NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2015 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Mathew Brown, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mathew BrownPSU
  2. 2Tyler WilpsPITT
  3. 3Robert KokeshNEB
  4. 4Logan StorleyMINN
  5. 5Kyle CrutchmerOKST
  6. 6Mike EvansIOWA
  7. 7Zach EpperlyVT
  8. 8Kurtis JulsonNDSU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) over Ethan Smith, Utah Valley — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy McCulley (14), Wyoming over John Michael Staudenmayer, North Carolina — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Blaise Butler (5), Virginia over Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan — MD 14–5 · View bout
  3. Chad Welch, Purdue (IN) over Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Cody Walters (9), Ohio over George 'Duke' Pickett, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Dominic Kastl, California-Poly over Tanner Weatherman (13), Iowa State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Joe Latham, Oregon State over Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Mark Martin (10), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  9. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Brian Harvey, Army (NY) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  10. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Pete Renda, North Carolina State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Evans (3), Iowa over Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Taylor Massa, Michigan — MD 9–0 · View bout
  13. Santiago Martinez (15), Lehigh (PA) over Raymond Waters, Arizona State — Fall 6:56 · View bout
  14. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Matt Reed, Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  15. Zac Brunson (11), Illinois over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Sean Mappes, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Joe Latham, Oregon State over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Blaise Butler (5), Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Zac Brunson (11), Illinois — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Santiago Martinez (15), Lehigh (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Evans (3), Iowa over Andy McCulley (14), Wyoming — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Chad Welch, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  7. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Cody Walters (9), Ohio — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Joe Latham, Oregon State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Evans (3), Iowa over Logan Storley (6), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Mike Evans (3), Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Taylor Massa, Michigan over Ethan Smith, Utah Valley — MD 11–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Harvey, Army (NY) over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin over Taylor Massa, Michigan — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (MD) over Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri over Tanner Weatherman (13), Iowa State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Mark Martin (10), Ohio State over Sean Mappes, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Reed, Oklahoma over George 'Duke' Pickett, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) over John Michael Staudenmayer, North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Pete Renda, North Carolina State over Raymond Waters, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Blaise Butler (5), Virginia over Brian Harvey, Army (NY) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Cody Walters (9), Ohio over Mark Martin (10), Ohio State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin over Santiago Martinez (15), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri over Andy McCulley (14), Wyoming — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Matt Reed, Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Pete Renda, North Carolina State over Chad Welch, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Zac Brunson (11), Illinois over Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Blaise Butler (5), Virginia over Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Cody Walters (9), Ohio over Pete Renda, North Carolina State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Zac Brunson (11), Illinois over Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri — DQ · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Joe Latham, Oregon State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Cody Walters (9), Ohio — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Zac Brunson (11), Illinois — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Blaise Butler (5), Virginia — Fall 6:25 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Mike Evans (3), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Logan Storley (6), Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Mike Evans (3), Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout