NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2006 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Johnny Hendricks, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Johnny HendricksOKST
  2. 2Ryan ChurellaMICH
  3. 3Muzaffar AbdurakhmanovAMER
  4. 4Deonte PennEDIN
  5. 5Joey BracamonteORE
  6. 6Travis PaulsonISU
  7. 7Dan ThompsonCIT
  8. 8Eric LuedkeIOWA

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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. Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) over Daniel Bedoy, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    2. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    3. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Matt Nagel (6), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    4. Garrett Atkinson, North Carolina over Beau Tresemer, Air Force (CO) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
    5. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Matt Pell (5), Missouri — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    6. Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois over Max Dean, Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    7. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Brian Busby, California-Bakersfield — TF 25–8 · View bout
    8. Larry Hall, West Virginia over Marc Harwood (12), Nebraska — MD 11–3 · View bout
    9. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Tyler Tisdell, George Mason (VA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    10. Nick Baima (4), Northern Iowa over Ray Blake, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    11. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 2:02 · View bout
    12. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Jon Anderson, Army (NY) — Dec 13–9 · View bout
    13. Troy Letters (7), Lehigh (PA) over Jason Cardillo, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
    14. Will Durkee, Northwestern (IL) over Steve Anceravage (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Troy Letters (7), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:09 · View bout
    2. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Will Durkee, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 0:53 · View bout
    3. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Larry Hall, West Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois over Nick Baima (4), Northern Iowa — Dflt · View bout
    5. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Garrett Atkinson, North Carolina — Fall 5:52 · View bout
    6. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Eric Luedke, Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    7. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–0 · View bout
    8. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Michael Poeta (9), Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Fall 5:52 · View bout
    3. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:39 · View bout
    4. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Joey Bracamonte, Oregon — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Ryan Churella (1), Michigan — Dec 9–8 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Brian Busby, California-Bakersfield over Beau Tresemer, Air Force (CO) — MD 18–8 · View bout
    2. Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) over Daniel Bedoy, Purdue (IN) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
    3. Matt Nagel (6), Minnesota over Steve Anceravage (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    4. Matt Pell (5), Missouri over Marc Harwood (12), Nebraska — MD 10–1 · View bout
    5. Max Dean, Indiana (IN) over Ray Blake, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    6. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Jason Cardillo, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) over Matt Nagel (6), Minnesota — Fall 6:14 · View bout
    2. Eric Luedke, Iowa over Jon Anderson, Army (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
    3. Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) over Will Durkee, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    4. Larry Hall, West Virginia over Brian Busby, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    5. Matt Pell (5), Missouri over Garrett Atkinson, North Carolina — Fall 2:23 · View bout
    6. Max Dean, Indiana (IN) over Troy Letters (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dflt · View bout
    7. Michael Poeta (9), Illinois over Tyler Tisdell, George Mason (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Nick Baima (4), Northern Iowa — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Eric Luedke, Iowa over Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Matt Pell (5), Missouri over Max Dean, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    3. Michael Poeta (9), Illinois over Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    4. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Larry Hall, West Virginia — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Michael Poeta (9), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    2. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    3. Eric Luedke, Iowa over Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Matt Pell (5), Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Fall 1:37 · View bout
    2. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Eric Luedke, Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Joey Bracamonte, Oregon — Dec 15–10 · View bout
    2. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) — Dflt · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Eric Luedke, Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout