Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr.
NCAA championship record, 2021–2025. Regular-season results are not included.
Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr. wrestled for Penn State at five NCAA championships, 2021–2025, and went 20–8. Kerkvliet won the title at 285 lb in 2024 and placed seventh at 285 lb in 2021, fourth at 285 lb in 2022, second at 285 lb in 2023 and sixth at 285 lb in 2025.
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NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 285 | 3 | 6th | 3–3 | 6 bouts |
| 2024 | Penn State | 285 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2023 | Penn State | 285 | 3 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 2022 | Penn State | 285 | 4 | 4th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 2021 | Penn State | 285 | 9 | 7th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 28
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Sam Mitchell · Wyoming | 3 | 30 | TF 15–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Gavin Hoffman · Lock Haven (PA) | 3 | 14 | Dec 4–0 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Josh Heindselman · Michigan | 3 | 6 | Dec 5–0 |
| Semifinal | L | Wyatt Hendrickson · Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | Dec 2–8 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | 3 | 9 | Medical forfeit |
| 5th-place bout | L | Owen Trephan · Lehigh (PA) | 3 | 4 | Medical forfeit |
| 2024 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Nick Willham · Indiana (IN) | 1 | 32 | TF 19–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | Grady Griess · Navy (MD) | 1 | 17 | MD 9–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Nick Feldman · Ohio State | 1 | 9 | Dec 1–0 |
| Semifinal | W | Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | 1 | 4 | Dec 8–1 |
| Final | W | Lucas Davison · Michigan | 1 | 10 | MD 13–4 |
| 2023 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Hayden Copass · Purdue (IN) | 3 | 30 | Fall 0:34 |
| Round of 16 | W | AJ Nevills · South Dakota State | 3 | 14 | MD 14–2 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | 3 | 11 | Dec 4–0 |
| Semifinal | W | Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | 3 | 2 | Dec 4–2 |
| Final | L | Mason Parris · Michigan | 3 | 1 | Dec 1–5 |
| 2022 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Brandon Metz · North Dakota State | 4 | 29 | Fall 4:17 |
| Round of 16 | W | Tate Orndorff · Ohio State | 4 | 13 | MD 10–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Christian Lance · Nebraska | 4 | 12 | Dec 7–1 |
| Semifinal | L | Gable Steveson · Minnesota | 4 | 1 | Dec 3–8 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Mason Parris · Michigan | 4 | 7 | Dec 6–1 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Jordan Wood · Lehigh (PA) | 4 | 6 | Medical forfeit |
| 2021 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Johnathan Birchmeier · Navy (MD) | 9 | 24 | TF 18–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jordan Wood · Lehigh (PA) | 9 | 8 | MD 12–2 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Gable Steveson · Minnesota | 9 | 1 | Dec 4–9 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Austin Harris · Oklahoma State | 9 | 29 | MD 13–5 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | 9 | 4 | Dec 8–14 |
| 7th-place bout | W | Tate Orndorff · Ohio State | 9 | 21 | MD 13–1 |
Scoring · 2021 to 2025
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 | ||||||
| 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Mitchell · Wyoming | Round of 32 | W Technical fall | 15–0 | 5:31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Sheet |
| Gavin Hoffman · Lock Haven (PA) | Round of 16 | W Decision | 4–0 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Josh Heindselman · Michigan | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 5–0 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Sheet |
| Wyatt Hendrickson · Oklahoma State | Semifinal | L Decision | 2–8 | 7:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Sheet |
| Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | Consolation semifinal | L Medical forfeit | – | – | No wrestling | Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Owen Trephan · Lehigh (PA) | 5th-place bout | L Medical forfeit | – | – | No wrestling | Sheet | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Willham · Indiana (IN) | Round of 32 | W Technical fall | 19–3 | 5:17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | Sheet |
| Grady Griess · Navy (MD) | Round of 16 | W Major decision | 9–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Sheet |
| Nick Feldman · Ohio State | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 1–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sheet |
| Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | Semifinal | W Decision | 8–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | Sheet |
| Lucas Davison · Michigan | Final | W Major decision | 13–4 | 7:00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | Sheet |
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hayden Copass · Purdue (IN) | Round of 32 | W Fall | – | 0:34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| AJ Nevills · South Dakota State | Round of 16 | W Major decision | 14–2 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | Sheet |
| Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 4–0 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | Semifinal | W Decision | 4–2 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Sheet |
| Mason Parris · Michigan | Final | L Decision | 1–5 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Sheet |
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Metz · North Dakota State | Round of 32 | W Fall | – | 4:17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| Tate Orndorff · Ohio State | Round of 16 | W Major decision | 10–1 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Sheet |
| Christian Lance · Nebraska | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 7–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | Sheet |
| Gable Steveson · Minnesota | Semifinal | L Decision | 3–8 | 7:00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | Sheet |
| Mason Parris · Michigan | Consolation semifinal | W Decision | 6–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Sheet |
| Jordan Wood · Lehigh (PA) | 3rd-place bout | L Medical forfeit | – | – | No wrestling | Sheet | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Johnathan Birchmeier · Navy (MD) | Round of 32 | W Technical fall | 18–0 | 2:18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | Sheet |
| Jordan Wood · Lehigh (PA) | Round of 16 | W Major decision | 12–2 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | Sheet |
| Gable Steveson · Minnesota | Quarterfinal | L Decision | 4–9 | 7:00 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Sheet |
| Austin Harris · Oklahoma State | Consolation round 4 | W Major decision | 13–5 | 7:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | Sheet |
| Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | Consolation round 5 | L Decision | 8–14 | 7:00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | Sheet |
| Tate Orndorff · Ohio State | 7th-place bout | W Major decision | 13–1 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 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: “Daniel 'Greg' Kerkvliet Jr.”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_zp7w52lkvysg3lnk/daniel-greg-kerkvliet-jr