NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2012 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Matt McDonough, Iowa.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Matt McDonoughIOWA
  2. 2Nicholas 'Nico' MegaludisPSU
  3. 3Zach SandersMINN
  4. 4Frank PerrelliCOR
  5. 5Ryan MangoSTAN
  6. 6Nic BedelyonKENT
  7. 7Jesse DelgadoILL
  8. 8Steve BonannoHOF

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jarrod Patterson (7), Oklahoma over Shane Gentry, Maryland — MD 9–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alan Waters (3), Missouri over Pat Rollins, Oregon State — TF 15–0 · View bout
  2. Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh (PA) over Coltin Fought, North Carolina State — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Camden Eppert, Purdue (IN) over Joe Roth, Central Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Frank Perrelli (6), Cornell (NY) over Erik Spjut, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Jarrod Patterson (7), Oklahoma over Max Soria, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Jesse Delgado (4), Illinois over Jerome Robinson, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Jon Morrison, Oklahoma State over Antonio 'Tony' Gravely, Appalachian State (NC) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  8. Levi Mele (9), Northwestern (IL) over Garrett Frey, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 2:38 · View bout
  9. Matt McDonough (1), Iowa over Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan — Fall 3:24 · View bout
  10. Matthew Snyder (11), Virginia over Johnni DiJulius, Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  11. Nic Bedelyon (5), Kent State (OH) over Cory 'Ryak' Finch, Iowa State — MD 13–2 · View bout
  12. Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis (10), Penn State over Michael Martinez, Wyoming — MD 13–5 · View bout
  13. Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) over Shane Young, West Virginia — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  14. Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) over Tyler Iwamura, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  15. Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State over Vince Rodriguez, George Mason (VA) — Fall 2:23 · View bout
  16. Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota over Austin Miller, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 6:00 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh (PA) over Alan Waters (3), Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Frank Perrelli (6), Cornell (NY) over Matthew Snyder (11), Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Jesse Delgado (4), Illinois over Camden Eppert, Purdue (IN) — Fall 5:12 · View bout
  4. Matt McDonough (1), Iowa over Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  5. Nic Bedelyon (5), Kent State (OH) over Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis (10), Penn State over Jarrod Patterson (7), Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) over Levi Mele (9), Northwestern (IL) — MD 15–6 · View bout
  8. Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota over Jon Morrison, Oklahoma State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Frank Perrelli (6), Cornell (NY) over Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Matt McDonough (1), Iowa over Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Nic Bedelyon (5), Kent State (OH) over Jesse Delgado (4), Illinois — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis (10), Penn State over Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Matt McDonough (1), Iowa over Nic Bedelyon (5), Kent State (OH) — MD 15–7 · View bout
  2. Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis (10), Penn State over Frank Perrelli (6), Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Matt McDonough (1), Iowa over Nicholas 'Nico' Megaludis (10), Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Shane Young, West Virginia over Shane Gentry, Maryland — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Antonio 'Tony' Gravely, Appalachian State (NC) over Austin Miller, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  2. Cory 'Ryak' Finch, Iowa State over Tyler Iwamura, California-Bakersfield — Fall 0:52 · View bout
  3. Erik Spjut, Virginia Tech over Johnni DiJulius, Ohio State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Garrett Frey, Princeton (NJ) over Shane Young, West Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan over Vince Rodriguez, George Mason (VA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Joe Roth, Central Michigan over Jerome Robinson, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  7. Michael Martinez, Wyoming over Max Soria, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Pat Rollins, Oregon State over Coltin Fought, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alan Waters (3), Missouri over Garrett Frey, Princeton (NJ) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  2. Camden Eppert, Purdue (IN) over Michael Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jarrod Patterson (7), Oklahoma over Joe Roth, Central Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Jon Morrison, Oklahoma State over Cory 'Ryak' Finch, Iowa State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Matthew Snyder (11), Virginia over Jared Germaine, Eastern Michigan — Fall 5:24 · View bout
  6. Pat Rollins, Oregon State over Levi Mele (9), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) over Antonio 'Tony' Gravely, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 15–2 · View bout
  8. Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State over Erik Spjut, Virginia Tech — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Alan Waters (3), Missouri over Matthew Snyder (11), Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Jarrod Patterson (7), Oklahoma over Jon Morrison, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) over Camden Eppert, Purdue (IN) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State over Pat Rollins, Oregon State — MD 9–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jesse Delgado (4), Illinois over Alan Waters (3), Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) over Jarrod Patterson (7), Oklahoma — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) over Anthony Zanetta, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota over Trent Sprenkle, North Dakota State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) over Jesse Delgado (4), Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota over Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Frank Perrelli (6), Cornell (NY) over Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota over Nic Bedelyon (5), Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Zach Sanders (2), Minnesota over Frank Perrelli (6), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ryan Mango (8), Stanford (CA) over Nic Bedelyon (5), Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jesse Delgado (4), Illinois over Steve Bonanno (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout