NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1995 NCAA Championships

275 lb

Champion Tolly Thompson, Nebraska.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tolly ThompsonNEB
  2. 2Justin GreenleeUNI
  3. 3Kerry McCoyPSU
  4. 4Jeff WalterWIS
  5. 5Nick Hall Sr.ODU
  6. 6Billy PierceMINN
  7. 7Dan PayneCLAR
  8. 8Justin HartyUNC

In 1995, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1995 275-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Bill Closson (10), Lehigh (PA) over Jim Guttridge, Illinois State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Brian Keck, Bloomsburg (PA) over Erik Stroner (12), Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Dan Hicks (3), Navy (MD) over Jerry McCoy, California (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Dan Payne (4), Clarion (PA) over Nathan Sullivan, Oregon — MD 17–7 · View bout
    5. Darin Priesendorf, Fresno State (CA) over Jamie Huntington, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    6. Jason Gleasman, Syracuse (NY) over Pat Wiltanger, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    7. Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin over Paschal Duru, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    8. Jeremy Lay (9), Missouri over Matt Eckerman, Duke (NC) — MD 15–3 · View bout
    9. Justin Greenlee (5), Northern Iowa over Airron Richardson, Michigan — MD 9–0 · View bout
    10. Justin Harty (7), North Carolina over Javier Posa, Oklahoma — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    11. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Dion Reed, Boston (MA) — Fall 4:57 · View bout
    12. Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Shawn Stipich, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    13. Reynold Gardner, Oregon State over Angelo Borzio, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    14. Seth Brady, Illinois over Duke Howell, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    15. Tolly Thompson (2), Nebraska over David Helms, Miami (OH) — MD 12–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Billy Pierce (6), Minnesota over Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Dan Hicks (3), Navy (MD) over Reynold Gardner, Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    3. Dan Payne (4), Clarion (PA) over Jason Gleasman, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Jeremy Lay (9), Missouri over Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    5. Justin Greenlee (5), Northern Iowa over Brian Keck, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 3:39 · View bout
    6. Justin Harty (7), North Carolina over Bill Closson (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    7. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Darin Priesendorf, Fresno State (CA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
    8. Tolly Thompson (2), Nebraska over Seth Brady, Illinois — Dec 16–11 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Billy Pierce (6), Minnesota over Dan Hicks (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Justin Greenlee (5), Northern Iowa over Dan Payne (4), Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:06 · View bout
    3. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Jeremy Lay (9), Missouri — MD 11–2 · View bout
    4. Tolly Thompson (2), Nebraska over Justin Harty (7), North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Justin Greenlee (5), Northern Iowa over Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Tolly Thompson (2), Nebraska over Billy Pierce (6), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Tolly Thompson (2), Nebraska over Justin Greenlee (5), Northern Iowa — MD 8–0 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 3

    1. Airron Richardson, Michigan over Brian Keck, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Dion Reed, Boston (MA) over Darin Priesendorf, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    3. Jason Gleasman, Syracuse (NY) over Nathan Sullivan, Oregon — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Javier Posa, Oklahoma over Bill Closson (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    5. Jerry McCoy, California (PA) over Reynold Gardner, Oregon State — MD 12–2 · View bout
    6. Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Matt Eckerman, Duke (NC) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    7. Seth Brady, Illinois over David Helms, Miami (OH) — Dec 10–8 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Jason Gleasman, Syracuse (NY) over Airron Richardson, Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin over Jerry McCoy, California (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
    3. Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Dion Reed, Boston (MA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Seth Brady, Illinois over Javier Posa, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Dan Payne (4), Clarion (PA) over Seth Brady, Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    2. Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin over Jeremy Lay (9), Missouri — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Justin Harty (7), North Carolina over Jason Gleasman, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Dan Hicks (3), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin over Dan Payne (4), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Justin Harty (7), North Carolina — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin over Billy Pierce (6), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    2. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) — Dflt · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Kerry McCoy (1), Penn State over Jeff Walter (11), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Nick Hall Sr. (8), Old Dominion (VA) over Billy Pierce (6), Minnesota — Dec 3–0 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dan Payne (4), Clarion (PA) over Justin Harty (7), North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout