NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2008 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Brent Metcalf, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Brent MetcalfIOWA
  2. 2Bubba JenkinsPSU
  3. 3Jordan BurroughsNEB
  4. 4Josh ChurellaMICH
  5. 5Darrion CaldwellNCST
  6. 6JP O'ConnorHARV
  7. 7Dustin SchlatterMINN
  8. 8Lance PalmerOHST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 5 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Josh Churella (5), Michigan over Trevor Chinn, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Kurt Kinser, Indiana (IN) over Matt Cathell, Delaware State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Kyle Larson, Oregon State over Hadley Harrison, Clarion (PA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  4. Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) over Josh Wagner, Missouri — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  5. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State over Kyle Fried, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (8), Purdue (IN) over David Jauregui, West Virginia — TF 16–0 · View bout
  2. Brandon Carter, Central Michigan over Scott Ervin (10), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  4. Bubba Jenkins (6), Penn State over Bryce Saddoris, Navy (MD) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  5. Darrion Caldwell (7), North Carolina State over Michael Roberts, Boston (MA) — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  6. Daryl Cocozzo, Edinboro (PA) over Eric Medina, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Dustin Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Adam Hall, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Eddie McCray, Gardner-Webb (NC) over Lucas Espericueta, Stanford (CA) — Fall 1:19 · View bout
  9. Jordan Burroughs (4), Nebraska over Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  10. Josh Churella (5), Michigan over Ryan Adams, North Dakota State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  11. JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) over Joey Knox, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 14–4 · View bout
  12. Kurt Kinser, Indiana (IN) over Don Fisch, Rider (NJ) — Fall 1:32 · View bout
  13. Lance Palmer (9), Ohio State over Kyle Larson, Oregon State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  14. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State over Anthony Constantino, Columbia (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  15. Morgan Atkinson (12), California-Fullerton over Nick Pickerell, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  16. Ryan Lang (11), Northwestern (IL) over Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Kurt Kinser, Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Bubba Jenkins (6), Penn State over Ryan Lang (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Darrion Caldwell (7), North Carolina State over Brandon Carter, Central Michigan — Fall 0:42 · View bout
  4. Dustin Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Mitch Mueller, Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Jordan Burroughs (4), Nebraska over Eddie McCray, Gardner-Webb (NC) — TF 21–5 · View bout
  6. Josh Churella (5), Michigan over Morgan Atkinson (12), California-Fullerton — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) over Daryl Cocozzo, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  8. Lance Palmer (9), Ohio State over Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (8), Purdue (IN) — MD 14–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Lance Palmer (9), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Bubba Jenkins (6), Penn State over JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Darrion Caldwell (7), North Carolina State over Dustin Schlatter (2), Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Jordan Burroughs (4), Nebraska over Josh Churella (5), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Jordan Burroughs (4), Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Bubba Jenkins (6), Penn State over Darrion Caldwell (7), North Carolina State — Dec 12–8 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Bubba Jenkins (6), Penn State — Dec 14–8 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 5 bouts

  1. Josh Wagner, Missouri over Nick Pickerell, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:04 · View bout
  2. Kyle Fried, Binghamton (NY) over Don Fisch, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Matt Cathell, Delaware State over Anthony Constantino, Columbia (NY) — MD 14–2 · View bout
  4. Scott Ervin (10), Appalachian State (NC) over Hadley Harrison, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Trevor Chinn, Lehigh (PA) over Bryce Saddoris, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Hall, Boise State (ID) over Matt Cathell, Delaware State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania over Lucas Espericueta, Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. David Jauregui, West Virginia over Kyle Larson, Oregon State — Dec 13–12 · View bout
  4. Eric Medina, Maryland over Joey Knox, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 2:34 · View bout
  5. Josh Wagner, Missouri over Ryan Adams, North Dakota State — Fall 1:00 · View bout
  6. Scott Ervin (10), Appalachian State (NC) over Michael Roberts, Boston (MA) — MD 14–0 · View bout
  7. Trevor Chinn, Lehigh (PA) over Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over Kyle Fried, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Hall, Boise State (ID) over Morgan Atkinson (12), California-Fullerton — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (8), Purdue (IN) over Eric Medina, Maryland — TF 17–0 · View bout
  3. Brandon Carter, Central Michigan over Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. David Jauregui, West Virginia over Daryl Cocozzo, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Josh Wagner, Missouri over Mitch Mueller, Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Kurt Kinser, Indiana (IN) over Trevor Chinn, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Scott Ervin (10), Appalachian State (NC) over Eddie McCray, Gardner-Webb (NC) — TF 21–4 · View bout
  8. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over Ryan Lang (11), Northwestern (IL) — MD 18–10 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Adam Hall, Boise State (ID) over Scott Ervin (10), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (8), Purdue (IN) over Kurt Kinser, Indiana (IN) — MD 15–2 · View bout
  3. Brandon Carter, Central Michigan over Josh Wagner, Missouri — Fall 3:41 · View bout
  4. Will Rowe, Oklahoma over David Jauregui, West Virginia — Dec 13–7 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dustin Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (8), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Josh Churella (5), Michigan over Will Rowe, Oklahoma — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) over Adam Hall, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Lance Palmer (9), Ohio State over Brandon Carter, Central Michigan — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Churella (5), Michigan over Lance Palmer (9), Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) over Dustin Schlatter (2), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jordan Burroughs (4), Nebraska over JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Josh Churella (5), Michigan over Darrion Caldwell (7), North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jordan Burroughs (4), Nebraska over Josh Churella (5), Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Darrion Caldwell (7), North Carolina State over JP O'Connor (3), Harvard (MA) — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dustin Schlatter (2), Minnesota over Lance Palmer (9), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout