NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2018 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Bo Nickal, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bo NickalPSU
  2. 2Myles MartinOHST
  3. 3Emery ParkerILL
  4. 4Taylor VenzNEB
  5. 5Domenic AbounaderMICH
  6. 6Zachary ZavatskyVT
  7. 7Chip NessUNC
  8. 8Max DeanCOR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brandon Krone, Minnesota over Alan Clothier, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Martin Mueller, South Dakota State — MD 16–4 · View bout
  2. Chip Ness, North Carolina over Emery Parker (10), Illinois — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Corey Hazel, Lock Haven (PA) over Bryce Carr (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Domenic Abounader (5), Michigan over Brandon Krone, Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Drew Foster (8), Northern Iowa over Kordell Norfleet, Arizona State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Jordan Ellingwood (16), Central Michigan over Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  7. Max Dean (9), Cornell (NY) over Dylan Gabel, Northern Colorado — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Mitch Bowman, Iowa over Canten Marriott (15), Missouri — MD 10–2 · View bout
  9. Myles Martin (2), Ohio State over Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois — TF 24–9 · View bout
  10. Nick Gravina (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Christian 'CJ' LaFragola, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  11. Pete Renda (4), North Carolina State over Keegan Moore, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  12. Ricky Robertson (11), Wisconsin over Alexander DeCiantis, Drexel (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  13. Ryan Preisch (3), Lehigh (PA) over Greg Bulsak, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  14. Steven Schneider (13), Binghamton (NY) over Joe Heyob, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  15. Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska over Chaz Polson, Wyoming — TF 17–1 · View bout
  16. Zachary Zavatsky (6), Virginia Tech over Michael Coleman, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Jordan Ellingwood (16), Central Michigan — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Chip Ness, North Carolina over Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  3. Domenic Abounader (5), Michigan over Corey Hazel, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  4. Max Dean (9), Cornell (NY) over Drew Foster (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. Myles Martin (2), Ohio State over Mitch Bowman, Iowa — MD 17–5 · View bout
  6. Pete Renda (4), North Carolina State over Steven Schneider (13), Binghamton (NY) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  7. Ryan Preisch (3), Lehigh (PA) over Nick Gravina (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Zachary Zavatsky (6), Virginia Tech over Ricky Robertson (11), Wisconsin — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Max Dean (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  2. Domenic Abounader (5), Michigan over Pete Renda (4), North Carolina State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  3. Myles Martin (2), Ohio State over Chip Ness, North Carolina — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  4. Zachary Zavatsky (6), Virginia Tech over Ryan Preisch (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Domenic Abounader (5), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Myles Martin (2), Ohio State over Zachary Zavatsky (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Myles Martin (2), Ohio State — Fall 2:30 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Chaz Polson, Wyoming over Alan Clothier, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryce Carr (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Brandon Krone, Minnesota — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Canten Marriott (15), Missouri over Bryce Gorman, Northern Illinois — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Christian 'CJ' LaFragola, Brown (RI) over Greg Bulsak, Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Dylan Gabel, Northern Colorado over Kordell Norfleet, Arizona State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Chaz Polson, Wyoming — MD 17–3 · View bout
  6. Joe Heyob, Pennsylvania over Keegan Moore, Oklahoma State — Fall 3:32 · View bout
  7. Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan over Martin Mueller, South Dakota State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Michael Coleman, Navy (MD) over Alexander DeCiantis, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryce Carr (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Ricky Robertson (11), Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Christian 'CJ' LaFragola, Brown (RI) over Steven Schneider (13), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Drew Foster (8), Northern Iowa — Dec 13–10 · View bout
  4. Jordan Ellingwood (16), Central Michigan over Canten Marriott (15), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Michael Coleman, Navy (MD) over Corey Hazel, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 17–5 · View bout
  6. Mitch Bowman, Iowa over Kayne MacCallum, Eastern Michigan — TF 19–2 · View bout
  7. Nick Gravina (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Joe Heyob, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska over Dylan Gabel, Northern Colorado — TF 19–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryce Carr (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nick Gravina (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Jordan Ellingwood (16), Central Michigan — MD 16–6 · View bout
  3. Michael Coleman, Navy (MD) over Christian 'CJ' LaFragola, Brown (RI) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska over Mitch Bowman, Iowa — MD 16–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chip Ness, North Carolina over Michael Coleman, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Ryan Preisch (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Max Dean (9), Cornell (NY) over Bryce Carr (12), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska over Pete Renda (4), North Carolina State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Chip Ness, North Carolina — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska over Max Dean (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Domenic Abounader (5), Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska over Zachary Zavatsky (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Emery Parker (10), Illinois over Taylor Venz (7), Nebraska — Dec 8–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Domenic Abounader (5), Michigan over Zachary Zavatsky (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 8–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chip Ness, North Carolina over Max Dean (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout