Mekhi Lewis
NCAA championship record, 2019–2024. Regular-season results are not included.
Mekhi Lewis wrestled for Virginia Tech at five NCAA championships, 2019–2024, and went 20–7. Lewis won the title at 165 lb in 2019 and placed second at 174 lb in 2022, and fourth at 174 lb in 2023 and 2024.
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 174 | 1 | 4th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 174 | 3 | 4th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 174 | 2 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 165 | 4 | Lost consolation round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
| 2019 | Virginia Tech | 165 | 8 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 27
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 174 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Cael Valencia · Arizona State | 1 | 33 | MD 14–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jackson Turley · Rutgers (NJ) | 1 | 16 | Dec 5–2 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Carter Starocci · Penn State | 1 | 9 | Dec 0–4 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Patrick Kennedy · Iowa | 1 | 12 | Dec 8–4 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Benjamin Pasiuk · Army (NY) | 1 | 18 | Dec 4–0 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Lennox Wolak · Columbia (NY) | 1 | 7 | Dec 9–6 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Shane Griffith · Michigan | 1 | 4 | Dec 0–4 |
| 2023 · 174 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Jackson Turley · Rutgers (NJ) | 3 | 30 | Dec 2–1 |
| Round of 16 | W | Troy Fisher · Northwestern (IL) | 3 | 19 | Dec 5–4 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Nelson Brands · Iowa | 3 | 11 | Dec 2–0 |
| Semifinal | L | Mikey Labriola · Nebraska | 3 | 2 | Dec 1–3 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Dustin Plott · Oklahoma State | 3 | 5 | Dec 8–2 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Chris Foca · Cornell (NY) | 3 | 4 | Dec 2–3 |
| 2022 · 174 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Dennis Robin · West Virginia | 2 | 31 | MD 15–7 |
| Round of 16 | W | Lance Runyon · Northern Iowa | 2 | 18 | Dec 8–5 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Clay Lautt · North Carolina | 2 | 10 | Dec 4–2 |
| Semifinal | W | Logan Massa · Michigan | 2 | 3 | Fall 6:19 |
| Final | L | Carter Starocci · Penn State | 2 | 1 | Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) |
| 2021 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Brian Meyer · Lehigh (PA) | 4 | 29 | Dec 8–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | Tanner Skidgel · Navy (MD) | 4 | 13 | Dec 3–2 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Zach Hartman · Bucknell (PA) | 4 | 5 | Medical forfeit |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Travis Wittlake Jr. · Oklahoma State | 4 | 10 | Medical forfeit |
| 2019 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Cam Coy · Virginia | 8 | 25 | Fall 6:49 |
| Round of 16 | W | Cael McCormick · Army (NY) | 8 | 24 | Dec 4–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Alex Marinelli · Iowa | 8 | 1 | Dec 3–1 |
| Semifinal | W | Evan Wick · Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | Dec 5–2 |
| Final | W | Vincenzo Joseph · Penn State | 8 | 2 | Dec 7–1 |
Scoring · 2019 to 2024
The sums over the bouts in scope.
