1999 NCAA All-Americans

[jerseywrestling 44]

Taking it back 20 years ago this Tuesday!

Here are the NCAA champions from 1999:

125: Stephen Abas – Fresno State
133: Eric Guerrero – Oklahoma State
141: Doug Schwab – Iowa
149: T.J. Williams – Iowa
157: Casey Cunningham – Central Michigan
165: Kirk White – Boise State
174: Glenn Pritzlaff – Penn State
184: Cael Sanderson – Iowa State
197: Tim Hartung – Minnesota
285: Stephen Neal – Cal State-Bakersfield

Check out the full list of All-Americans from that year!

http://www.jerseywrestling.com/ncaa_medalists.php?year=1999

Edited October 1, 2019 by jerseywrestling

[Fletcher 536]

Reminds me that back in those days CMU always performed beyond expectations year after year.

[KTG119 816]

was there for this one. great tournament coming down to heavyweight deciding team title. of many great memories besides that, Blackford taking top in OT and riding out Heskett in quarters and Quisel's run through consolations to take 3rd stand out.  

[Gantry 1,420]

For us Illinois natives, seeing high school teammates TJ Williams and Tony Davis face off the NCAA finals was a treat.   Williams just comes into his first year of D1 and doesn't lose a match, a very impressive feat.

[HokieHWT 356]

Crazy to see CSB, VMI, and Slippery Rock with AAs. 

[KTG119 816]

35 minutes ago, HokieHWT said:

Crazy to see CSB, VMI, and Slippery Rock with AAs. 

Apedoe VMI-pretty sure he never placed in Va HS state tournament. good stuff. 

[jchapman 780]

184 looks pretty tough

[lu1979 222]

Was the Mat Orndorff who took 4th at heavyweight (Oregon St) related to the brothers currently wrestling for Utah Valley?

[Mpchillin 91]

57 minutes ago, lu1979 said:

Was the Mat Orndorff who took 4th at heavyweight (Oregon St) related to the brothers currently wrestling for Utah Valley?

 I believe he’s an uncle, their dad was a runner-up in 1988 and they are also cousins of Rulon Gardner.

[lu1979 222]

7 minutes ago, Mpchillin said:

 I believe he’s an uncle, their dad was a runner-up in 1988 and they are also cousins of Rulon Gardner.

Thanks for the info

[tightwaist 355]

I was there, 4 rows up center mat (had a great family connection for tix).   It was evident that Cael was something special.  Best match of the tourney was Abas vs. Teague Moore in the semi's.   20 years later, and I can say that current NCAA wrestling is in a much better place.  Some of those 1999 finals matches were snooze fests.  

[Fletcher 536]

9 hours ago, Gantry said:

For us Illinois natives, seeing high school teammates TJ Williams and Tony Davis face off the NCAA finals was a treat.   Williams just comes into his first year of D1 and doesn't lose a match, a very impressive feat.

+ kids club teammates @ Harvey Twisters

[tommytechnique 64]

12 hours ago, tightwaist said:

I was there, 4 rows up center mat (had a great family connection for tix).   It was evident that Cael was something special.  Best match of the tourney was Abas vs. Teague Moore in the semi's.   20 years later, and I can say that current NCAA wrestling is in a much better place.  Some of those 1999 finals matches were snooze fests.  

Abas-Moore was a great match.

[KTG119 816]

18 hours ago, tightwaist said:

I was there, 4 rows up center mat (had a great family connection for tix).   It was evident that Cael was something special.  Best match of the tourney was Abas vs. Teague Moore in the semi's.   20 years later, and I can say that current NCAA wrestling is in a much better place.  Some of those 1999 finals matches were snooze fests.  

that was a great match. the 141 semis were pretty darn good too.