NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2017 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion J'Den Cox, Missouri.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1J'Den CoxMIZZ
  2. 2Brett PfarrMINN
  3. 3Kollin MooreOHST
  4. 4Jared HaughtVT
  5. 5Aaron StudebakerNEB
  6. 6Preston WeigelOKST
  7. 7Ryan WolfeRID
  8. 8Kevin BeazleyODU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Matt Williams, California-Bakersfield over Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley — Dec 15–8 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska over Brett Harner, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 4:52 · View bout
  2. Brad Johnson, Oklahoma over Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Brett Pfarr (2), Minnesota over Matt Correnti, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Cash Wilcke, Iowa over Tom Sleigh (13), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Corey Griego (14), Oregon State over Josh Marchok, Stanford (CA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  6. Daniel Chaid, North Carolina over Nate Rotert (9), South Dakota State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  7. Frank Mattiace (12), Pennsylvania over Jacob Berkowitz, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Jeric Kasunic, American (DC) — Fall 2:20 · View bout
  9. Jared Haught (4), Virginia Tech over Matt Williams, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  10. Kevin Beazley (10), Old Dominion (VA) over Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 2:47 · View bout
  11. Kollin Moore (3), Ohio State over Malik McDonald, North Carolina State — MD 16–6 · View bout
  12. Matt McCutcheon (5), Penn State over Christian Brunner, Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:53 · View bout
  13. Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State over Marcus Harrington, Iowa State — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  14. Ryan Wolfe (8), Rider (NJ) over Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  15. Shawn Scott (11), Northern Illinois over Benjamin Honis, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  16. Steban Cervantes, Navy (MD) over Austin Severn (16), Central Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (2), Minnesota over Brad Johnson, Oklahoma — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Steban Cervantes, Navy (MD) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Jared Haught (4), Virginia Tech over Cash Wilcke, Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Kevin Beazley (10), Old Dominion (VA) over Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska — Fall 6:11 · View bout
  5. Kollin Moore (3), Ohio State over Corey Griego (14), Oregon State — MD 16–4 · View bout
  6. Matt McCutcheon (5), Penn State over Frank Mattiace (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State over Shawn Scott (11), Northern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Ryan Wolfe (8), Rider (NJ) over Daniel Chaid, North Carolina — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (2), Minnesota over Kevin Beazley (10), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Ryan Wolfe (8), Rider (NJ) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  3. Jared Haught (4), Virginia Tech over Matt McCutcheon (5), Penn State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Kollin Moore (3), Ohio State over Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State — MD 13–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (2), Minnesota over Kollin Moore (3), Ohio State — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Jared Haught (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Brett Pfarr (2), Minnesota — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley over Matt Correnti, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Benjamin Honis, Cornell (NY) over Marcus Harrington, Iowa State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Brett Harner, Princeton (NJ) over Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 1:08 · View bout
  3. Christian Brunner, Purdue (IN) over Jacob Berkowitz, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jeric Kasunic, American (DC) over Austin Severn (16), Central Michigan — Fall 5:14 · View bout
  5. Josh Marchok, Stanford (CA) over Malik McDonald, North Carolina State — Fall 0:50 · View bout
  6. Matt Williams, California-Bakersfield over Tom Sleigh (13), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Nate Rotert (9), South Dakota State over Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin over Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley — Fall 3:35 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska over Nate Rotert (9), South Dakota State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Brad Johnson, Oklahoma over Jeric Kasunic, American (DC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Cash Wilcke, Iowa over Josh Marchok, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Daniel Chaid, North Carolina over Brett Harner, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Frank Mattiace (12), Pennsylvania over Benjamin Honis, Cornell (NY) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  6. Matt Williams, California-Bakersfield over Corey Griego (14), Oregon State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Shawn Scott (11), Northern Illinois over Christian Brunner, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Steban Cervantes, Navy (MD) over Ricky Robertson (15), Wisconsin — Fall 7:38 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska over Brad Johnson, Oklahoma — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Cash Wilcke, Iowa over Frank Mattiace (12), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Daniel Chaid, North Carolina over Steban Cervantes, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Shawn Scott (11), Northern Illinois over Matt Williams, California-Bakersfield — Fall 6:43 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska over Matt McCutcheon (5), Penn State — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Kevin Beazley (10), Old Dominion (VA) over Cash Wilcke, Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State over Daniel Chaid, North Carolina — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Ryan Wolfe (8), Rider (NJ) over Shawn Scott (11), Northern Illinois — Dec 10–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska over Ryan Wolfe (8), Rider (NJ) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State over Kevin Beazley (10), Old Dominion (VA) — MD 15–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (4), Virginia Tech over Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Kollin Moore (3), Ohio State over Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kollin Moore (3), Ohio State over Jared Haught (4), Virginia Tech — Fall 2:27 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Aaron Studebaker (7), Nebraska over Preston Weigel (6), Oklahoma State — MD 9–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ryan Wolfe (8), Rider (NJ) over Kevin Beazley (10), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout