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2012 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Tony Nelson, Minnesota.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Tony NelsonMINN
  2. 2Zach ReyLEH
  3. 3MIke McMullanNW
  4. 4Clayton JackORST
  5. 5Bobby TelfordIOWA
  6. 6Ryan FloresAMER
  7. 7Jeremy JohnsonOHIO
  8. 8Nick GwiazdowskiBING

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Ernest James, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 5:36 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) over Spencer Myers (8), Maryland — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Blayne Beale, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. Brandon Williamson, West Virginia over Austin Marsden, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Cameron Wade (6), Penn State over Quintas McCorkle, Clarion (PA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Benjamin Apland, Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Cole Tobin, Wisconsin — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  7. Kevin Innis, Boston (MA) over Patrick 'PJ' Tasser, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Maciej Jochym, Cornell (NY) over Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  9. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Brendan Barlow, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  10. Peter Capone, Ohio State over Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  11. Peter Sturgeon, Central Michigan over Kyle Frey, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  12. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Devin Mellon, Missouri — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  13. Steve Andrus, Michigan State over Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  14. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  15. Wesley Schroeder, Eastern Michigan over Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Adam Chalfant, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) over Steve Andrus, Michigan State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Peter Capone, Ohio State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Cameron Wade (6), Penn State over Maciej Jochym, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Kevin Innis, Boston (MA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  6. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Wesley Schroeder, Eastern Michigan — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  7. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Peter Sturgeon, Central Michigan — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Brandon Williamson, West Virginia — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Cameron Wade (6), Penn State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
  3. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  4. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Bobby Telford (5), Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Ernest James, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Austin Marsden, Oklahoma State over Adam Chalfant, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Benjamin Apland, Michigan over Patrick 'PJ' Tasser, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Cole Tobin, Wisconsin over Brendan Barlow, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) over Devin Mellon, Missouri — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State over Spencer Myers (8), Maryland — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State over Blayne Beale, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Kyle Frey, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska over Quintas McCorkle, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Benjamin Apland, Michigan over Steve Andrus, Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Brandon Williamson, West Virginia over Cole Tobin, Wisconsin — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Austin Marsden, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) over Maciej Jochym, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State over Kevin Innis, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State over Peter Sturgeon, Central Michigan — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Peter Capone, Ohio State — Fall 3:49 · View bout
  8. Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska over Wesley Schroeder, Eastern Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State over Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Brandon Williamson, West Virginia — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska over Benjamin Apland, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) — Fall 5:25 · View bout
  3. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Cameron Wade (6), Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio — Fall 3:46 · View bout
  2. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Bobby Telford (5), Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) — MFF · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout