NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2021 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Aaron Brooks, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Aaron BrooksPSU
  2. 2Trent HidlayNCST
  3. 3Parker KeckeisenUNI
  4. 4John PoznanskiRUT
  5. 5Dakota GeerOKST
  6. 6Brit WilsonNIU
  7. 7Hunter BolenVT
  8. 8Lou DeprezBING

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Jha'Quan Anderson (32), Gardner-Webb (NC) over Joe Accousti (33), Sacred Heart (CT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Jha'Quan Anderson (32), Gardner-Webb (NC) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  2. Alan Clothier (18), Northern Colorado over Layne Malczewski (15), Michigan State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois over DeAndre Nassar (26), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Caleb Hopkins (14), Campbell (NC) over Zac Braunagel (19), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Charles Small (23), Hofstra (NY) over Tate Samuelson (10), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State over Devin Kane (22), North Carolina — MD 10–0 · View bout
  7. David Key (20), Navy (MD) over Chris Weiler (13), Wisconsin — Fall 5:48 · View bout
  8. Hunter Bolen (5), Virginia Tech over Dylan Ammerman (28), Lehigh (PA) — MD 15–3 · View bout
  9. Jeremiah Kent (9), Missouri over Rocky Jordan (24), Ohio State — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  10. John Poznanski (6), Rutgers (NJ) over Taylor Brown (27), Army (NY) — MD 14–2 · View bout
  11. Lou Deprez (3), Binghamton (NY) over Gregg Harvey (30), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  12. Nelson Brands (12), Iowa over Dom Ducharme (21), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  13. Owen Webster (17), Minnesota over Max Lyon (16), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  14. Parker Keckeisen (4), Northern Iowa over Samuel Colbray (29), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  15. Taylor Venz (8), Nebraska over Matthew Waddell (25), Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 19–0 · View bout
  16. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Ryan Reyes (31), Oregon State — TF 17–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Owen Webster (17), Minnesota — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois over Charles Small (23), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Hunter Bolen (5), Virginia Tech over Nelson Brands (12), Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. John Poznanski (6), Rutgers (NJ) over Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Lou Deprez (3), Binghamton (NY) over Caleb Hopkins (14), Campbell (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Parker Keckeisen (4), Northern Iowa over David Key (20), Navy (MD) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  7. Taylor Venz (8), Nebraska over Jeremiah Kent (9), Missouri — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Alan Clothier (18), Northern Colorado — TF 20–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Taylor Venz (8), Nebraska — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. John Poznanski (6), Rutgers (NJ) over Lou Deprez (3), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Parker Keckeisen (4), Northern Iowa over Hunter Bolen (5), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Parker Keckeisen (4), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over John Poznanski (6), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Gregg Harvey (30), Pittsburgh (PA) over Joe Accousti (33), Sacred Heart (CT) — MD 8–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Devin Kane (22), North Carolina over Taylor Brown (27), Army (NY) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Dom Ducharme (21), California-Bakersfield over Dylan Ammerman (28), Lehigh (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  3. Max Lyon (16), Purdue (IN) over Jha'Quan Anderson (32), Gardner-Webb (NC) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Rocky Jordan (24), Ohio State over Matthew Waddell (25), Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Ryan Reyes (31), Oregon State over Layne Malczewski (15), Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  6. Samuel Colbray (29), Iowa State over Chris Weiler (13), Wisconsin — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Tate Samuelson (10), Wyoming over DeAndre Nassar (26), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Zac Braunagel (19), Illinois over Gregg Harvey (30), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State over Dom Ducharme (21), California-Bakersfield — TF 18–0 · View bout
  2. David Key (20), Navy (MD) over Zac Braunagel (19), Illinois — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Devin Kane (22), North Carolina over Nelson Brands (12), Iowa — MD 15–4 · View bout
  4. Jeremiah Kent (9), Missouri over Tate Samuelson (10), Wyoming — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Max Lyon (16), Purdue (IN) over Alan Clothier (18), Northern Colorado — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Owen Webster (17), Minnesota over Ryan Reyes (31), Oregon State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Rocky Jordan (24), Ohio State over Charles Small (23), Hofstra (NY) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  8. Samuel Colbray (29), Iowa State over Caleb Hopkins (14), Campbell (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State over Samuel Colbray (29), Iowa State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Devin Kane (22), North Carolina over David Key (20), Navy (MD) — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  3. Owen Webster (17), Minnesota over Jeremiah Kent (9), Missouri — Fall 2:32 · View bout
  4. Rocky Jordan (24), Ohio State over Max Lyon (16), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois over Devin Kane (22), North Carolina — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  2. Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State over Taylor Venz (8), Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Hunter Bolen (5), Virginia Tech over Rocky Jordan (24), Ohio State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Lou Deprez (3), Binghamton (NY) over Owen Webster (17), Minnesota — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois over Lou Deprez (3), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State over Hunter Bolen (5), Virginia Tech — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. John Poznanski (6), Rutgers (NJ) over Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Parker Keckeisen (4), Northern Iowa over Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Parker Keckeisen (4), Northern Iowa over John Poznanski (6), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dakota Geer (11), Oklahoma State over Brit Wilson (7), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Hunter Bolen (5), Virginia Tech over Lou Deprez (3), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout