78th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 2008 Team Champion Iowa - 117.5 Points Outstanding Wrestler: Brent Metcalf - Iowa Gorriaran Award: Lou Ruggirello - Hofstra Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Iowa 117.5 (2) 2 Ohio State 79 (2) 3 Penn State 75 (1) 4 Nebraska 74 5 Oklahoma State 72 (1) 5 Iowa State 72 7 Michigan 69 7 Central Michigan 69 9 Cornell 63 (1) 10 Minnesota 61.5 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 125 1st: Angel Escobedo [1] - Indiana (10-3) 2nd: Jayson Ness [2] - Minnesota 3rd: Paul Donahoe [3] - Nebraska (6-3) 4th: Mark McKnight [US] - Penn State 5th: Tanner Gardner [4] - Stanford (8-2) 6th: Charlie Falck [5] - Iowa 7th: Brandon Precin [8] - Northwestern (5-2) 8th: James Nicholson [10] - Old Dominion 133 1st: Coleman Scott [3] - Oklahoma State (Fall 0:49) 2nd: Joey Slaton [4] - Iowa 3rd: Frank Gomez [1] - Michigan State (7-2) 4th: James Kennedy [2] - Illinois 5th: Mack Reiter [8] - Minnesota (10-7) 6th: Mike Grey [7] - Cornell 7th: Nick Fanthorpe [5] - Iowa State (7-6) 8th: Joe Baker [11] - Navy 141 1st: J Jaggers [6] - Ohio State (5-2) 2nd: Chad Mendes [1] - Cal Poly-SLO 3rd: Charles Griffin [2] - Hofstra (5-2) 4th: Nathan Morgan [4] - Oklahoma State 5th: Nick Gallick [9] - Iowa State (3-2) 6th: Matt Kyler [US] - Army 7th: Manny Rivera [5] - Minnesota (Fall 3:46) 8th: Cody Cleveland [10] - Tennessee-Chattanooga 149 1st: Brent Metcalf [1] - Iowa (14-8) 2nd: Bubba Jenkins [6] - Penn State 3rd: Jordan Burroughs [4] - Nebraska (4-2) 4th: Josh Churella [5] - Michigan 5th: Darrion Caldwell [7] - North Carolina State (Med FFT) 6th: J.P. O'Connor [3] - Harvard 7th: Dustin Schlatter [2] - Minnesota (3-2 TB) 8th: Lance Palmer [9] - Ohio State 157 1st: Jordan Leen [8] - Cornell (5-4) 2nd: Michael Poeta [2] - Illinois 3rd: Dan Vallimont [3] - Penn State (5-4) 4th: Brandon Becker [4] - Indiana 5th: Gregor Gillespie [1] - Edinboro (WTF 15-0, 4:44) 6th: Josh Zupancic [12] - Stanford 7th: Cyler Sanderson [7] - Iowa State (7-5) 8th: Matt Moley [US] - Bloomsburg 165 1st: Mark Perry [2] - Iowa (5-2) 2nd: Eric Tannenbaum [1] - Michigan 3rd: Nick Marable [3] - Missouri (3-2) 4th: Mack Lewnes [4] - Cornell 5th: Moza Fay [8] - Northern Iowa (13-6) 6th: Michael Cannon [10] - American 7th: Jonathan Reader [6] - Iowa State (10-7) 8th: Stephen Dwyer [5] - Nebraska 174 1st: Keith Gavin [1] - Pittsburgh (4-2) 2nd: Steve Luke [2] - Michigan 3rd: Jay Borschel [4] - Iowa (6-4) 4th: Brandon Browne [3] - Nebraska 5th: Brandon Sinnott [5] - Central Michigan (3-2) 6th: Steve Anceravage [11] - Cornell 7th: Matt Stolpinski [7] - Navy (Fall 4:07) 8th: Alton Lucas [6] - Hofstra 184 1st: Mike Pucillo [2] - Ohio State (3-3 TB2) 2nd: Jake Varner [1] - Iowa State 3rd: Tyrel Todd [3] - Michigan (3-2) 4th: Christian Sinnott [4] - Central Michigan 5th: Raymond Jordan [6] - Missouri (6-4) 6th: Phillip Keddy [7] - Iowa 7th: Jack Jensen [12] - Oklahoma State (3-2) 8th: Kirk Smith [10] - Boise State 197 1st: Phil Davis [2] - Penn State (7-2) 2nd: Wynn Michalak [4] - Central Michigan 3rd: Hudson