NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2021 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Shane Griffith, Stanford (CA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Shane GriffithSTAN
  2. 2Jake WentzelPITT
  3. 3Keegan O'TooleMIZZ
  4. 4Travis Wittlake Jr.OKST
  5. 5Ethan SmithOHST
  6. 6Zach HartmanBUCK
  7. 7Cam AmineMICH
  8. 8Anthony ValenciaASU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa over Ricky Stamm (32), Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa over Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa — MD 19–6 · View bout
  2. Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State over David Ferrante (31), Northwestern (IL) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Kennedy Monday (22), North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Drew Nicholson (26), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois over Danny Braunagel (15), Illinois — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Evan Barczak (30), Drexel (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  7. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Jake Silverstein (27), Rider (NJ) — Fall 4:10 · View bout
  8. Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State over Andrew Sparks (24), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  9. Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech over Brian Meyer (29), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  10. Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia over Jake Keating (12), Virginia — MD 14–4 · View bout
  11. Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska over Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Jake Tucker (25), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Tanner Skidgel (13), Navy (MD) over Cole Moody (20), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  14. Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State over Will Formato (16), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Joe Lee (23), Penn State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  16. Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) over Rodrick 'RJ' Mosley (28), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa over Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State over Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  5. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Cam Amine (11), Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech over Tanner Skidgel (13), Navy (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) over Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) over Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech — MFF · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Stamm (32), Hofstra (NY) over Evan Barczak (30), Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa over Will Formato (16), Appalachian State (NC) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Cole Moody (20), Wyoming over Brian Meyer (29), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. David Ferrante (31), Northwestern (IL) over Danny Braunagel (15), Illinois — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Drew Nicholson (26), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Joe Lee (23), Penn State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) over Ricky Stamm (32), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  6. Jake Tucker (25), Michigan State over Andrew Sparks (24), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Kennedy Monday (22), North Carolina over Jake Silverstein (27), Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Rodrick 'RJ' Mosley (28), Gardner-Webb (NC) over Jake Keating (12), Virginia — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Rodrick 'RJ' Mosley (28), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) over Tanner Skidgel (13), Navy (MD) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois over Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State over Drew Nicholson (26), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia over Kennedy Monday (22), North Carolina — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska over Cole Moody (20), Wyoming — MD 15–7 · View bout
  7. Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State over David Ferrante (31), Northwestern (IL) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Jake Tucker (25), Michigan State — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State over Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia over Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State over Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa — MFF · View bout
  3. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State — TF 16–1 · View bout
  2. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Cam Amine (11), Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) — MD 17–4 · View bout
  2. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State — FF · View bout