NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2021 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Gable Steveson, Minnesota.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Gable StevesonMINN
  2. 2Mason ParrisMICH
  3. 3Tony CassioppiIOWA
  4. 4Cohlton SchultzASU
  5. 5Gannon GremmelISU
  6. 6Trent HillgerWIS
  7. 7Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr.PSU
  8. 8Tate OrndorffOHST

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming over Quinn Miller (20), Virginia — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa over Hunter Catka (18), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    3. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State — MD 9–0 · View bout
    4. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Johnathan Birchmeier (24), Navy (MD) — TF 18–0 · View bout
    5. Deonte Wilson (10), North Carolina State over Michael McAleavey (23), Citadel (SC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    6. Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) over Sam Schuyler (26), Buffalo (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Taye Ghadiali (32), Campbell (NC) — Fall 1:27 · View bout
    8. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Zachary Knighton-Ward (27), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    9. Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) over Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    10. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Andrew Gunning (31), North Carolina — Fall 4:43 · View bout
    11. Matt Stencel (3), Central Michigan over Joe Doyle (30), Binghamton (NY) — Fall 6:31 · View bout
    12. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Christian Lance (12), Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    13. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Jon Spaulding (28), Edinboro (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
    14. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Josh Heindselman (19), Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    15. Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) over Luke Luffman (16), Illinois — Fall 2:12 · View bout
    16. Zach Elam (11), Missouri over Brandon Metz (22), North Dakota State — MD 11–0 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming — DQ · View bout
    2. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    3. Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) over Deonte Wilson (10), North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) — TF 17–2 · View bout
    5. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Zach Elam (11), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    6. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa — TF 17–1 · View bout
    7. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State — MD 11–0 · View bout
    8. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Matt Stencel (3), Central Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
    4. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa — MD 16–6 · View bout
    2. Mason Parris (2), Michigan over Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State — Fall 4:02 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Gable Steveson (1), Minnesota over Mason Parris (2), Michigan — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State over Quinn Miller (20), Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Christian Lance (12), Nebraska over Jon Spaulding (28), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    3. Hunter Catka (18), Virginia Tech over Andrew Gunning (31), North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Josh Heindselman (19), Oklahoma over Joe Doyle (30), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    5. Luke Luffman (16), Illinois over Taye Ghadiali (32), Campbell (NC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) over Johnathan Birchmeier (24), Navy (MD) — TF 15–0 · View bout
    7. Sam Schuyler (26), Buffalo (NY) over Michael McAleavey (23), Citadel (SC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    8. Zachary Knighton-Ward (27), Hofstra (NY) over Brandon Metz (22), North Dakota State — Fall 0:55 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State over Matt Stencel (3), Central Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming over Josh Heindselman (19), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    3. Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa over Luke Luffman (16), Illinois — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    4. Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) over Sam Schuyler (26), Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    5. Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) over Deonte Wilson (10), North Carolina State — Fall 1:18 · View bout
    6. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Zachary Knighton-Ward (27), Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout
    7. Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) over Hunter Catka (18), Virginia Tech — MD 14–6 · View bout
    8. Zach Elam (11), Missouri over Christian Lance (12), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State over Zach Elam (11), Missouri — Fall 3:58 · View bout
    2. Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) over Carter Isley (15), Northern Iowa — MD 10–0 · View bout
    3. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Brian Andrews (13), Wyoming — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) over Jordan Wood (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Nathan Traxler (25), Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:44 · View bout
    2. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Austin Harris (29), Oklahoma State — MD 13–5 · View bout
    3. Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State over Ethan Laird (7), Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Wyatt Hendrickson (17), Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State — Dec 14–8 · View bout
    2. Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin over Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State over Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin — MD 8–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tony Cassioppi (5), Iowa over Cohlton Schultz (4), Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gannon Gremmel (6), Iowa State over Trent Hillger (14), Wisconsin — Dec 4–0 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (9), Penn State over Tate Orndorff (21), Ohio State — MD 13–1 · View bout