NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2012 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Kellen Russell, Michigan.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kellen RussellMICH
  2. 2Montell MarionIOWA
  3. 3Boris NovachkovCP
  4. 4Kendric MapleOU
  5. 5Mike MangrumORST
  6. 6Hunter StieberOHST
  7. 7Michael NevingerCOR
  8. 8Darius LittleNCST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania over Evan Henderson, North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) over Levi Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Luke Goettl, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State over Rick Durso, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) over Matthew Mariacher (11), American (DC) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Nicholas Hucke, Missouri — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Nathan Hoffer, Arizona State — Fall 4:48 · View bout
  8. Luke Vaith, Hofstra (NY) over Tanner Hough, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  9. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  10. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) over Stephen Dutton III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  12. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Mike Morales, West Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  13. Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota over Kevin Fanta, Northern Illinois — MD 12–4 · View bout
  14. Nick Nelson (7), Virginia over Mike Kessler, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  15. Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) over Adam Krop, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech over Jake Sueflohn (10), Nebraska — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State over Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Luke Vaith, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota over Darius Little (8), North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech over Nick Nelson (7), Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State over Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech — MD 15–3 · View bout
  4. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Montell Marion (3), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Evan Henderson, North Carolina over Rick Durso, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Krop, Princeton (NJ) over Evan Henderson, North Carolina — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Jake Sueflohn (10), Nebraska over Mike Kessler, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State over Levi Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa — MD 14–6 · View bout
  4. Luke Goettl, Iowa State over Kevin Fanta, Northern Illinois — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  5. Nicholas Hucke, Missouri over Tanner Hough, Duke (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan over Nathan Hoffer, Arizona State — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  7. Stephen Dutton III, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Morales, West Virginia — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania over Matthew Mariacher (11), American (DC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) over Jake Sueflohn (10), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Stephen Dutton III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) over Nicholas Hucke, Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Adam Krop, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
  5. Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) over Luke Goettl, Iowa State — TF 17–2 · View bout
  6. Nick Nelson (7), Virginia over Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) over Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania over Luke Vaith, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) over Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Nick Nelson (7), Virginia — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) over Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Darius Little (8), North Carolina State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State — Fall 4:09 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State — Fall 4:14 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Darius Little (8), North Carolina State — Dec 10–3 · View bout