Taylor [7] - Maryland (7-5 SV) 4th: Craig Brester [8] - Nebraska 5th: Josh Glenn [1] - American (11-6) 6th: Dallas Herbst [6] - Wisconsin 7th: Max Askren [5] - Missouri (11-9 SV) 8th: David Bertolino [US] - Iowa State 285 1st: Dustin Fox [1] - Northwestern (4-2 SV2) 2nd: J.D. Bergman [2] - Ohio State 3rd: Ed Prendergast [3] - Navy (4-1) 4th: Jared Rosholt [5] - Oklahoma State 5th: Matt Fields [4] - Iowa (4-2 SV2) 6th: David Zabriskie [7] - Iowa State 7th: Bubba Gritter [8] - Central Michigan (DFT) 8th: Kyle Massey [6] - Wisconsin
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 Angel Escobedo, Indiana [1] Anthony Robles, Arizona State Joey Fio, Oklahoma Eric Hoffman, North Dakota State Rollie Peterkin, Pennsylvania [9] Jon Bittinger, Duquesne Mike Rodriguez, Cornell Brandon Precin, Northwestern [8] Charlie Falck, Iowa [5] Fernando Martinez, Army Mark McKnight, Penn State Tyler Shinn, Oklahoma State [12] Jasen Borshoff, American Anthony Mustari, Northern Colorado Steve Mytych, Drexel Tanner Gardner, Stanford [4] Angel Escobedo 4-2 Eric Hoffman 14-6 Rollie Peterkin TF 17-1, 7:00 Brandon Precin 11-0 Charlie Falck 11-7 Mark McKnight 5-1 Anthony Mustari 5-1 Tanner Gardner 5-0 Angel Escobedo 6-3 Brandon Precin 8-3 Charlie Falck 5-2 Tanner Gardner TF 16-0, 3:54 Angel Escobedo 2-2 TB Charlie Falck 5-4 125 Weight Class Angel Escobedo 4-1 Paul Donahoe, Nebraska [3] Nikko Triggas, Ohio State Caleb Flores, Northern Iowa Brandon Zoetewey, Cal State-Bakersfield Dave Tomasette, Hofstra [11] Javier Maldonado, Tennessee-Chattanooga Nic Bedelyon, Kent State Gabe Flores, Illinois [6] Mike Sees, Bloomsburg [7] Collin Cudd, Wisconsin Eric Morrill, Edinboro James Nicholson, Old Dominion [10] Tyler Clark, Iowa State Luke Smith, Central Michigan Marcos Orozco, California-Davis Jayson Ness, Minnesota [2] Paul Donahoe 9-0 Brandon Zoetewey 10-3 Dave Tomasette 15-1 Gabe Flores 6-4 Mike Sees 21-10 James Nicholson 8-2 Luke Smith 4-3 TB Jayson Ness Fall 1:17 Paul Donahoe TF 21-6, 7:00 Gabe Flores 4-3 James Nicholson 8-2 Jayson Ness 9-0 Paul Donahoe 4-2 Jayson Ness Fall 4:04 Angel Escobedo 10-3 Jayson Ness 4-3
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 Orozco, California-Davis Clark, Iowa State Orozco 4-2 McKnight 6-2 125 Consolation Bracket McKnight, Penn State Morrill, Edinboro Cudd, Wisconsin Morrill Fall 6:38 Morrill 5-4 McKnight 7-3 McKnight 5-4 TB Mustari, Northern Colorado Flores, Illinois Bedelyon, Kent State Maldonado, Tennessee-Chattan Maldonado 8-4 Hoffman 12-6 McKnight 3-1 OT McKnight 7-5 Flores, Northern Iowa Triggas, Ohio State Mytych, Drexel Borshoff, American Hoffman, North Dakota State Triggas Fall 3:24 Peterkin, Pennsylvania Mytych 1-0 Peterkin 5-0 Sees 8-1 Peterkin 3-0 Nicholson, Old Dominion Falck, Iowa Nicholson 5-3 OT Third Place: Paul Donahoe, Nebraska 6-3 Fourth Place: Mark McKnight, Penn State Fifth Place: Tanner Gardner, Stanford 8-2 Sixth Place: Charlie Falck, Iowa Sees, Bloomsburg Seventh Place: Brandon Precin, Northwestern 5-2 Shinn, Oklahoma State Martinez, Army Shinn Fall 6:45 Smith 5-3 Sees 13-4 Precin 10-2 Eighth Place: James Nicholson, Old Dominion Smith, Central Michigan Precin, Northwestern Rodriguez, Cornell Bittinger, Duquesne Rodriguez 7-0 Rodriguez 7-0 Gardner 5-0 Donahoe 5-3 Zoetewey, Cal State-Bakersfi Donahoe, Nebraska Fio, Oklahoma Robles, Arizona State Robles 17-7 Robles DFT Robles 11-8 Gardner 5-3 OT Tomasette, Hofstra Gardner, Stanford
