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2008 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Phil Davis, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Phil DavisPSU
  2. 2Wynn MichalakCMU
  3. 3Hudson TaylorMD
  4. 4Craig BresterNEB
  5. 5Josh GlennAMER
  6. 6Dallas HerbstWIS
  7. 7Max AskrenMIZZ
  8. 8David BertolinoISU

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Richard Starks, Army (NY) over Justin Bronson, Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Cayle Byers, George Mason (VA) over Matt Koz, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Craig Brester (8), Nebraska over Richard Starks, Army (NY) — TF 17–0 · View bout
  3. Dallas Herbst (6), Wisconsin over Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State — Fall 0:25 · View bout
  4. Daren Burns, North Carolina-Greensboro over Joe Rovelli (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. David Bertolino, Iowa State over Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  6. Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland over Jared Villers, West Virginia — Fall 5:39 · View bout
  7. Joel Flaggert (10), Oklahoma over Matt Casperson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  8. Josh Glenn (1), American (DC) over Ben Hepburn, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  9. Kyle Bressler, Oregon State over Dustin Porter, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  10. Logan Brown, Purdue (IN) over Andrew Anderson, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  11. Max Askren (5), Missouri over Joe Fagiano, Indiana (IN) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jason Trulson, Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Patrick Bond (9), Illinois over Thomas Shovlin, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  14. Phil Davis (2), Penn State over Riley Orozco, California-Bakersfield — Fall 1:47 · View bout
  15. TJ Morrison (11), Rider (NJ) over Lamar Brown, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  16. Wynn Michalak (4), Central Michigan over John Drake, California-Fullerton — MD 12–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Craig Brester (8), Nebraska over Patrick Bond (9), Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Dallas Herbst (6), Wisconsin over TJ Morrison (11), Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:52 · View bout
  3. David Bertolino, Iowa State over Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland over Joel Flaggert (10), Oklahoma — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Josh Glenn (1), American (DC) over Kyle Bressler, Oregon State — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  6. Max Askren (5), Missouri over Daren Burns, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 14–6 · View bout
  7. Phil Davis (2), Penn State over Logan Brown, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Wynn Michalak (4), Central Michigan over Cayle Byers, George Mason (VA) — Fall 2:30 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dallas Herbst (6), Wisconsin over David Bertolino, Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Josh Glenn (1), American (DC) over Craig Brester (8), Nebraska — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Phil Davis (2), Penn State over Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Wynn Michalak (4), Central Michigan over Max Askren (5), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Phil Davis (2), Penn State over Dallas Herbst (6), Wisconsin — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Wynn Michalak (4), Central Michigan over Josh Glenn (1), American (DC) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Phil Davis (2), Penn State over Wynn Michalak (4), Central Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Jared Villers, West Virginia over Justin Bronson, Minnesota — MD 12–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Anderson, Northern Iowa over Riley Orozco, California-Bakersfield — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Ben Hepburn, Lock Haven (PA) over Dustin Porter, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Jason Trulson, Arizona State over Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Joe Rovelli (12), Hofstra (NY) over Joe Fagiano, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Lamar Brown, Rutgers (NJ) over Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  6. Matt Casperson, Boise State (ID) over Jared Villers, West Virginia — Fall 3:24 · View bout
  7. Matt Koz, Tennessee-Chattanooga over John Drake, California-Fullerton — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. Richard Starks, Army (NY) over Thomas Shovlin, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Daren Burns, North Carolina-Greensboro over Andrew Anderson, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Jason Trulson, Arizona State over Patrick Bond (9), Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Rovelli (12), Hofstra (NY) over Logan Brown, Purdue (IN) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  4. Kyle Bressler, Oregon State over Lamar Brown, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Casperson, Boise State (ID) over Cayle Byers, George Mason (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Matt Koz, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Joel Flaggert (10), Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over Richard Starks, Army (NY) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  8. TJ Morrison (11), Rider (NJ) over Ben Hepburn, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Daren Burns, North Carolina-Greensboro over Matt Casperson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Jason Trulson, Arizona State over Kyle Bressler, Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Rovelli (12), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Koz, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over TJ Morrison (11), Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Brester (8), Nebraska over Joe Rovelli (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. David Bertolino, Iowa State over Daren Burns, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland over Jason Trulson, Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Max Askren (5), Missouri over Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Brester (8), Nebraska over Max Askren (5), Missouri — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland over David Bertolino, Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Brester (8), Nebraska over Dallas Herbst (6), Wisconsin — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland over Josh Glenn (1), American (DC) — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Hudson Taylor (7), Maryland over Craig Brester (8), Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Josh Glenn (1), American (DC) over Dallas Herbst (6), Wisconsin — Dec 11–6 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Max Askren (5), Missouri over David Bertolino, Iowa State — Dec 11–9 · View bout