NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2012 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion David Taylor, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1David TaylorPSU
  2. 2Brandon HatchettLEH
  3. 3Bekzod AbdurakhmanovCLAR
  4. 4Kyle BlevinsAPP
  5. 5Pete YatesVT
  6. 6Josh AsperMD
  7. 7Ben JordanWIS
  8. 8Conrad PolzILL

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State over Joe Booth, Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Stephen 'Gabe' Burak, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over James Brundage, Rider (NJ) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  4. Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga over David Cheza, Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Cole Gracey, Army (NY) over Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Dallas Bailey, Oklahoma State over Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech — MD 13–2 · View bout
  7. Dan Yates, Michigan over Tristan Warner, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  9. Dominic Kastl, California-Poly over Cody Yohn (10), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  10. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Marshall Peppelman, Cornell (NY) over Pierce Harger, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Evans (5), Iowa over Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma over Conrad Polz (9), Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  14. Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) over Scott Winston, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  15. Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska over Zach Toal, Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  16. Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State over Marshall Peppelman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Cole Gracey, Army (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over Dallas Bailey, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:52 · View bout
  5. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Evans (5), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska over Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming over Dan Yates, Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska — Fall 0:30 · View bout
  4. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over Josh Asper (7), Maryland — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) — Fall 4:44 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) — TF 22–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (NY) over Zach Toal, Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Tristan Warner, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) over David Cheza, Michigan State — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  4. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Scott Winston, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia over Cody Yohn (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over James Brundage, Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:11 · View bout
  7. Pierce Harger, Northwestern (IL) over Joe Booth, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Stephen 'Gabe' Burak, Northern Colorado over Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Mike Evans (5), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Marshall Peppelman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) over Dallas Bailey, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Dominic Kastl, California-Poly over Stephen 'Gabe' Burak, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Dan Yates, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia over Cole Gracey, Army (NY) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  7. Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma over Pierce Harger, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 0:33 · View bout
  3. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Conrad Polz (9), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Josh Asper (7), Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Josh Asper (7), Maryland — Dec 13–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Conrad Polz (9), Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout