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2006 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Ben Askren, Missouri.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Ben AskrenMIZZ
  2. 2Jake HerbertNW
  3. 3Mark PerryIOWA
  4. 4Mike PatrovichHOF
  5. 5Matt HerringtonPENN
  6. 6Travis FrickLEH
  7. 7Jacob KleinNEB
  8. 8James YonushonisPSU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Christian Arellano, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    2. Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State over Jeremy Larson, Oregon State — TF 17–0 · View bout
    3. Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) over RJ Boudro (6), Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over Jim Bertulis, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Doug Umbehauer, Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:17 · View bout
    6. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Brian Bernal, Wyoming — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    7. Ken Cook (7), California-Davis over Blake Mauer, Ohio State — MD 13–4 · View bout
    8. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Gabriel Dretsch (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    9. Kurt Brenner, West Virginia over Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    10. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    11. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Alex Maciag, North Carolina — MD 16–4 · View bout
    12. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Donny Reynolds, Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    13. Matt Stolpinski, Navy (MD) over Aaron Miller, Kent State (OH) — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    14. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Nick Hernandez, California-Poly — MD 12–3 · View bout
    15. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Jared Ricotta, Duquesne (PA) — MD 15–5 · View bout
    16. Wes Roberts, Oklahoma over Dan Miracola, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Wes Roberts, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State over Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over Kurt Brenner, West Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Matt Stolpinski, Navy (MD) — Fall 0:47 · View bout
    5. Ken Cook (7), California-Davis over Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    6. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
    7. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    8. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over James Yonushonis (9), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — TF 19–3 · View bout
    2. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Ken Cook (7), California-Davis — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    3. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State — Fall 4:28 · View bout
    4. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) — TF 21–6 · View bout
    2. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Mark Perry (3), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) — MD 14–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Aaron Miller, Kent State (OH) over Doug Umbehauer, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:56 · View bout
    2. Dan Miracola, Cornell (NY) over Christian Arellano, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Donny Reynolds, Illinois over Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    4. Gabriel Dretsch (10), Minnesota over Blake Mauer, Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    5. Jared Ricotta, Duquesne (PA) over Brian Bernal, Wyoming — Fall 6:17 · View bout
    6. Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro over Jim Bertulis, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
    7. Nick Hernandez, California-Poly over Alex Maciag, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    8. RJ Boudro (6), Michigan State over Jeremy Larson, Oregon State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) over Dan Miracola, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Donny Reynolds, Illinois — Fall 3:16 · View bout
    3. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 10–0 · View bout
    4. Kurt Brenner, West Virginia over Gabriel Dretsch (10), Minnesota — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    5. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Aaron Miller, Kent State (OH) — Fall 3:44 · View bout
    6. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Jared Ricotta, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 2:39 · View bout
    7. Nick Hernandez, California-Poly over Matt Stolpinski, Navy (MD) — Dec 15–12 · View bout
    8. Wes Roberts, Oklahoma over RJ Boudro (6), Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Wes Roberts, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Nick Hernandez, California-Poly — MD 10–1 · View bout
    3. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Kurt Brenner, West Virginia — MD 11–2 · View bout
    4. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Ken Cook (7), California-Davis — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over James Yonushonis (9), Penn State — Fall 0:49 · View bout
    2. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 3:15 · View bout
    2. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 6:44 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over James Yonushonis (9), Penn State — Dec 2–0 · View bout