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 125 Anthony Robles - Arizona State Brandon Kinney - Columbia Luke Smith - Central Michigan Ross Gitomer - Virginia Robles 12-5 Smith 2-1 Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 125 Joey Fio - Oklahoma Ross Gitomer - Virginia Marcos Orozco - California-Davis Brandon Kinney - Columbia Fio 8-6 Orozco 5-2 TB
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 Frank Gomez, Michigan State [1] Josh Baldridge, Northern Iowa Reece Humphrey, Ohio State Rick Deubel, Edinboro Zach Tanelli, Wisconsin [9] Conor Beebe, Central Michigan Jeff Schell, Brown Mack Reiter, Minnesota [8] Nick Fanthorpe, Iowa State [5] Steve Bell, Maryland Cory Fish, Boise State Andrae Hernandez, Indiana [12] Kenny Jordan, Nebraska Seth Ciasulli, Lehigh Dan Mitcheff, Kent State Joey Slaton, Iowa [4] Frank Gomez 12-3 Reece Humphrey 4-3 Conor Beebe 7-6 Mack Reiter Fall 2:13 Nick Fanthorpe 8-2 Cory Fish 4-3 Kenny Jordan 11-5 Joey Slaton 10-1 Frank Gomez 5-5 TB Mack Reiter 15-6 Nick Fanthorpe 3-1 Joey Slaton 9-5 Frank Gomez 5-3 Joey Slaton 2-1 TB 133 Weight Class Joey Slaton 4-2 OT Coleman Scott, Oklahoma State [3] Jim Conroy, Pittsburgh Ryan Dunn, Oregon Billy Ashnault, Lock Haven Joe Baker, Navy [11] Kyle Hutter, Old Dominion Steve Hromada, Tennessee-Chattanooga Lou Ruggirello, Hofstra [6] Mike Grey, Cornell [7] Terreyl Williams, Appalachian State Christian Smith, Liberty Patrick Castillo, Northern Illinois [10] Tyler McCormick, Missouri Tyler Dillashaw, Cal State-Fullerton Dave Marble, Bucknell James Kennedy, Illinois [2] Coleman Scott 4-0 Ryan Dunn 12-11 Joe Baker 12-5 Lou Ruggirello 3-2 TB Mike Grey 11-1 Patrick Castillo 13-4 Tyler McCormick 5-2 James Kennedy 12-2 Coleman Scott 6-1 Joe Baker 3-1 Mike Grey 4-1 James Kennedy 6-1 Coleman Scott 9-4 James Kennedy 10-8 OT Coleman Scott Fall 0:49 Coleman Scott 4-2
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 Marble, Bucknell Dillashaw, Cal State-Fullerton Marble 11-7 Fish 8-4 133 Consolation Bracket Fish, Boise State Smith, Liberty Williams, Appalachian State Williams 4-2 Williams Med FFT Fish 5-3 Baker 3-1 Jordan, Nebraska Baker, Navy Hromada, Tennessee-Chattano Hutter, Old Dominion Hutter 2-1 Humphrey 6-3 Grey Fall 6:28 Gomez 6-4 Ashnault, Lock Haven Hedges, North Carolina-Greens Mitcheff, Kent State Ciasulli, Lehigh Humphrey, Ohio State Hedges 5-2 Beebe, Central Michigan Ciasulli Fall 4:54 Beebe 7-3 Castillo 9-6 Humphrey 6-3 Grey, Cornell Grey 9-6 Gomez, Michigan State Third Place: Frank Gomez, Michigan State 7-2 Fourth Place: James Kennedy, Illinois Fifth Place: Mack Reiter, Minnesota 10-7 Sixth Place: Mike Grey, Cornell Castillo, Northern Illinois Seventh Place: Nick Fanthorpe, Iowa State 7-6 Hernandez, Indiana Bell, Maryland Bell 8-5 Bell 11-6 Castillo 7-4 Reiter 6-5 Eighth Place: Joe Baker, Navy McCormick, Missouri Reiter, Minnesota Schell, Brown Tanelli, Wisconsin Tanelli 6-3 Tanelli 13-4 Reiter 4-2 Kennedy 4-0 Dunn, Oregon Kennedy, Illinois Deubel, Edinboro Baldridge, Northern Iowa Baldridge Fall 4:23 Ruggirello Fall 0:41 Ruggirello Fall 2:35 Fanthorpe 5-1 Ruggirello, Hofstra Fanthorpe, Iowa State
