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2006 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Ben Askren, Missouri.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Ben AskrenMIZZ
  2. 2Jake HerbertNW
  3. 3Mark PerryIOWA
  4. 4Mike PatrovichHOF
  5. 5Matt HerringtonPENN
  6. 6Travis FrickLEH
  7. 7Jacob KleinNEB
  8. 8James YonushonisPSU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Christian Arellano, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–2 · View bout
    2. Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State over Jeremy Larson, Oregon State — TF 17–0 · View bout
    3. Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) over RJ Boudro (6), Michigan State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    4. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over Jim Bertulis, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Doug Umbehauer, Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:17 · View bout
    6. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Brian Bernal, Wyoming — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    7. Ken Cook (7), California-Davis over Blake Mauer, Ohio State — MD 13–4 · View bout
    8. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Gabriel Dretsch (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    9. Kurt Brenner, West Virginia over Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    10. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    11. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Alex Maciag, North Carolina — MD 16–4 · View bout
    12. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Donny Reynolds, Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    13. Matt Stolpinski, Navy (MD) over Aaron Miller, Kent State (OH) — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    14. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Nick Hernandez, California-Poly — MD 12–3 · View bout
    15. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Jared Ricotta, Duquesne (PA) — MD 15–5 · View bout
    16. Wes Roberts, Oklahoma over Dan Miracola, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Wes Roberts, Oklahoma — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State over Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    3. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over Kurt Brenner, West Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Matt Stolpinski, Navy (MD) — Fall 0:47 · View bout
    5. Ken Cook (7), California-Davis over Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    6. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) — Fall 4:05 · View bout
    7. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    8. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over James Yonushonis (9), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — TF 19–3 · View bout
    2. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Ken Cook (7), California-Davis — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    3. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State — Fall 4:28 · View bout
    4. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) — TF 21–6 · View bout
    2. Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) over Mark Perry (3), Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Ben Askren (1), Missouri over Jake Herbert (2), Northwestern (IL) — MD 14–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Aaron Miller, Kent State (OH) over Doug Umbehauer, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:56 · View bout
    2. Dan Miracola, Cornell (NY) over Christian Arellano, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Donny Reynolds, Illinois over Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    4. Gabriel Dretsch (10), Minnesota over Blake Mauer, Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    5. Jared Ricotta, Duquesne (PA) over Brian Bernal, Wyoming — Fall 6:17 · View bout
    6. Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro over Jim Bertulis, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 4:04 · View bout
    7. Nick Hernandez, California-Poly over Alex Maciag, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    8. RJ Boudro (6), Michigan State over Jeremy Larson, Oregon State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) over Dan Miracola, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Donny Reynolds, Illinois — Fall 3:16 · View bout
    3. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 10–0 · View bout
    4. Kurt Brenner, West Virginia over Gabriel Dretsch (10), Minnesota — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    5. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Aaron Miller, Kent State (OH) — Fall 3:44 · View bout
    6. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Jared Ricotta, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 2:39 · View bout
    7. Nick Hernandez, California-Poly over Matt Stolpinski, Navy (MD) — Dec 15–12 · View bout
    8. Wes Roberts, Oklahoma over RJ Boudro (6), Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Wes Roberts, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Nick Hernandez, California-Poly — MD 10–1 · View bout
    3. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Kurt Brenner, West Virginia — MD 11–2 · View bout
    4. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. James Yonushonis (9), Penn State over Ken Cook (7), California-Davis — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Brandon Mason (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    4. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over James Yonushonis (9), Penn State — Fall 0:49 · View bout
    2. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 3:15 · View bout
    2. Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Perry (3), Iowa over Mike Patrovich (5), Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Matt Herrington (12), Pennsylvania over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 6:44 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jacob Klein (4), Nebraska over James Yonushonis (9), Penn State — Dec 2–0 · View bout