NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2022 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Carter Starocci, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Carter StarocciPSU
  2. 2Mekhi LewisVT
  3. 3Hayden HidlayNCST
  4. 4Michael KemererIOWA
  5. 5Logan MassaMICH
  6. 6Dustin PlottOKST
  7. 7Mikey LabriolaNEB
  8. 8Clay LauttUNC

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Connor O'Neill (33), Rutgers (NJ) over Dominic Solis (32), Maryland — Fall 2:15 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Kemp (16), California-Poly over Nick Incontrera (17), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Cade DeVos (12), South Dakota State over Bailee O'Reilly (21), Minnesota — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  3. Carter Starocci (1), Penn State over Connor O'Neill (33), Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 6:39 · View bout
  4. Clay Lautt (10), North Carolina over Troy Fisher (23), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  5. Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State over Sal Perrine (27), Ohio — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  6. Gerrit Nijenhuis (25), Purdue (IN) over Mickey O'Malley (8), Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Hayden Hidlay (4), North Carolina State over Jay Nivison (29), Buffalo (NY) — Fall 2:43 · View bout
  8. Lance Runyon (18), Northern Iowa over Anthony Mantanona Jr. (15), Oklahoma — Fall 4:14 · View bout
  9. Logan Massa (3), Michigan over Jacob Nolan (30), Binghamton (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  10. Mason Kauffman (22), Northern Illinois over Peyton Mocco (11), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  11. Matt Finesilver (13), Duke (NC) over Hayden Hastings (20), Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  12. Mekhi Lewis (2), Virginia Tech over Dennis Robin (31), West Virginia — MD 15–7 · View bout
  13. Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa over Benjamin Pasiuk (28), Army (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  14. Mikey Labriola (9), Nebraska over Joel Devine (24), Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Thomas Flitz (19), Appalachian State (NC) over Chris Foca (14), Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  16. Tyler Eischens (26), Stanford (CA) over Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State — Dec 13–12 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Carter Starocci (1), Penn State over Adam Kemp (16), California-Poly — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Clay Lautt (10), North Carolina over Tyler Eischens (26), Stanford (CA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State over Mason Kauffman (22), Northern Illinois — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Hayden Hidlay (4), North Carolina State over Matt Finesilver (13), Duke (NC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Logan Massa (3), Michigan over Thomas Flitz (19), Appalachian State (NC) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  6. Mekhi Lewis (2), Virginia Tech over Lance Runyon (18), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa over Cade DeVos (12), South Dakota State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Mikey Labriola (9), Nebraska over Gerrit Nijenhuis (25), Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Carter Starocci (1), Penn State over Mikey Labriola (9), Nebraska — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Hayden Hidlay (4), North Carolina State over Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Logan Massa (3), Michigan over Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Mekhi Lewis (2), Virginia Tech over Clay Lautt (10), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Carter Starocci (1), Penn State over Hayden Hidlay (4), North Carolina State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Mekhi Lewis (2), Virginia Tech over Logan Massa (3), Michigan — Fall 6:19 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Carter Starocci (1), Penn State over Mekhi Lewis (2), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Nolan (30), Binghamton (NY) over Dominic Solis (32), Maryland — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Mantanona Jr. (15), Oklahoma over Dennis Robin (31), West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Benjamin Pasiuk (28), Army (NY) over Bailee O'Reilly (21), Minnesota — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Chris Foca (14), Cornell (NY) over Jacob Nolan (30), Binghamton (NY) — Fall 5:17 · View bout
  4. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Troy Fisher (23), Northwestern (IL) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Hayden Hastings (20), Wyoming over Jay Nivison (29), Buffalo (NY) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  6. Mickey O'Malley (8), Drexel (PA) over Joel Devine (24), Iowa State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Nick Incontrera (17), Pennsylvania over Connor O'Neill (33), Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 1:54 · View bout
  8. Peyton Mocco (11), Missouri over Sal Perrine (27), Ohio — MD 15–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Mantanona Jr. (15), Oklahoma over Adam Kemp (16), California-Poly — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Gerrit Nijenhuis (25), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Hayden Hastings (20), Wyoming over Thomas Flitz (19), Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  4. Lance Runyon (18), Northern Iowa over Nick Incontrera (17), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Mason Kauffman (22), Northern Illinois over Benjamin Pasiuk (28), Army (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Matt Finesilver (13), Duke (NC) over Chris Foca (14), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Mickey O'Malley (8), Drexel (PA) over Tyler Eischens (26), Stanford (CA) — Fall 2:46 · View bout
  8. Peyton Mocco (11), Missouri over Cade DeVos (12), South Dakota State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Anthony Mantanona Jr. (15), Oklahoma — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Hayden Hastings (20), Wyoming over Mason Kauffman (22), Northern Illinois — MD 10–0 · View bout
  3. Mickey O'Malley (8), Drexel (PA) over Lance Runyon (18), Northern Iowa — Fall 3:33 · View bout
  4. Peyton Mocco (11), Missouri over Matt Finesilver (13), Duke (NC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Clay Lautt (10), North Carolina over Peyton Mocco (11), Missouri — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State over Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  3. Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa over Mickey O'Malley (8), Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Mikey Labriola (9), Nebraska over Hayden Hastings (20), Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State over Clay Lautt (10), North Carolina — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa over Mikey Labriola (9), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Hayden Hidlay (4), North Carolina State over Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa over Logan Massa (3), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Hayden Hidlay (4), North Carolina State over Michael Kemerer (5), Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Logan Massa (3), Michigan over Dustin Plott (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mikey Labriola (9), Nebraska over Clay Lautt (10), North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout