NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2012 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Tony Nelson, Minnesota.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tony NelsonMINN
  2. 2Zach ReyLEH
  3. 3MIke McMullanNW
  4. 4Clayton JackORST
  5. 5Bobby TelfordIOWA
  6. 6Ryan FloresAMER
  7. 7Jeremy JohnsonOHIO
  8. 8Nick GwiazdowskiBING

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Ernest James, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 5:36 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) over Spencer Myers (8), Maryland — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Blayne Beale, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. Brandon Williamson, West Virginia over Austin Marsden, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Cameron Wade (6), Penn State over Quintas McCorkle, Clarion (PA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Benjamin Apland, Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Cole Tobin, Wisconsin — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  7. Kevin Innis, Boston (MA) over Patrick 'PJ' Tasser, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Maciej Jochym, Cornell (NY) over Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  9. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Brendan Barlow, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  10. Peter Capone, Ohio State over Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  11. Peter Sturgeon, Central Michigan over Kyle Frey, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  12. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Devin Mellon, Missouri — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  13. Steve Andrus, Michigan State over Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  14. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  15. Wesley Schroeder, Eastern Michigan over Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Adam Chalfant, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) over Steve Andrus, Michigan State — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Peter Capone, Ohio State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Cameron Wade (6), Penn State over Maciej Jochym, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Kevin Innis, Boston (MA) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  5. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  6. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Wesley Schroeder, Eastern Michigan — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  7. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Peter Sturgeon, Central Michigan — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Brandon Williamson, West Virginia — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Cameron Wade (6), Penn State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) over Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
  3. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:50 · View bout
  4. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Bobby Telford (5), Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tony Nelson (2), Minnesota over Zach Rey (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Ernest James, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Austin Marsden, Oklahoma State over Adam Chalfant, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Benjamin Apland, Michigan over Patrick 'PJ' Tasser, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Cole Tobin, Wisconsin over Brendan Barlow, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) over Devin Mellon, Missouri — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State over Spencer Myers (8), Maryland — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State over Blayne Beale, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Kyle Frey, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska over Quintas McCorkle, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Benjamin Apland, Michigan over Steve Andrus, Michigan State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Brandon Williamson, West Virginia over Cole Tobin, Wisconsin — Fall 4:23 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Austin Marsden, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) over Maciej Jochym, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State over Kevin Innis, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State over Peter Sturgeon, Central Michigan — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Peter Capone, Ohio State — Fall 3:49 · View bout
  8. Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska over Wesley Schroeder, Eastern Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Matthew Gibson (12), Iowa State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State over Kevin Lester, Columbia (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Brandon Williamson, West Virginia — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska over Benjamin Apland, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Levi Cooper (9), Arizona State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) — Fall 5:25 · View bout
  3. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Tucker Lane (11), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) over Cameron Wade (6), Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio — Fall 3:46 · View bout
  2. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State over Bobby Telford (5), Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) — MFF · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. MIke McMullan (10), Northwestern (IL) over Clayton Jack (3), Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobby Telford (5), Iowa over Ryan Flores (1), American (DC) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Johnson (7), Ohio over Nick Gwiazdowski, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout