NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2019 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Bo Nickal, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Bo NickalPSU
  2. 2Kollin MooreOHST
  3. 3Preston WeigelOKST
  4. 4Patrick BruckiPRIN
  5. 5Josh HokitFS
  6. 6Willie MiklusISU
  7. 7Jacob WarnerIOWA
  8. 8Benjamin HonisCOR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ethan Laird (32), Rider (NJ) over Rodney Jones (33), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Ethan Laird (32), Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:35 · View bout
  2. Christian Brunner (11), Purdue (IN) over Sawyer Root (22), Citadel (SC) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  3. Eric Schultz (14), Nebraska over Tanner Orndorff (19), Utah Valley — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Drew Phipps (28), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  5. Jake Woodley (18), Oklahoma over Randall Diabe (15), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. John 'Jake' Jakobsen (24), Lehigh (PA) over Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (7), Virginia over Anthony McLaughlin (26), Air Force (CO) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) over Steve Loiseau (17), Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  9. Kollin Moore (2), Ohio State over Brett Perry (31), Buffalo (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  10. Malik McDonald (13), North Carolina State over Noah Adams (20), West Virginia — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  11. Nathan Traxler (8), Stanford (CA) over Greg Bulsak (25), Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  12. Patrick Brucki (4), Princeton (NJ) over Brandon Whitman (29), North Carolina — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  13. Preston Weigel (3), Oklahoma State over Jacob Seely (30), Northern Colorado — TF 16–0 · View bout
  14. Thomas Lane (21), California-Poly over Rocco Caywood (12), Army (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  15. Tom Sleigh (10), Virginia Tech over Kellan Stout (23), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  16. Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State over Joshua Roetman (27), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  2. Christian Brunner (11), Purdue (IN) over Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kollin Moore (2), Ohio State over Jake Woodley (18), Oklahoma — MD 14–4 · View bout
  4. Nathan Traxler (8), Stanford (CA) over John 'Jake' Jakobsen (24), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Patrick Brucki (4), Princeton (NJ) over Malik McDonald (13), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Preston Weigel (3), Oklahoma State over Eric Schultz (14), Nebraska — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Thomas Lane (21), California-Poly over Jacob Warner (5), Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Tom Sleigh (10), Virginia Tech over Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (7), Virginia — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Nathan Traxler (8), Stanford (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Kollin Moore (2), Ohio State over Tom Sleigh (10), Virginia Tech — Dec 17–11 · View bout
  3. Patrick Brucki (4), Princeton (NJ) over Thomas Lane (21), California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Preston Weigel (3), Oklahoma State over Christian Brunner (11), Purdue (IN) — Fall 0:58 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Patrick Brucki (4), Princeton (NJ) — Fall 4:41 · View bout
  2. Kollin Moore (2), Ohio State over Preston Weigel (3), Oklahoma State — MD 12–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Bo Nickal (1), Penn State over Kollin Moore (2), Ohio State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Seely (30), Northern Colorado over Rodney Jones (33), Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 8–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony McLaughlin (26), Air Force (CO) over Kellan Stout (23), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) over Greg Bulsak (25), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Brett Perry (31), Buffalo (NY) over Randall Diabe (15), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Drew Phipps (28), Bucknell (PA) over Rocco Caywood (12), Army (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Ethan Laird (32), Rider (NJ) over Steve Loiseau (17), Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  6. Joshua Roetman (27), Navy (MD) over Sawyer Root (22), Citadel (SC) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  7. Noah Adams (20), West Virginia over Brandon Whitman (29), North Carolina — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Tanner Orndorff (19), Utah Valley over Jacob Seely (30), Northern Colorado — MD 10–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) over Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (7), Virginia — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz (14), Nebraska over Noah Adams (20), West Virginia — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Ethan Laird (32), Rider (NJ) over Jake Woodley (18), Oklahoma — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Joshua Roetman (27), Navy (MD) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  5. John 'Jake' Jakobsen (24), Lehigh (PA) over Anthony McLaughlin (26), Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) over Brett Perry (31), Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Tanner Orndorff (19), Utah Valley over Malik McDonald (13), North Carolina State — MD 14–2 · View bout
  8. Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State over Drew Phipps (28), Bucknell (PA) — MD 17–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) over Ethan Laird (32), Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Tanner Orndorff (19), Utah Valley — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) over John 'Jake' Jakobsen (24), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State over Eric Schultz (14), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) over Thomas Lane (21), California-Poly — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Tom Sleigh (10), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) over Christian Brunner (11), Purdue (IN) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State over Nathan Traxler (8), Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:28 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) over Jacob Warner (5), Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State over Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Patrick Brucki (4), Princeton (NJ) over Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Preston Weigel (3), Oklahoma State over Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State — Fall 2:10 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Preston Weigel (3), Oklahoma State over Patrick Brucki (4), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Josh Hokit (16), Fresno State (CA) over Willie Miklus (6), Iowa State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Benjamin Honis (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout