NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2012 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Frank Molinaro, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Frank MolinaroPSU
  2. 2Dylan NessMINN
  3. 3Donnie VinsonBING
  4. 4Cam TessariOHST
  5. 5Tyler NaumanPITT
  6. 6Justin AccordinoHOF
  7. 7Scott SakaguchiORST
  8. 8Nick LesterOU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Josh Wilson, Utah Valley over Kyle Bradley, Missouri — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bryce Busler, Bloomsburg (PA) over Taylor Walsh (11), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–9 · View bout
  2. Cole VonOhlen (3), Air Force (CO) over Kaleb Friedley, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:34 · View bout
  3. Corey Jantzen, Harvard (MA) over Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Dylan Ness (7), Minnesota over Shane Welsh, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Eric Grajales (8), Michigan over Stephen Robertson, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  6. Frank Molinaro (1), Penn State over Chris Villalonga, Cornell (NY) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  7. Ian Miller (5), Kent State (OH) over Eric Terrazas, Illinois — Fall 0:57 · View bout
  8. Jamal Parks (2), Oklahoma State over Gus Sako, Virginia — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  9. Josh Wilson, Utah Valley over Mario Mason, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Justin Accordino, Hofstra (NY) over Ivan Lopouchanski (12), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  11. Kevin Tao, American (DC) over Dan Osterman, Michigan State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  12. Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech over David Habat (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  13. Nick Lester, Oklahoma over Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  14. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State over Matthew Nereim, North Carolina State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  15. Steve Santos, Columbia (NY) over Owen Wilkinson, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  16. Tyler Nauman (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Dean Pavlou, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Cole VonOhlen (3), Air Force (CO) over Steve Santos, Columbia (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Dylan Ness (7), Minnesota over Corey Jantzen, Harvard (MA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  3. Eric Grajales (8), Michigan over Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Frank Molinaro (1), Penn State over Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Jamal Parks (2), Oklahoma State over Josh Wilson, Utah Valley — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Justin Accordino, Hofstra (NY) over Ian Miller (5), Kent State (OH) — Fall 3:33 · View bout
  7. Nick Lester, Oklahoma over Kevin Tao, American (DC) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  8. Tyler Nauman (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Bryce Busler, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dylan Ness (7), Minnesota over Jamal Parks (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Frank Molinaro (1), Penn State over Eric Grajales (8), Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Justin Accordino, Hofstra (NY) over Nick Lester, Oklahoma — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Tyler Nauman (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Cole VonOhlen (3), Air Force (CO) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dylan Ness (7), Minnesota over Tyler Nauman (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Frank Molinaro (1), Penn State over Justin Accordino, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Frank Molinaro (1), Penn State over Dylan Ness (7), Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Bradley, Missouri over Matthew Nereim, North Carolina State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State over Shane Welsh, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. David Habat (9), Edinboro (PA) over Stephen Robertson, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Dan Osterman, Michigan State — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  4. Eric Terrazas, Illinois over Ivan Lopouchanski (12), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Gus Sako, Virginia over Mario Mason, Rutgers (NJ) — MFF · View bout
  6. Kaleb Friedley, Northwestern (IL) over Owen Wilkinson, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  7. Kyle Bradley, Missouri over Chris Villalonga, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Taylor Walsh (11), Indiana (IN) over Dean Pavlou, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:02 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State over Kevin Tao, American (DC) — Fall 5:51 · View bout
  2. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Corey Jantzen, Harvard (MA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  3. Eric Terrazas, Illinois over Josh Wilson, Utah Valley — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Gus Sako, Virginia over Ian Miller (5), Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  5. Kaleb Friedley, Northwestern (IL) over Nick Brascetta, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Kyle Bradley, Missouri over Bryce Busler, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State over Taylor Walsh (11), Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Steve Santos, Columbia (NY) over David Habat (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State over Gus Sako, Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Eric Terrazas, Illinois — Fall 2:32 · View bout
  3. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State over Kaleb Friedley, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Steve Santos, Columbia (NY) over Kyle Bradley, Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State over Cole VonOhlen (3), Air Force (CO) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Eric Grajales (8), Michigan — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  3. Nick Lester, Oklahoma over Steve Santos, Columbia (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State over Jamal Parks (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State over Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Nick Lester, Oklahoma — MD 16–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State over Justin Accordino, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Tyler Nauman (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Donnie Vinson (4), Binghamton (NY) over Cam Tessari (10), Ohio State — Dec 12–10 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tyler Nauman (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Justin Accordino, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scott Sakaguchi, Oregon State over Nick Lester, Oklahoma — Dec 1–0 · View bout