | 2 |
58 | Eastern Michigan | 2 |
58 | North Carolina State | 2 |
61 | Maryland | 1 |
61 | Rider | 1 |
63 | Sacred Heart | 0.5 |
64 | Air Force | 0 |
64 | Millersville | 0 |
64 | Brown | 0 |
64 | George Mason | 0 |
64 | James Madison | 0 |
The Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold):
Weight class | Championship Match (Champion in boldface) |
125 lbs | Joe Dubuque, Indiana DEC Troy Nickerson Troy Nickerson Troy Nickerson is a collegiate national champion wrestler from New York.Nickerson attended Chenango Forks High School in Binghamton, New York. At Chenango Forks, Nickerson became the first five-time High School state champion of New York and amassed a record of 217-6 while winning several junior... , Cornell, 8-3 |
133 lbs | Matthew Valenti, Penn DEC Christopher Fleeger, Purdue, 3-2 |
141 lbs | Nate Gallick, Iowa State DEC Teyon Ware, Oklahoma, 3-2 |
149 lbs | Dustin Schlatter, Minnesota DEC Tyler Eustice, Iowa, 4-0 |
157 lbs | Ben Cherrington, Boise State DEC Brian Stith, Arizona State, 7-3 |
165 lbs | Johny Hendricks Johny Hendricks Johny Hendricks is an American mixed martial artist and an accomplished former amateur wrestler. He currently fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's Welterweight division... , Oklahoma State DEC Brian Churella, Michigan, 9-8 |
174 lbs | Ben Askren Ben Askren Ben Askren is an American former amateur wrestler for the University of Missouri and U.S. Olympic team. He is now a mixed martial artist and the current Bellator Welterweight Champion.-Wrestling:... , Missouri MAJOR Jake Herbert, Northwestern, 14-2 |
184 lbs | Shane Webster, Oregon, DEC Roger Kish, Minnesota, 3-2 |
197 lbs | Jake Rosholt Jake Rosholt Jake Rosholt is an American mixed martial artist and former collegiate amateur wrestler. Rosholt formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship .-Early life:... , Oklahoma State DEC Phil Davis Phil Davis Philip Davis is an English film actor, writer and director who has appeared in many films and television series. He has written and directed various dramas during his career.-Personal life:... , Penn State, 10-3 |
285 lbs | Cole Konrad Cole Konrad Cole Konrad is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is currently a student at the University of Minnesota and former wrestler for the Golden Gophers. Konrad won a gold medal at the 2005 Pan-American Championships... , Minnesota DEC Steve Mocco, Oklahoma State, 5-2; TB2 |