NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2011 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Jon Reader, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jon ReaderISU
  2. 2Nick AmuchasteguiSTAN
  3. 3Ed RuthPSU
  4. 4Mack LewnesCOR
  5. 5Colby CovingtonORST
  6. 6Chris HenrichUVA
  7. 7Mike LettsMD
  8. 8Ben BennettCMU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Dorian Henderson, Missouri over Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan over Alex Caruso, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Chris Henrich (5), Virginia over Eric Starks, Arizona State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 18–6 · View bout
  4. Curran Jacobs, Michigan State over Austin Meys (11), Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Royal Brettrager II, Liberty (VA) — Fall 0:24 · View bout
  6. Ethen Lofthouse (9), Iowa over Dorian Henderson, Missouri — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) over Matt Fullowan, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Justin Zeerip, Michigan — MD 13–3 · View bout
  9. Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) over Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  11. Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 8–0 · View bout
  12. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Scott Giffin, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — MD 13–1 · View bout
  14. Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State over Matt Demichiel, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  15. Nick Purdue, Ohio over Ryan McGarity, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  16. Scott Glasser, Minnesota over Patrick Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan over Curran Jacobs, Michigan State — MD 16–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Henrich (5), Virginia over Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Scott Glasser, Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) — MD 13–0 · View bout
  6. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Nick Purdue, Ohio — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  7. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Ethen Lofthouse (9), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Henrich (5), Virginia over Colby Covington (4), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Mike Letts (8), Maryland — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Ed Ruth (2), Penn State — Dflt · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Chris Henrich (5), Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Matt Demichiel, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Caruso, Rutgers (NJ) over Austin Meys (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  2. Dorian Henderson, Missouri over Scott Giffin, Pennsylvania — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Eric Starks, Arizona State over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) over Ryan McGarity, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (PA) over Matt Fullowan, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Patrick Martinez, Wyoming over Royal Brettrager II, Liberty (VA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  7. Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) over Justin Zeerip, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dorian Henderson, Missouri over Nick Purdue, Ohio — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) over Ethen Lofthouse (9), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) over Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) over Alex Caruso, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State over Patrick Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  6. Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State over Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) over Curran Jacobs, Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  8. Scott Glasser, Minnesota over Eric Starks, Arizona State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) over Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State over Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State over Scott Glasser, Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) over Dorian Henderson, Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan over Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Mike Letts (8), Maryland — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan — Fall 0:42 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Chris Henrich (5), Virginia — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Colby Covington (4), Oregon State — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Chris Henrich (5), Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout