NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2015 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Kyven Gadson, Iowa State.

There is no bracket drawing for this weight yet. Every recorded bout is listed below by round.

Place winners

  1. 1Kyven GadsonISU
  2. 2Kyle SnyderOHST
  3. 3Morgan McIntoshPSU
  4. 4Scott SchillerMINN
  5. 5J'Den CoxMIZZ
  6. 6Conner HartmannDUKE
  7. 7Nathan BurakIOWA
  8. 8Max HuntleyMICH

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Basil Minto, Northern Iowa over Nate Rotert, South Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Abram Ayala (7), Princeton (NJ) over Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan over Phillip Wellington (14), Ohio — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Cody Crawford, Oregon State over Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) over Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  6. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  7. Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Alex Polizzi (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Jeffrey Koepke, Illinois over Elliot Riddick (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  9. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over Braden Atwood, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  10. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Basil Minto, Northern Iowa — TF 19–4 · View bout
  11. Max Huntley (8), Michigan over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  12. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Zach Nye, Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  13. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Vince Pickett, Edinboro (PA) — MD 18–4 · View bout
  14. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  15. Shane Woods (13), Wyoming over Jared Haught, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Trent Noon, Northern Colorado over Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) over Abram Ayala (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Jeffrey Koepke, Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over Shane Woods (13), Wyoming — MD 14–5 · View bout
  4. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — Fall 4:55 · View bout
  5. Max Huntley (8), Michigan over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  6. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska — MD 14–5 · View bout
  7. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Cody Crawford, Oregon State — MD 10–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) over Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Max Huntley (8), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Nathan Burak (6), Iowa — MD 12–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over J'Den Cox (1), Missouri — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State — Fall 4:24 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nate Rotert, South Dakota State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Polizzi (11), Northwestern (IL) over Vince Pickett, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania over Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Zach Nye, Virginia — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  5. Jared Haught, Virginia Tech over Braden Atwood, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Phillip Wellington (14), Ohio over Basil Minto, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Elliot Riddick (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 3:40 · View bout
  2. Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan over Jared Haught, Virginia Tech — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  3. Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Cody Crawford, Oregon State over Alex Polizzi (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) over Abram Ayala (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  6. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Jeffrey Koepke, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. Shane Woods (13), Wyoming over Phillip Wellington (14), Ohio — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  8. Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin over Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska over Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) — Fall 6:12 · View bout
  2. Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Shane Woods (13), Wyoming over Cody Crawford, Oregon State — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Max Huntley (8), Michigan over Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Shane Woods (13), Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Nathan Burak (6), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Max Huntley (8), Michigan — Fall 1:11 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over J'Den Cox (1), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota — Dec 12–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Max Huntley (8), Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout