NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2007 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Josh Glenn, American (DC).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Josh GlennAMER
  2. 2Kurt BackesISU
  3. 3Chris WeidmanHOF
  4. 4James 'JD' BergmanOHST
  5. 5Phil DavisPSU
  6. 6Jerry RinaldiCOR
  7. 7Mike TamillowNW
  8. 8Nick RoyMICH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Cornelius 'Corry' Murray, Virginia Military over Jim Gibson, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brandon Halsey, California-Bakersfield over Max Askren (1), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Weidman (11), Hofstra (NY) over Dustin Porter, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Fall 1:09 · View bout
  3. Craig Brester (7), Nebraska over David Mendoza, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 15–2 · View bout
  4. Dallas Herbst (12), Wisconsin over Sam Wendland, Wyoming — Fall 2:59 · View bout
  5. Hudson Taylor, Maryland over Matt Monteiro, California-Poly — Fall 3:57 · View bout
  6. Jared Villers, West Virginia over James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) over TJ Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Joel Flaggert (8), Oklahoma over Nathan Moore, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  9. Josh Glenn (2), American (DC) over Andrew Anderson, Northern Illinois — MD 14–2 · View bout
  10. Kurt Backes (9), Iowa State over Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State — MD 16–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over Matt Cassidy, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  12. Nick Roy, Michigan over Eric Lapotsky, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  13. Patrick Bond, Illinois over Cornelius 'Corry' Murray, Virginia Military — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  14. Phil Davis (4), Penn State over Ryan Goodman, North Carolina State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  15. Travis Gardner, Oregon State over Jeremie Cook, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:53 · View bout
  16. Wynn Michalak (10), Central Michigan over Jason Trulson, Arizona State — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Weidman (11), Hofstra (NY) over Jared Villers, West Virginia — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Craig Brester (7), Nebraska over Wynn Michalak (10), Central Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) over Dallas Herbst (12), Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Josh Glenn (2), American (DC) over Patrick Bond, Illinois — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  5. Kurt Backes (9), Iowa State over Joel Flaggert (8), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over Hudson Taylor, Maryland — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Nick Roy, Michigan over Brandon Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Phil Davis (4), Penn State over Travis Gardner, Oregon State — Fall 4:30 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Weidman (11), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Josh Glenn (2), American (DC) over Craig Brester (7), Nebraska — Fall 6:36 · View bout
  3. Kurt Backes (9), Iowa State over Nick Roy, Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Phil Davis (4), Penn State over Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Glenn (2), American (DC) over Chris Weidman (11), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 4:27 · View bout
  2. Kurt Backes (9), Iowa State over Phil Davis (4), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Josh Glenn (2), American (DC) over Kurt Backes (9), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Eric Lapotsky, Bucknell (PA) over Jim Gibson, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:28 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cornelius 'Corry' Murray, Virginia Military over Andrew Anderson, Northern Illinois — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Lapotsky, Bucknell (PA) over Max Askren (1), Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State over Dustin Porter, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Fall 1:45 · View bout
  4. Jason Trulson, Arizona State over David Mendoza, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Matt Monteiro, California-Poly over Matt Cassidy, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  6. Nathan Moore, Purdue (IN) over Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State — MD 12–0 · View bout
  7. Ryan Goodman, North Carolina State over Jeremie Cook, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 6:25 · View bout
  8. TJ Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Sam Wendland, Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dallas Herbst (12), Wisconsin over Cornelius 'Corry' Murray, Virginia Military — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  2. Hudson Taylor, Maryland over Nathan Moore, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State over Brandon Halsey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Jared Villers, West Virginia over Eric Lapotsky, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Jason Trulson, Arizona State over Travis Gardner, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Monteiro, California-Poly over Joel Flaggert (8), Oklahoma — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. TJ Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Patrick Bond, Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Wynn Michalak (10), Central Michigan over Ryan Goodman, North Carolina State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dallas Herbst (12), Wisconsin over Jason Trulson, Arizona State — MD 13–0 · View bout
  2. Hudson Taylor, Maryland over Jared Villers, West Virginia — Fall 3:29 · View bout
  3. James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State over Matt Monteiro, California-Poly — Fall 1:54 · View bout
  4. Wynn Michalak (10), Central Michigan over TJ Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:35 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State over Craig Brester (7), Nebraska — Fall 3:15 · View bout
  2. Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) over Hudson Taylor, Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over Dallas Herbst (12), Wisconsin — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Nick Roy, Michigan over Wynn Michalak (10), Central Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State over Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) over Nick Roy, Michigan — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Weidman (11), Hofstra (NY) over Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State over Phil Davis (4), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Weidman (11), Hofstra (NY) over James 'JD' Bergman (6), Ohio State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Phil Davis (4), Penn State over Jerry Rinaldi (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Tamillow (3), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Roy, Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout