All-Americans

  1. 1Les GutchesORST
  2. 2Reese AndyWYO
  3. 3Rohan GardnerNW
  4. 4Jesse Rawls Jr.MICH
  5. 5Erich HarveyMSU
  6. 6Derek ScottCSUB
  7. 7Mike GeurinLH
  8. 8Aaron SimpsonASU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over John Dattalo, Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Clint Matter, Pennsylvania over Chris Kretsinger, Air Force (CO) — MD 11–3 · View bout
    3. Curt Heideman (7), Iowa over Eddy Clark, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 13–4 · View bout
    4. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
    5. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Mike Auerbach, Ohio — MD 12–4 · View bout
    6. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    7. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Joe Wier, Missouri — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    8. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    9. John Koss (11), West Virginia over Joel Holman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    10. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Kurt Sykes, North Carolina State — TF 24–7 · View bout
    11. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Mike French, California-Poly — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    12. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    13. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Josh Henson, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    14. Tim Hartung, Minnesota over Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 6:09 · View bout
    2. Curt Heideman (7), Iowa over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Tim Hartung, Minnesota — MD 13–3 · View bout
    4. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Clint Matter, Pennsylvania — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    5. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over John Koss (11), West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Jevon Herman, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    7. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    8. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — MD 17–8 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — TF 22–7 · View bout
    3. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Curt Heideman (7), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State — MD 13–3 · View bout
    2. Reese Andy (2), Wyoming over Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:05 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Les Gutches (1), Oregon State over Reese Andy (2), Wyoming — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska over Derek DelPorto, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Joe Wier, Missouri over Joel Holman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Mike Auerbach, Ohio over Chris Kretsinger, Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Mike French, California-Poly over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    5. Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) over Kurt Sykes, North Carolina State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    6. Zach Randall, Oklahoma over Eddy Clark, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Clint Matter, Pennsylvania over Josh Henson, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) over Erik Josephson (9), Nebraska — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Mike French, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
    4. John Koss (11), West Virginia over John Dattalo, Virginia Tech — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    5. Louis Pelsang, North Carolina over Mike Auerbach, Ohio — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Wier, Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    7. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Rob Barlow, George Mason (VA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    8. Tim Hartung, Minnesota over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Jevon Herman, Illinois over Tim Hartung, Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. John Koss (11), West Virginia over Louis Pelsang, North Carolina — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Clint Matter, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) over Grant Johnson (10), Boston (MA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State over Rod Franklin, Clarion (PA) — Fall 5:56 · View bout
    2. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over John Koss (11), West Virginia — Fall 2:18 · View bout
    3. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Jevon Herman, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Curt Heideman (7), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan over Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Rohan Gardner (3), Northwestern (IL) over Jesse Rawls Jr. (6), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Erich Harvey (4), Michigan State over Derek Scott (8), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Geurin (5), Lock Haven (PA) over Aaron Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 10–6 · View bout