NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2012 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Kyle Dake, Cornell (NY).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kyle DakeCOR
  2. 2Derek St. JohnIOWA
  3. 3Dylan AltonPSU
  4. 4Jason WelchNW
  5. 5James FlemingCLAR
  6. 6Ganbayar SanjaaAMER
  7. 7James GreenNEB
  8. 8Walter PeppelmanHARV

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Josh Demas, Ohio State over Mallie Shuster, Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Anthony Jones Jr. (10), Michigan State over Albert White, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Daniel Kolodzik, Princeton (NJ) over Kyle John, Maryland — MD 9–0 · View bout
  3. David Bonin, Northern Iowa over Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  4. Derek St. John (2), Iowa over Drake Houdashelt, Missouri — MD 9–1 · View bout
  5. Dylan Alton (7), Penn State over Jake O'Hara, Columbia (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Frank Hickman (8), Bloomsburg (PA) over Bobby Barnhisel, Navy (MD) — Fall 2:41 · View bout
  7. Ganbayar Sanjaa (5), American (DC) over Josh Demas, Ohio State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) over Dan Waddell, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–0 · View bout
  9. James Green (11), Nebraska over Brian Tanen, Lehigh (PA) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  10. Jason Welch (3), Northwestern (IL) over Matt Lester, Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  11. Josh Kreimier, Air Force (CO) over Georgi Ivanov, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Justin Lister (9), Binghamton (NY) over Aaron Sulzer, Eastern Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  13. Kyle Dake (1), Cornell (NY) over John Nicholson, Old Dominion (VA) — Fall 1:13 · View bout
  14. Roger 'RJ' Pena, Oregon State over Corey Mock, North Carolina — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  15. Steven Monk (12), North Dakota State over Donnie Corby, Central Michigan — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  16. Tom Churchard, Purdue (IN) over Colton Palmer, North Carolina State — MD 11–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Daniel Kolodzik, Princeton (NJ) over David Bonin, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Derek St. John (2), Iowa over Roger 'RJ' Pena, Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Dylan Alton (7), Penn State over Anthony Jones Jr. (10), Michigan State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Frank Hickman (8), Bloomsburg (PA) over Justin Lister (9), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Ganbayar Sanjaa (5), American (DC) over Steven Monk (12), North Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. James Green (11), Nebraska over James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. Jason Welch (3), Northwestern (IL) over Tom Churchard, Purdue (IN) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Kyle Dake (1), Cornell (NY) over Josh Kreimier, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:31 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Derek St. John (2), Iowa over Dylan Alton (7), Penn State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Ganbayar Sanjaa (5), American (DC) over Daniel Kolodzik, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Jason Welch (3), Northwestern (IL) over James Green (11), Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Kyle Dake (1), Cornell (NY) over Frank Hickman (8), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 4:10 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Derek St. John (2), Iowa over Jason Welch (3), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Kyle Dake (1), Cornell (NY) over Ganbayar Sanjaa (5), American (DC) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Dake (1), Cornell (NY) over Derek St. John (2), Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Dan Waddell, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Mallie Shuster, Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Sulzer, Eastern Michigan over Bobby Barnhisel, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Brian Tanen, Lehigh (PA) over Dan Waddell, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Corey Mock, North Carolina over Drake Houdashelt, Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Jake O'Hara, Columbia (NY) over Albert White, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. John Nicholson, Old Dominion (VA) over Georgi Ivanov, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  6. Josh Demas, Ohio State over Donnie Corby, Central Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Matt Lester, Oklahoma over Colton Palmer, North Carolina State — MD 13–0 · View bout
  8. Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) over Kyle John, Maryland — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Jake O'Hara, Columbia (NY) over David Bonin, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) over John Nicholson, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Josh Kreimier, Air Force (CO) over Brian Tanen, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Justin Lister (9), Binghamton (NY) over Matt Lester, Oklahoma — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  5. Roger 'RJ' Pena, Oregon State over Josh Demas, Ohio State — MD 11–1 · View bout
  6. Steven Monk (12), North Dakota State over Corey Mock, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Tom Churchard, Purdue (IN) over Aaron Sulzer, Eastern Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) over Anthony Jones Jr. (10), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) over Tom Churchard, Purdue (IN) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  2. Josh Kreimier, Air Force (CO) over Justin Lister (9), Binghamton (NY) — Fall 5:33 · View bout
  3. Steven Monk (12), North Dakota State over Jake O'Hara, Columbia (NY) — MD 12–0 · View bout
  4. Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) over Roger 'RJ' Pena, Oregon State — Fall 2:29 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dylan Alton (7), Penn State over Josh Kreimier, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) over Daniel Kolodzik, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 1:52 · View bout
  3. James Green (11), Nebraska over Steven Monk (12), North Dakota State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) over Frank Hickman (8), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dylan Alton (7), Penn State over James Green (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) over Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) — MD 9–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dylan Alton (7), Penn State over Ganbayar Sanjaa (5), American (DC) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jason Welch (3), Northwestern (IL) over James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dylan Alton (7), Penn State over Jason Welch (3), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. James Fleming (6), Clarion (PA) over Ganbayar Sanjaa (5), American (DC) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. James Green (11), Nebraska over Walter Peppelman (4), Harvard (MA) — MD 9–1 · View bout