NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2010 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Max Askren, Missouri.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Max AskrenMIZZ
  2. 2Kirk SmithBSU
  3. 3Michael CannonAMER
  4. 4Joe LeBlancWYO
  5. 5John DergoILL
  6. 6Clayton FosterOKST
  7. 7Dustin KilgoreKENT
  8. 8Phillip KeddyIOWA

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mike Miller (10), Central Michigan over Mike Pucillo, Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro over Nick Knowles, Liberty (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State over Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) — MD 17–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Erwin (11), Penn State over Erich Schmidtke, Oklahoma — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. David Craig (12), Lehigh (PA) over Eric Cameron, Indiana (IN) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  5. Dustin Kilgore (3), Kent State (OH) over Steve Bosak, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Jason McCroskey, Citadel (SC) over Mike Miller (10), Central Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Joe LeBlanc (7), Wyoming over Josh Ihnen, Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. John Dergo (2), Illinois over Zac Thomusseit, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  9. Kirk Smith (1), Boise State (ID) over Jerome Ward, Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  10. Louis Caputo (8), Harvard (MA) over Austin Trotman, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  11. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Zack Giesen, Stanford (CA) — Fall 1:38 · View bout
  12. Michael Cannon (4), American (DC) over Mike Larson, California-Bakersfield — Fall 4:22 · View bout
  13. Nick Palmieri, Michigan State over Ben Clymer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  14. Phillip Keddy (9), Iowa over Michael Salopek, Virginia — MD 11–3 · View bout
  15. Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech over Nick Purdue, Ohio — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  16. Travis Rutt, Wisconsin over Nathan Schiedel, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State over David Craig (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Dustin Kilgore (3), Kent State (OH) over Nick Palmieri, Michigan State — Fall 2:31 · View bout
  3. Joe LeBlanc (7), Wyoming over Jason McCroskey, Citadel (SC) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. John Dergo (2), Illinois over Andrew Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro — TF 21–5 · View bout
  5. Kirk Smith (1), Boise State (ID) over Travis Rutt, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Dave Erwin (11), Penn State — Fall 3:51 · View bout
  7. Michael Cannon (4), American (DC) over Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Phillip Keddy (9), Iowa over Louis Caputo (8), Harvard (MA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe LeBlanc (7), Wyoming over John Dergo (2), Illinois — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Kirk Smith (1), Boise State (ID) over Phillip Keddy (9), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Dustin Kilgore (3), Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Michael Cannon (4), American (DC) over Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kirk Smith (1), Boise State (ID) over Michael Cannon (4), American (DC) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Joe LeBlanc (7), Wyoming — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Kirk Smith (1), Boise State (ID) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Mike Pucillo, Ohio State over Michael Salopek, Virginia — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Jerome Ward, Iowa State over Nathan Schiedel, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Josh Ihnen, Nebraska over Mike Miller (10), Central Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Pucillo, Ohio State over Austin Trotman, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Nick Purdue, Ohio over Mike Larson, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) over Eric Cameron, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Steve Bosak, Cornell (NY) over Ben Clymer, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Zac Thomusseit, Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Knowles, Liberty (VA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Zack Giesen, Stanford (CA) over Erich Schmidtke, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro over Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 2:44 · View bout
  2. Dave Erwin (11), Penn State over Jerome Ward, Iowa State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Jason McCroskey, Citadel (SC) over Nick Purdue, Ohio — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Josh Ihnen, Nebraska over Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Mike Pucillo, Ohio State over Nick Palmieri, Michigan State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  6. Steve Bosak, Cornell (NY) over Louis Caputo (8), Harvard (MA) — Fall 3:29 · View bout
  7. Zac Thomusseit, Pittsburgh (PA) over David Craig (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  8. Zack Giesen, Stanford (CA) over Travis Rutt, Wisconsin — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro over Jason McCroskey, Citadel (SC) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Josh Ihnen, Nebraska over Zac Thomusseit, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Pucillo, Ohio State over Dave Erwin (11), Penn State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Steve Bosak, Cornell (NY) over Zack Giesen, Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:31 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State over Mike Pucillo, Ohio State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Dustin Kilgore (3), Kent State (OH) over Josh Ihnen, Nebraska — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. John Dergo (2), Illinois over Steve Bosak, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Phillip Keddy (9), Iowa over Andrew Saunders, North Carolina-Greensboro — MD 14–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State over Phillip Keddy (9), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. John Dergo (2), Illinois over Dustin Kilgore (3), Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–9 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe LeBlanc (7), Wyoming over Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Michael Cannon (4), American (DC) over John Dergo (2), Illinois — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Cannon (4), American (DC) over Joe LeBlanc (7), Wyoming — Dec 7–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Dergo (2), Illinois over Clayton Foster (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dustin Kilgore (3), Kent State (OH) over Phillip Keddy (9), Iowa — Dec 9–5 · View bout