NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2015 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Gabe Dean, Cornell (NY).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Gabe DeanCOR
  2. 2Nate BrownLEH
  3. 3Vic AveryEDIN
  4. 4Blake StaufferASU
  5. 5Kenny CourtsOHST
  6. 6Hayden ZillmerNDSU
  7. 7Willie MiklusMIZZ
  8. 8Timothy 'TJ' DudleyNEB

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ben Stroh, Wyoming over Jack McKeever, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State over John Rizqallah, Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Domenic Abounader (8), Michigan over Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 5:52 · View bout
  3. Donald 'Scott' Patrick, Davidson (NC) over Brett Pfarr (11), Minnesota — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Gabe Dean (1), Cornell (NY) over Patrick Kissel, Purdue (IN) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Jack Dechow (4), Old Dominion (VA) over Jacob Kasper, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  6. Kenny Courts, Ohio State over Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Matt McCutcheon (14), Penn State over Nick Fiegener, California-Poly — TF 20–5 · View bout
  8. Max Thomusseit (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jakob 'Bubba' Scheffel, West Virginia — MD 14–4 · View bout
  9. Nate Brown (7), Lehigh (PA) over Andrew Romanchik, Ohio — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  10. Nolan Boyd (12), Oklahoma State over Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin over Brett Harner, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  12. Sammy Brooks (9), Iowa over Ben Stroh, Wyoming — MD 10–2 · View bout
  13. Taylor Meeks (5), Oregon State over Tom Sleigh, Bucknell (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  14. Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska over Ophir Bernstein, Brown (RI) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  15. Vic Avery (13), Edinboro (PA) over Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  16. Willie Miklus, Missouri over Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (10), Pennsylvania — Fall 2:16 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Gabe Dean (1), Cornell (NY) over Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  2. Kenny Courts, Ohio State over Donald 'Scott' Patrick, Davidson (NC) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  3. Matt McCutcheon (14), Penn State over Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Max Thomusseit (2), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  5. Nate Brown (7), Lehigh (PA) over Willie Miklus, Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Sammy Brooks (9), Iowa over Domenic Abounader (8), Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Taylor Meeks (5), Oregon State over Nolan Boyd (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Vic Avery (13), Edinboro (PA) over Jack Dechow (4), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gabe Dean (1), Cornell (NY) over Sammy Brooks (9), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kenny Courts, Ohio State over Matt McCutcheon (14), Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Nate Brown (7), Lehigh (PA) over Max Thomusseit (2), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Vic Avery (13), Edinboro (PA) over Taylor Meeks (5), Oregon State — MD 14–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gabe Dean (1), Cornell (NY) over Vic Avery (13), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Nate Brown (7), Lehigh (PA) over Kenny Courts, Ohio State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Gabe Dean (1), Cornell (NY) over Nate Brown (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Brett Pfarr (11), Minnesota over Jack McKeever, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Harner, Princeton (NJ) over Jakob 'Bubba' Scheffel, West Virginia — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (PA) over Ben Stroh, Wyoming — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State over Brett Pfarr (11), Minnesota — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. John Rizqallah, Michigan State over Nick Fiegener, California-Poly — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (10), Pennsylvania over Andrew Romanchik, Ohio — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois over Jacob Kasper, Duke (NC) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State over Tom Sleigh, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Ophir Bernstein, Brown (RI) over Patrick Kissel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State over Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Donald 'Scott' Patrick, Davidson (NC) over Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State over Nolan Boyd (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Jack Dechow (4), Old Dominion (VA) over John Rizqallah, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (10), Pennsylvania over Domenic Abounader (8), Michigan — MD 10–2 · View bout
  6. Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin over Ophir Bernstein, Brown (RI) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  7. Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska over Brett Harner, Princeton (NJ) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  8. Willie Miklus, Missouri over Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State over Donald 'Scott' Patrick, Davidson (NC) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State over Jack Dechow (4), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska over Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (10), Pennsylvania — MD 17–5 · View bout
  4. Willie Miklus, Missouri over Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin — Fall 3:31 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State over Sammy Brooks (9), Iowa — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State over Max Thomusseit (2), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska over Matt McCutcheon (14), Penn State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Willie Miklus, Missouri over Taylor Meeks (5), Oregon State — Dec 13–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State over Willie Miklus, Missouri — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State over Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State over Kenny Courts, Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Vic Avery (13), Edinboro (PA) over Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Vic Avery (13), Edinboro (PA) over Blake Stauffer (3), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kenny Courts, Ohio State over Hayden Zillmer (6), North Dakota State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Willie Miklus, Missouri over Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (16), Nebraska — Dec 6–5 · View bout