NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2017 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Zain Retherford, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Zain RetherfordPSU
  2. 2Lavion MayesMIZZ
  3. 3Brandon SorensenIOWA
  4. 4Micah JordanOHST
  5. 5Max ThomsenUNI
  6. 6Solomon ChishkoVT
  7. 7Kenny TheoboldRUT
  8. 8Alex KocerSDSU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan over Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alex Kocer, South Dakota State over Pat Lugo (8), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland over Hunter Ladnier, Harvard (MA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  3. Andrew Crone, Wisconsin over Sam Speno (12), North Carolina State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Anthony Collica (2), Oklahoma State over Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 2:11 · View bout
  6. Joey Delgado, Oregon State over Davion Jeffries (11), Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) over Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Eric Barone, Illinois — Fall 4:47 · View bout
  9. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Sam Krivus, Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  10. Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) over Zac Hall, Michigan — MFF · View bout
  11. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Sahid Kargbo, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  12. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Matthew Cimato, Drexel (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  13. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Troy Heilmann, North Carolina — TF 22–6 · View bout
  14. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  15. Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois over Michael Hayes, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  16. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Josh Maruca, Arizona State — TF 19–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Kocer, South Dakota State over Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Andrew Crone, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Anthony Collica (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  5. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Joey Delgado, Oregon State — Fall 2:53 · View bout
  8. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) — TF 16–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — TF 19–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa — Fall 2:37 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri — TF 18–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Michael Hayes, Old Dominion (VA) over Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming over Sam Krivus, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield over Davion Jeffries (11), Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Josh Maruca, Arizona State over Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Matthew Cimato, Drexel (PA) over Zac Hall, Michigan — MFF · View bout
  5. Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) over Sam Speno (12), North Carolina State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  6. Pat Lugo (8), Edinboro (PA) over Eric Barone, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Sahid Kargbo, George Mason (VA) over Michael Hayes, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  8. Troy Heilmann, North Carolina over Hunter Ladnier, Harvard (MA) — MD 11–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland over Sahid Kargbo, George Mason (VA) — Fall 1:51 · View bout
  2. Andrew Crone, Wisconsin over Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) over Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Josh Maruca, Arizona State over Anthony Collica (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Matthew Cimato, Drexel (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  6. Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) over Pat Lugo (8), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  7. Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) over Joey Delgado, Oregon State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois over Troy Heilmann, North Carolina — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Crone, Wisconsin over Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) over Josh Maruca, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois over Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 10–9 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alex Kocer, South Dakota State over Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Andrew Crone, Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — TF 19–4 · View bout
  2. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa — MD 13–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 10–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — Fall 1:37 · View bout