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 133 Dan Mitcheff - Kent State Jeff Hedges - North Carolina-Greensboro Lou Ruggirello - Hofstra Cory VomBaur - Wyoming Patrick Castillo - Northern Illinois Boris Novachkov - Cal Poly-SLO Mitcheff 6-2 Ruggirello Fall 1:38 Castillo 9-2 Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 133 Jeff Hedges - North Carolina-Greensboro Jim Conroy - Pittsburgh Steve Bell - Maryland Cory VomBaur - Wyoming Zach Tanelli - Wisconsin Boris Novachkov - Cal Poly-SLO Hedges 14-3 Bell 12-3 Tanelli 11-0
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 7 of 30 Chad Mendes, Cal Poly-SLO [1] Steve Adamcsik, Rutgers Drew Lashaway, Kent State Ryan Williams, Old Dominion Nick Gallick, Iowa State [9] Chris Drouin, Arizona State Zack Bailey, Oklahoma Dan Leclere, Iowa [8] Manny Rivera, Minnesota [5] Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro Carter Downing, Wyoming Garrett Scott, Penn State [12] C.J. Ettelson, Northern Iowa Adam Frey, Cornell Patrick McLemore, Northern Illinois Nathan Morgan, Oklahoma State [4] Chad Mendes Fall 0:34 Ryan Williams 4-2 OT Nick Gallick 3-0 Zack Bailey 8-7 Manny Rivera TF 16-0, 5:04 Garrett Scott 3:32 Adam Frey 17-1 Nathan Morgan TF 15-0, 5:04 Chad Mendes 7-4 Nick Gallick 10-7 Manny Rivera 8-5 Nathan Morgan Fall 1:39 Chad Mendes 5-0 Nathan Morgan 8-1 141 Weight Class Chad Mendes 1-0 Kellan Russell, Michigan [3] Richard Rappo, Pennsylvania Germane Lindsey, Ohio University Levi Jones, Boise State Keith Sulzer, Northwestern [11] Drew Headlee, Pittsburgh Nexi Delgado, California-Davis J Jaggers, Ohio State [6] Kyle Ruschell, Wisconsin [7] Corey Jantzen, Harvard Matt Kyler, Army Cody Cleveland, Tennessee-Chattanooga [1 Jon Kohler, Maryland Jacob Kriegbaum, Air Force Tim Harner, Liberty Charles Griffin, Hofstra [2] Kellan Russell 5-0 Levi Jones 8-2 Drew Headlee 3-1 J Jaggers 13-10 Kyle Ruschell Fall 6:01 Matt Kyler 5-2 Jacob Kriegbaum 11-2 Charles Griffin 11-0 Kellan Russell 11-2 J Jaggers 7-2 Matt Kyler 5-3 OT Charles Griffin 6-1 J Jaggers 5-3 Charles Griffin 5-2 J Jaggers 5-2 J Jaggers 11-9
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 8 of 30 Adamcsik, Rutgers Lashaway, Kent State Lashaway 10-3 Kriegbaum 2-0 141 Consolation Bracket Kriegbaum, Air Force Drouin, Arizona State Leclere, Iowa Drouin 13-7 Drouin 7-5 Drouin 3-1 Rivera 12-1 Ruschell, Wisconsin Rivera, Minnesota Gillespie, Edinboro Downing, Wyoming Downing 15-7 Headlee 10-9 Gallick 8-2 Griffin 3-2 Ettelson, Northern Iowa McLemore, Northern Illinois Rappo, Pennsylvania Lindsey, Ohio University Headlee, Pittsburgh McLemore 3-1 Jones, Boise State