NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2007 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Trent Paulson, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Trent PaulsonISU
  2. 2Craig HenningWIS
  3. 3Michael PoetaILL
  4. 4James StrouseHOF
  5. 5Matt KocherPITT
  6. 6Charles 'CP' SchlatterMINN
  7. 7Josh ZupancicSTAN
  8. 8Ryan HluschakDREX

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota over Luke Salazar, Northern Colorado — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Zac Fryling, West Virginia — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Michael Chandler, Missouri over Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) over Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Virginia Tech — Dec 19–12 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Jarrett Hostetter, Millersville (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Brian Stith (2), Arizona State over Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Bubba Jenkins, Penn State over Michael Chandler, Missouri — MD 15–3 · View bout
  4. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota over Cody Midlam, Duquesne (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Chris Oliver (9), Nebraska over Jacob Frerichs, Ohio — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Craig Henning (7), Wisconsin over Devin Mesanko, Columbia (NY) — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  7. James Strouse (3), Hofstra (NY) over Tyler Sherfey, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. John Jarred, Navy (MD) over Victer Crenshaw, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  9. Josh Zupancic, Stanford (CA) over Seth Martin (8), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  10. Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dave Nakasone, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  11. Michael Poeta (5), Illinois over Chase Pami, California-Poly — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  12. Moza Fay (10), Northern Iowa over Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 11–0 · View bout
  13. Nate Galloway, Rider (NJ) over Jacob Murphy, Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:11 · View bout
  14. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) over Ryan Morningstar, Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  15. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Matt Dragon, Pennsylvania — Fall 3:32 · View bout
  16. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over Matt Hill (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Stith (2), Arizona State over Nate Galloway, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota over John Jarred, Navy (MD) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. Craig Henning (7), Wisconsin over Moza Fay (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. James Strouse (3), Hofstra (NY) over Bubba Jenkins, Penn State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Josh Zupancic, Stanford (CA) over Chris Oliver (9), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Michael Poeta (5), Illinois over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 13–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Henning (7), Wisconsin over Brian Stith (2), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. James Strouse (3), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Michael Poeta (5), Illinois over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Josh Zupancic, Stanford (CA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Henning (7), Wisconsin over James Strouse (3), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Michael Poeta (5), Illinois — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Trent Paulson (1), Iowa State over Craig Henning (7), Wisconsin — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Jacob Murphy, Purdue (IN) over Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) over Victer Crenshaw, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Tyler Sherfey, Boise State (ID) over Luke Salazar, Northern Colorado — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Zac Fryling, West Virginia over Jacob Frerichs, Ohio — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Dave Nakasone, Lehigh (PA) over Jarrett Hostetter, Millersville (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jacob Murphy, Purdue (IN) over Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Devin Mesanko, Columbia (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) over Cody Midlam, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Matt Hill (12), Edinboro (PA) over Chase Pami, California-Poly — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Michael Chandler, Missouri over Tyler Sherfey, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:33 · View bout
  7. Ryan Morningstar, Iowa over Matt Dragon, Pennsylvania — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Seth Martin (8), Lock Haven (PA) over Zac Fryling, West Virginia — MD 11–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Ryan Morningstar, Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga over John Jarred, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Matt Hill (12), Edinboro (PA) over Nate Galloway, Rider (NJ) — Fall 9:44 · View bout
  4. Michael Chandler, Missouri over Chris Oliver (9), Nebraska — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Moza Fay (10), Northern Iowa over Kurt Gross, Kent State (OH) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  6. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) over Dave Nakasone, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Seth Martin (8), Lock Haven (PA) over Bubba Jenkins, Penn State — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  8. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over Jacob Murphy, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) over Seth Martin (8), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Moza Fay (10), Northern Iowa over Matt Hill (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  4. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) over Michael Chandler, Missouri — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota over Brandon Becker (6), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Josh Zupancic, Stanford (CA) over Moza Fay (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jake Yost, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) over Brian Stith (2), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota over Josh Zupancic, Stanford (CA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. James Strouse (3), Hofstra (NY) over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Michael Poeta (5), Illinois over Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Poeta (5), Illinois over James Strouse (3), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Matt Kocher (11), Pittsburgh (PA) over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (4), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Josh Zupancic, Stanford (CA) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 11–10 · View bout