| Opponent | Round | Result | Score | Mat time | TD | E | R | NF | Stall | RT | Pts | Sheet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | F | A | F | A | F | A | D | C | F | A | F | A | ||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cael Valencia · Arizona State | Round of 32 | W Major decision | 14–3 | 7:00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | Sheet |
| Jackson Turley · Rutgers (NJ) | Round of 16 | W Decision | 5–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Sheet |
| Carter Starocci · Penn State | Quarterfinal | L Decision | 0–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Sheet |
| Patrick Kennedy · Iowa | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 8–4 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Sheet |
| Benjamin Pasiuk · Army (NY) | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 4–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Lennox Wolak · Columbia (NY) | Consolation semifinal | W Decision | 9–6 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | Sheet |
| Shane Griffith · Michigan | 3rd-place bout | L Decision | 0–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Sheet |
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson Turley · Rutgers (NJ) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 2–1 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Sheet |
| Troy Fisher · Northwestern (IL) | Round of 16 | W Decision | 5–4 | 7:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Sheet |
| Nelson Brands · Iowa | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 2–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| Mikey Labriola · Nebraska | Semifinal | L Decision | 1–3 | 10:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Sheet |
| Dustin Plott · Oklahoma State | Consolation semifinal | W Decision | 8–2 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | Sheet |
| Chris Foca · Cornell (NY) | 3rd-place bout | L Decision | 2–3 | 10:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Sheet |
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Robin · West Virginia | Round of 32 | W Major decision | 15–7 | 7:00 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 7 | Sheet |
| Lance Runyon · Northern Iowa | Round of 16 | W Decision | 8–5 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | Sheet |
| Clay Lautt · North Carolina | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 4–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Sheet |
| Logan Massa · Michigan | Semifinal | W Fall | – | 6:19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Carter Starocci · Penn State | Final | L Decision | 5–5 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | Sheet |
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Meyer · Lehigh (PA) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 8–3 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Sheet |
| Tanner Skidgel · Navy (MD) | Round of 16 | W Decision | 3–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Sheet |
| Zach Hartman · Bucknell (PA) | Quarterfinal | L Medical forfeit | – | – | No wrestling | Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Travis Wittlake Jr. · Oklahoma State | Consolation round 4 | L Medical forfeit | – | – | No wrestling | Sheet | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cam Coy · Virginia | Round of 32 | W Fall | – | 6:49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Cael McCormick · Army (NY) | Round of 16 | W Decision | 4–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Sheet |
| Alex Marinelli · Iowa | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 3–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Evan Wick · Wisconsin | Semifinal | W Decision | 5–2 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Sheet |
| Vincenzo Joseph · Penn State | Final | W Decision | 7–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Sheet |
TD takedowns · E escapes · R reversals · NF near-fall points · Stall stalling drawn / called · RT riding-time points · Pts points; F for, A against.
How these are counted
Every figure here is counted from the scoring record, bout by bout, from the counts on each scoring sheet.
A bout counts once for each side: a wrestler's for columns are their own counts and the against columns are the opponent's; a team's are the sums over its qualifiers' bouts that year.
- Takedowns
- For: takedowns scored. Against: takedowns allowed.
- Escapes
- For: escapes. Against: escapes allowed.
- Reversals
- For: reversals. Against: reversals allowed.
- Near-fall points
- For: near-fall points. Against: near-fall points allowed.
- Stalling calls
- For: drawn, the stalling calls against the opponent. Against: called, the stalling calls against this side.
- Riding-time points
- For: riding-time points. Against: riding-time points allowed.
- Points
- For: points scored. Against: points allowed.
Points is the sum of every scoring row credited to that side, penalties and riding time included; points allowed is the opponent's sum. Cautions, penalty points and the tiebreak riding-time rows are carried in the data and shown on the bout page, not in these tables.
Statistics include only bouts whose scoring sheet is reconciled: the sheet's rows add up to every printed period total and to the scoreboard. A sheet that does not reconcile, and a bout with no wrestling, are left out, and the scoring record's hub says how many and why.
The scoring record begins in 2012, the first championship with full bout-level data: every bout's scoring sheet, not only its result. Earlier championships have their brackets and results in the record, but not their scoring sheets.
Totals are the sums over the bouts in scope. Per qualifier divides the totals by the record's qualifier count for that program and year, the same count the program page prints (team rows only). Per bout divides the totals by the bouts in scope. Per 7 min is the totals times 420 divided by the sum of the mat time, in seconds, over the bouts in scope: one pooled rate, never a mean of per-bout rates. A bout with no mat time is left out of both the numerator and the denominator of that unit, and the page says how many are left out.
Rates list wrestlers with three or more bouts; a wrestler with fewer is left out of the per-bout and per-7-minute lists.
Cite this page: “Mekhi Lewis”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_gh2yuwl3xozfy6lb/mekhi-lewis