Lindsey 9-6 McLemore Fall 1:10 Frey Fall 0:22 Headlee 2-1 Gallick, Iowa State Gallick 9-3 Griffin, Hofstra Third Place: Charles Griffin, Hofstra 5-2 Fourth Place: Nathan Morgan, Oklahoma State Fifth Place: Nick Gallick, Iowa State 3-2 Sixth Place: Matt Kyler, Army Frey, Cornell Seventh Place: Manny Rivera, Minnesota Fall 3:46 Sulzer, Northwestern Delgado, California-Davis Sulzer 5-3 Scott 4-2 Scott 14-6 Kyler Fall 6:43 Eighth Place: Cody Cleveland, Tennessee-Chattanooga Scott, Penn State Kyler, Army Jantzen, Harvard Cleveland, Tennessee-Chattan Cleveland 3-0 Cleveland 15-13 Kyler 7-6 Morgan 8-3 Bailey, Oklahoma Morgan, Oklahoma State Kohler, Maryland Harner, Liberty Harner 12-5 Harner 10-5 Cleveland 5-0 Cleveland 7-6 Williams, Old Dominion Russell, Michigan
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 9 of 30 No Pigtails Bouts for 141 Weight Class
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 10 of 30 Brent Metcalf, Iowa [1] Will Rowe, Oklahoma Don Fisch, Rider Kurt Kinser, Indiana Lance Palmer, Ohio State [9] Kyle Larson, Oregon State David Jauregui, West Virginia Jake Patacsil, Purdue [8] Josh Churella, Michigan [5] Ryan Adams, North Dakota State Nick Pickerell, Northern Iowa Morgan Atkinson, Cal State-Fullerton [12] Lucas Espericueta, Stanford Ed McCray, Gardner-Webb Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska [4] Brent Metcalf Fall 1:49 Kurt Kinser Fall 1:32 Lance Palmer 14-3 Jake Patacsil TF 16-0, 5:17 Josh Churella 11-2 Morgan Atkinson 8-5 Ed McCray Fall 1:19 Jordan Burroughs 4-1 Brent Metcalf 10-5 Brent Metcalf 3-2 Lance Palmer 14-6 Josh Churella 5-1 Jordan Burroughs 3-2 Jordan Burroughs TF 21-5, 5:00 149 Weight Class Brent Metcalf 8-4 J.P. O'Connor, Harvard [3] Joseph Knox, Tennessee-Chattanooga Eric Medina, Maryland Daryl Cocozzo, Edinboro Ryan Lang, Northwestern [11] Matt Fittery, Lock Haven Bryce Saddoris, Navy Bubba Jenkins, Penn State [6] Darrion Caldwell, North Carolina State [7] Michael Roberts, Boston University Brandon Carter, Central Michigan Scott Ervin, Appalachian State [10] Mitch Mueller, Iowa State Anthony Constantino, Columbia Adam Hall, Boise State Dustin Schlatter, Minnesota [2] J.P. O'Connor 14-4 Daryl Cocozzo 8-4 Ryan Lang 11-4 Bubba Jenkins 15-5 Darrion Caldwell Fall 2:28 Brandon Carter 5-3 Mitch Mueller 12-3 Dustin Schlatter 5-3 J.P. O'Connor 5-0 Bubba Jenkins 4-3 Darrion Caldwell Fall 0:42 Dustin Schlatter 6-2 Bubba Jenkins 5-3 Darrion Caldwell 4-1 Brent Metcalf 14-8 Bubba Jenkins 12-8
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 11 of 30 Cathell, Delaware State Hall, Boise State Hall 8-5 Hall 11-3 149 Consolation Bracket Atkinson, Cal State-Fullerton Ervin, Appalachian State Roberts, Boston University Ervin 14-0 Ervin TF 21-4, 4:59 Hall 2-1 O'Connor 3-1 McCray, Gardner-Webb O'Connor, Harvard Chinn, Lehigh Fittery, Lock Haven Chinn 10-3 Kinser 6-5 OT O'Connor 3-2 TB Burroughs 5-3 Medina, Maryland Knox, Tennessee-Chattanooga Grajales, Pennsylvania Espericueta, Stanford Kinser, Indiana Medina Fall 2:34 Patacsil, Purdue Grajales 7-5 Patacsil TF 17-0, 