NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2005 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Joe Dubuque, Indiana (IN).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Joe DubuqueIND
  2. 2Kyle OttILL
  3. 3Sam HazewinkelOU
  4. 4Nick SimmonsMSU
  5. 5Efren CeballosCSUB
  6. 6Vic MorenoCP
  7. 7Bobbe LoweMINN
  8. 8Coleman ScottOKST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma over Obe Blanc, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:01 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Smith, Penn State over Shawn Cordell, West Virginia — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Andrew Hochstrasser (7), Boise State (ID) over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Fall 4:54 · View bout
  3. Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota over Brandon Strong, Air Force (CO) — TF 20–5 · View bout
  4. Coleman Scott (9), Oklahoma State over Chris Staylor, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 15–2 · View bout
  5. Dave Tomasette, Hofstra (NY) over Jon Bittinger, Duquesne (PA) — MD 12–0 · View bout
  6. Drew Forshey, North Carolina over Collin Cudd, Wisconsin — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  7. Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield over Jeff Sato, Columbia (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Grant Nakamura, Iowa State over Jeremy Mendoza (12), Arizona State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  9. Joe Dubuque (5), Indiana (IN) over Mike Sees, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  10. John Velez (11), Northwestern (IL) over Matthew Pitts, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  11. Kyle Ott (3), Illinois over Chris Helgeson, Northern Iowa — MD 14–5 · View bout
  12. Matt Keller (10), Nebraska over Joe Kemmerer, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  13. Mike Mormile, Cornell (NY) over Luke Smith, Central Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  14. Nick Simmons (2), Michigan State over Mark McKnight, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  15. Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma over Jeff Schell, Brown (RI) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  16. Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly over Robbie Preston, Harvard (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Hochstrasser (7), Boise State (ID) over Matt Keller (10), Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Coleman Scott (9), Oklahoma State over Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield over John Velez (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Joe Dubuque (5), Indiana (IN) over Grant Nakamura, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Kyle Ott (3), Illinois over Drew Forshey, North Carolina — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  6. Nick Simmons (2), Michigan State over Dave Tomasette, Hofstra (NY) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  7. Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma over Adam Smith, Penn State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly over Mike Mormile, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe Dubuque (5), Indiana (IN) over Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Kyle Ott (3), Illinois over Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Nick Simmons (2), Michigan State over Andrew Hochstrasser (7), Boise State (ID) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  4. Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma over Coleman Scott (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Dubuque (5), Indiana (IN) over Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Kyle Ott (3), Illinois over Nick Simmons (2), Michigan State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Joe Dubuque (5), Indiana (IN) over Kyle Ott (3), Illinois — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Mark McKnight, Buffalo (NY) over Obe Blanc, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Strong, Air Force (CO) over Chris Staylor, Old Dominion (VA) — Fall 1:08 · View bout
  2. Chris Helgeson, Northern Iowa over Collin Cudd, Wisconsin — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Mendoza (12), Arizona State over Mike Sees, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 3:52 · View bout
  4. Joe Kemmerer, North Carolina-Greensboro over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Mark McKnight, Buffalo (NY) over Jon Bittinger, Duquesne (PA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  6. Matthew Pitts, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Jeff Sato, Columbia (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Robbie Preston, Harvard (MA) over Luke Smith, Central Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Shawn Cordell, West Virginia over Jeff Schell, Brown (RI) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Smith, Penn State over Matthew Pitts, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota over Chris Helgeson, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Drew Forshey, North Carolina over Brandon Strong, Air Force (CO) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Jeremy Mendoza (12), Arizona State over Dave Tomasette, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  5. Joe Kemmerer, North Carolina-Greensboro over Mike Mormile, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. John Velez (11), Northwestern (IL) over Shawn Cordell, West Virginia — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Mark McKnight, Buffalo (NY) over Grant Nakamura, Iowa State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Robbie Preston, Harvard (MA) over Matt Keller (10), Nebraska — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota over Adam Smith, Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. John Velez (11), Northwestern (IL) over Drew Forshey, North Carolina — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Mark McKnight, Buffalo (NY) over Joe Kemmerer, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Robbie Preston, Harvard (MA) over Jeremy Mendoza (12), Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota over Andrew Hochstrasser (7), Boise State (ID) — MD 16–6 · View bout
  2. Coleman Scott (9), Oklahoma State over Robbie Preston, Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield over Mark McKnight, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  4. Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly over John Velez (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield over Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly over Coleman Scott (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Nick Simmons (2), Michigan State over Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma over Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Sam Hazewinkel (1), Oklahoma over Nick Simmons (2), Michigan State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Efren Ceballos (6), California-Bakersfield over Vic Moreno (4), California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobbe Lowe (8), Minnesota over Coleman Scott (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout