NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2015 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Nick Gwiazdowski, North Carolina State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Nick GwiazdowskiNCST
  2. 2Adam CoonMICH
  3. 3MIke McMullanNW
  4. 4Connor MedberyWIS
  5. 5Bobby TelfordIOWA
  6. 6Jimmy LawsonPSU
  7. 7Ty WalzVT
  8. 8Michael KroellsMINN

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Nathan Butler, Stanford (CA) over David Ng, Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (6), Michigan over Collin Jensen, Nebraska — Fall 4:29 · View bout
  2. Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State over Jared Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. Blaize Cabell (7), Northern Iowa over Brooks Black, Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Connor Medbery (5), Wisconsin over Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  5. Denzel Dejournette (12), Appalachian State (NC) over Mimmo Lytle, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Devin Mellon (11), Missouri over Nathan Butler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Evan Knutson (16), North Dakota State over Jacob Kettler, George Mason (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State over Jacob Aiken-Phillips, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  9. Joe Stolfi (14), Bucknell (PA) over JJ Everard, South Dakota State — Fall 6:29 · View bout
  10. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Garrett Ryan, Columbia (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  11. MIke McMullan (2), Northwestern (IL) over Tanner Harms, Wyoming — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  12. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Billy Smith, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  13. Ross Larson (15), Oklahoma over Jacob Henderson, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  14. Spencer Myers, Maryland over Bobby Telford (3), Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  15. Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech over Nick Tavanello, Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  16. Tyler Deuel (13), Binghamton (NY) over Ryan Solomon, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (6), Michigan over Devin Mellon (11), Missouri — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State over Tyler Deuel (13), Binghamton (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Blaize Cabell (7), Northern Iowa over Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Connor Medbery (5), Wisconsin over Denzel Dejournette (12), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State over Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. MIke McMullan (2), Northwestern (IL) over Ross Larson (15), Oklahoma — MD 11–2 · View bout
  7. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Evan Knutson (16), North Dakota State — MD 14–1 · View bout
  8. Spencer Myers, Maryland over Joe Stolfi (14), Bucknell (PA) — Fall 8:30 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (6), Michigan over Spencer Myers, Maryland — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Connor Medbery (5), Wisconsin over Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. MIke McMullan (2), Northwestern (IL) over Blaize Cabell (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (6), Michigan over MIke McMullan (2), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Connor Medbery (5), Wisconsin — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Adam Coon (6), Michigan — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. David Ng, Harvard (MA) over Garrett Ryan, Columbia (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Smith, Rutgers (NJ) over Jacob Kettler, George Mason (VA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Bobby Telford (3), Iowa over JJ Everard, South Dakota State — Fall 0:39 · View bout
  3. Brooks Black, Illinois over Nick Tavanello, Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Collin Jensen, Nebraska over Nathan Butler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Jacob Aiken-Phillips, Cornell (NY) over David Ng, Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Jacob Henderson, Old Dominion (VA) over Tanner Harms, Wyoming — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  7. Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) over Mimmo Lytle, Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  8. Ryan Solomon, Pittsburgh (PA) over Jared Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Smith, Rutgers (NJ) over Ross Larson (15), Oklahoma — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Bobby Telford (3), Iowa over Tyler Deuel (13), Binghamton (NY) — Fall 1:47 · View bout
  3. Collin Jensen, Nebraska over Denzel Dejournette (12), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Devin Mellon (11), Missouri over Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Evan Knutson (16), North Dakota State over Jacob Henderson, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Brooks Black, Illinois — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. Ryan Solomon, Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Stolfi (14), Bucknell (PA) — MFF · View bout
  8. Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech over Jacob Aiken-Phillips, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (3), Iowa over Collin Jensen, Nebraska — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Devin Mellon (11), Missouri over Ryan Solomon, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Evan Knutson (16), North Dakota State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech over Billy Smith, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (3), Iowa over Blaize Cabell (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State over Devin Mellon (11), Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Spencer Myers, Maryland — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech over Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bobby Telford (3), Iowa over Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State over Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Connor Medbery (5), Wisconsin over Bobby Telford (3), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. MIke McMullan (2), Northwestern (IL) over Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State — MD 10–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. MIke McMullan (2), Northwestern (IL) over Connor Medbery (5), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bobby Telford (3), Iowa over Jimmy Lawson (8), Penn State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ty Walz (10), Virginia Tech over Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout