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2021 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Gable Steveson, Minnesota.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Gable StevesonMINN
  2. 2Mason ParrisMICH
  3. 3Tony CassioppiIOWA
  4. 4Cohlton SchultzASU
  5. 5Gannon GremmelISU
  6. 6Trent HillgerWIS
  7. 7Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr.PSU
  8. 8Tate OrndorffOHST

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming over Quinn Miller (20), Virginia — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa over Hunter Catka (18), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    3. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State — MD 9–0 · View bout
    4. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Johnathan Birchmeier (24), Navy (MD) — TF 18–0 · View bout
    5. Deonte Wilson (10), North Carolina State over Michael McAleavey (23), Citadel (SC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    6. Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) over Sam Schuyler (26), Buffalo (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Taye Ghadiali (32), Campbell (NC) — Fall 1:27 · View bout
    8. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Zachary Knighton-Ward (27), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    9. Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) over Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    10. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Andrew Gunning (31), North Carolina — Fall 4:43 · View bout
    11. Matt Stencel (3), Central Michigan over Joe Doyle (30), Binghamton (NY) — Fall 6:31 · View bout
    12. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Christian Lance (12), Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    13. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Jon Spaulding (28), Edinboro (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
    14. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Josh Heindselman (19), Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    15. Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) over Luke Luffman (16), Illinois — Fall 2:12 · View bout
    16. Zach Elam (11), Missouri over Brandon Metz (22), North Dakota State — MD 11–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming — DQ · View bout
    2. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    3. Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) over Deonte Wilson (10), North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) — TF 17–2 · View bout
    5. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Zach Elam (11), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    6. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa — TF 17–1 · View bout
    7. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State — MD 11–0 · View bout
    8. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Matt Stencel (3), Central Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
    4. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa — MD 16–6 · View bout
    2. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State — Fall 4:02 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Mason Parris (2), Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State over Quinn Miller (20), Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Christian Lance (12), Nebraska over Jon Spaulding (28), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Hunter Catka (18), Virginia Tech over Andrew Gunning (31), North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Josh Heindselman (19), Oklahoma over Joe Doyle (30), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    5. Luke Luffman (16), Illinois over Taye Ghadiali (32), Campbell (NC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) over Johnathan Birchmeier (24), Navy (MD) — TF 15–0 · View bout
    7. Sam Schuyler (26), Buffalo (NY) over Michael McAleavey (23), Citadel (SC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    8. Zachary Knighton-Ward (27), Hofstra (NY) over Brandon Metz (22), North Dakota State — Fall 0:55 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State over Matt Stencel (3), Central Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming over Josh Heindselman (19), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    3. Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa over Luke Luffman (16), Illinois — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    4. Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) over Sam Schuyler (26), Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    5. Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) over Deonte Wilson (10), North Carolina State — Fall 1:18 · View bout
    6. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Zachary Knighton-Ward (27), Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout
    7. Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) over Hunter Catka (18), Virginia Tech — MD 14–6 · View bout
    8. Zach Elam (11), Missouri over Christian Lance (12), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State over Zach Elam (11), Missouri — Fall 3:58 · View bout
    2. Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) over Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa — MD 10–0 · View bout
    3. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) over Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:44 · View bout
    2. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State — MD 13–5 · View bout
    3. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State — Dec 14–8 · View bout
    2. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin — MD 8–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State — MD 13–1 · View bout