NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2018 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Michael Macchiavello, North Carolina State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Michael MacchiavelloNCST
  2. 2Jared HaughtVT
  3. 3Kyle ConelKENT
  4. 4Kollin MooreOHST
  5. 5Jacob HolschlagUNI
  6. 6Ben DarmstadtCOR
  7. 7Corey 'Shakur' RasheedPSU
  8. 8Willie MiklusMIZZ

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Randall Diabe, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa over Eric Schultz, Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) over Scottie Boykin (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Sawyer Root, Citadel (SC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Daniel Chaid, North Carolina over Steve Loiseau (12), Drexel (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania over Rocco Caywood, Army (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado — MD 11–2 · View bout
  8. Jeric Kasunic (13), American (DC) over Dustin Conti, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  9. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  10. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Preston Weigel (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  11. Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield over Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  12. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Thomas Lane, California-Poly — MD 13–4 · View bout
  13. Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State over Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  14. Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) over Corey Griego (11), Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  15. Patrick Brucki, Princeton (NJ) over Christian Brunner (16), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  16. Willie Miklus (6), Missouri over Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) over Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield — MD 15–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) over Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Daniel Chaid, North Carolina — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Patrick Brucki, Princeton (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  6. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Jeric Kasunic (13), American (DC) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  8. Willie Miklus (6), Missouri over Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) over Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Willie Miklus (6), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State — Fall 1:30 · View bout
  4. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) — Fall 5:41 · View bout
  2. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) — Fall 4:19 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Randall Diabe, Appalachian State (NC) over Corey Griego (11), Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Christian Brunner (16), Purdue (IN) over Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley — MD 10–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Nebraska over Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin over Preston Weigel (9), Oklahoma State — MFF · View bout
  4. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Randall Diabe, Appalachian State (NC) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  5. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  6. Rocco Caywood, Army (NY) over Scottie Boykin (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Steve Loiseau (12), Drexel (PA) over Sawyer Root, Citadel (SC) — Dec 17–14 · View bout
  8. Thomas Lane, California-Poly over Dustin Conti, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa over Thomas Lane, California-Poly — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Nebraska over Jeric Kasunic (13), American (DC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania over Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Daniel Chaid, North Carolina — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Patrick Brucki, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield over Christian Brunner (16), Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State over Rocco Caywood, Army (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) over Steve Loiseau (12), Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa over Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania over Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Eric Schultz, Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Willie Miklus (6), Missouri over Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Willie Miklus (6), Missouri — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:48 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) — Fall 2:37 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Willie Miklus (6), Missouri — MD 11–3 · View bout