2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

2006 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Host(s)Oklahoma State University
Venue(s)Ford Center
Participants68
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State (34th title)
1st runners-upMinnesota
2nd runners-upOklahoma
MVPBen Askren (Missouri)
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Oklahoma City hosted the 2006 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship from March 16–18, 2006. 64 teams vied for the NCAA team championship, and over 320 wrestlers competed for individual honors. Oklahoma State University crowned two individual champions (Johny Hendricks at 165 pounds and Jake Rosholt at 197 pounds) and four 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.

Team results

Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold)

Weight class Championship Match (Champion in boldface)
125 lbs Joe Dubuque, Indiana DEC Troy Nickerson, Cornell, 8–3
133 lbs Matt 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, Oklahoma State DEC Ryan Churella, Michigan, 9–8
174 lbs Ben Askren, Missouri MAJOR Jake Herbert, Northwestern, 14–2
184 lbs Shane Webster, Oregon, DEC Roger Kish, Minnesota, 3–2
197 lbs Jake Rosholt, Oklahoma State DEC Phil Davis, Penn State, 10–3
285 lbs Cole Konrad, Minnesota DEC Steve Mocco, Oklahoma State, 5–2; TB2

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