NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2023 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Mason Parris, Michigan.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mason ParrisMICH
  2. 2Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr.PSU
  3. 3Wyatt HendricksonAF
  4. 4Tony CassioppiIOWA
  5. 5Lucas DavisonNW
  6. 6Zach ElamMIZZ
  7. 7Cohlton SchultzASU
  8. 8Trent HillgerWIS

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Garrett Joles (32), Minnesota over Travis Stefanik (33), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. AJ Nevills (14), South Dakota State over Jonah Niesenbaum (19), Duke (NC) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Cohlton Schultz (5), Arizona State over Dorian Crosby (28), Bucknell (PA) — MD 13–0 · View bout
  3. Colton McKiernan (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Nathan Taylor (21), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (3), Penn State over Hayden Copass (30), Purdue (IN) — Fall 0:34 · View bout
  5. Grady Griess (15), Navy (MD) over Josh Heindselman (18), Oklahoma — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  6. Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) over Boone Mcdermott (24), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Mason Parris (1), Michigan over Garrett Joles (32), Minnesota — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Owen Trephan (7), North Carolina State over Cory Day (26), Binghamton (NY) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  9. Sam Schuyler (8), Iowa State over Michael Wolfgram (25), West Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Taye Ghadiali (17), Campbell (NC) over Tate Orndorff (16), Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  11. Tony Cassioppi (4), Iowa over Jaron Smith (29), Maryland — MD 10–0 · View bout
  12. Trent Hillger (11), Wisconsin over Hunter Catka (22), Virginia Tech — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  13. Tyrell Gordon (13), Northern Iowa over Konner Doucet (20), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  14. Wyatt Hendrickson (2), Air Force (CO) over Trevor Tinker (31), California-Poly — Fall 1:54 · View bout
  15. Yaraslau Slavikouski (6), Harvard (MA) over Ben Goldin (27), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Elam (10), Missouri over Jacob Bullock (23), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Cohlton Schultz (5), Arizona State over Colton McKiernan (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 6:10 · View bout
  2. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (3), Penn State over AJ Nevills (14), South Dakota State — MD 14–2 · View bout
  3. Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) over Sam Schuyler (8), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Mason Parris (1), Michigan over Taye Ghadiali (17), Campbell (NC) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Tony Cassioppi (4), Iowa over Tyrell Gordon (13), Northern Iowa — MD 9–0 · View bout
  6. Trent Hillger (11), Wisconsin over Yaraslau Slavikouski (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  7. Wyatt Hendrickson (2), Air Force (CO) over Grady Griess (15), Navy (MD) — MD 14–1 · View bout
  8. Zach Elam (10), Missouri over Owen Trephan (7), North Carolina State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (3), Penn State over Trent Hillger (11), Wisconsin — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Mason Parris (1), Michigan over Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  3. Tony Cassioppi (4), Iowa over Cohlton Schultz (5), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Wyatt Hendrickson (2), Air Force (CO) over Zach Elam (10), Missouri — MD 17–8 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (3), Penn State over Wyatt Hendrickson (2), Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Mason Parris (1), Michigan over Tony Cassioppi (4), Iowa — TF 16–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mason Parris (1), Michigan over Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. (3), Penn State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Hayden Copass (30), Purdue (IN) over Travis Stefanik (33), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Goldin (27), Pennsylvania over Hunter Catka (22), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Jacob Bullock (23), Indiana (IN) over Cory Day (26), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Jaron Smith (29), Maryland over Konner Doucet (20), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Jonah Niesenbaum (19), Duke (NC) over Hayden Copass (30), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. Josh Heindselman (18), Oklahoma over Trevor Tinker (31), California-Poly — MD 14–6 · View bout
  6. Michael Wolfgram (25), West Virginia over Boone Mcdermott (24), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Nathan Taylor (21), Lehigh (PA) over Dorian Crosby (28), Bucknell (PA) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Tate Orndorff (16), Ohio State over Garrett Joles (32), Minnesota — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. AJ Nevills (14), South Dakota State over Jaron Smith (29), Maryland — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Colton McKiernan (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Ben Goldin (27), Pennsylvania — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Josh Heindselman (18), Oklahoma over Taye Ghadiali (17), Campbell (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Owen Trephan (7), North Carolina State over Michael Wolfgram (25), West Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Sam Schuyler (8), Iowa State over Jacob Bullock (23), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Tate Orndorff (16), Ohio State over Grady Griess (15), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Tyrell Gordon (13), Northern Iowa over Jonah Niesenbaum (19), Duke (NC) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Yaraslau Slavikouski (6), Harvard (MA) over Nathan Taylor (21), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Colton McKiernan (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Tyrell Gordon (13), Northern Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Sam Schuyler (8), Iowa State over Josh Heindselman (18), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Tate Orndorff (16), Ohio State over Owen Trephan (7), North Carolina State — Dec 1–1 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  4. Yaraslau Slavikouski (6), Harvard (MA) over AJ Nevills (14), South Dakota State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Cohlton Schultz (5), Arizona State over Tate Orndorff (16), Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) over Yaraslau Slavikouski (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Trent Hillger (11), Wisconsin over Sam Schuyler (8), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Zach Elam (10), Missouri over Colton McKiernan (12), Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 11–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) over Cohlton Schultz (5), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Zach Elam (10), Missouri over Trent Hillger (11), Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Tony Cassioppi (4), Iowa over Zach Elam (10), Missouri — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Wyatt Hendrickson (2), Air Force (CO) over Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 3:56 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Wyatt Hendrickson (2), Air Force (CO) over Tony Cassioppi (4), Iowa — Fall 4:16 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lucas Davison (9), Northwestern (IL) over Zach Elam (10), Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cohlton Schultz (5), Arizona State over Trent Hillger (11), Wisconsin — Dflt · View bout