3:38 Carter 4-0 Patacsil 15-2 Schlatter, Minnesota Schlatter 4-1 Burroughs, Nebraska Third Place: Jordan Burroughs, Nebraska 4-2 Fourth Place: Josh Churella, Michigan Fifth Place: Darrion Caldwell, North Carolina State Med FF Sixth Place: J.P. O'Connor, Harvard Carter, Central Michigan Seventh Place: Dustin Schlatter, Minnesota 3-2 TB Wagner, Missouri Adams, North Dakota State Wagner Fall 1:00 Wagner 2-1 Carter Fall 3:41 Palmer 11-3 Eighth Place: Lance Palmer, Ohio State Mueller, Iowa State Palmer, Ohio State Jauregui, West Virginia Larson, Oregon State Jauregui 13-12 Jauregui 7-3 Churella 6-2 Churella 6-1 Cocozzo, Edinboro Caldwell, North Carolina Sta Fried, SUNY-Binghampton Rowe, Oklahoma Rowe 11-5 Rowe 18-10 Rowe 13-7 Churella 7-6 Lang, Northwestern Churella, Michigan
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 12 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 149 Kurt Kinser - Indiana Matt Cathell - Delaware State Mitch Mueller - Iowa State Kyle Fried - SUNY-Binghampton Kyle Larson - Oregon State Hadley Harrison - Clarion Matt Fittery - Lock Haven Josh Wagner - Missouri Josh Churella - Michigan Trevor Chinn - Lehigh Kinser 6-3 Mueller 7-3 Larson 13-11 OT Fittery 11-6 Churella 8-2 Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 149 Matt Cathell - Delaware State Anthony Constantino - Columbia Kyle Fried - SUNY-Binghampton Don Fisch - Rider Scott Ervin - Appalachian State Hadley Harrison - Clarion Josh Wagner - Missouri Nick Pickerell - Northern Iowa Trevor Chinn - Lehigh Bryce Saddoris - Navy Cathell 14-2 Fried 6-2 Ervin 5-3 OT Wagner Fall 2:04 Chinn 6-1
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 13 of 30 Gregor Gillespie, Edinboro [1] Spencer Manley, Navy Bye Jason Johnstone, Ohio State Chase Pami, Cal Poly-SLO [9] Brian Letters, Maryland Ryan Hluschak, Drexel Jordan Leen, Cornell [8] C.P. Schlatter, Minnesota [5] Tyson Reiner, Northern Iowa Jeff Marsh, Michigan Josh Zupancic, Stanford [12] Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Hofstra Bye Zac Fryling, West Virginia Brandon Becker, Indiana [4] Gregor Gillespie TF 17-0, 3:30 Jason Johnstone Brian Letters 4-3 TB Jordan Leen 4-3 C.P. Schlatter 4-2 Josh Zupancic 13-4 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman Brandon Becker 1-0 Gregor Gillespie 6-0 Jordan Leen 4-1 Josh Zupancic 5-4 Jonny Bonilla-Bowman 5-3 Jordan Leen 8-6 Josh Zupancic 9-8 157 Weight Class Jordan Leen 9-2 Dan Vallimont, Penn State [3] William Garvin, Tennessee-Chattanooga Christian Snook, Army Steve Brown, Central Michigan Tyler Sherfey, Boise State [11] Chris Stout, American Ryan Morningstar, Iowa Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh [6] Cyler Sanderson, Iowa State [7] Matt Moley, Bloomsburg Dave Nakasone, Lehigh Michael Chandler, Missouri [10] Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State Jarrett Hostetter, Millersville Bye Michael Poeta, Illinois [2] Dan Vallimont 8-6 Steve Brown 5-3 Tyler Sherfey 8-5 Matt Kocher 4-2 OT Cyler Sanderson 11-6 Michael Chandler 5-3 Newly McSpadden 2-0 Michael Poeta Dan Vallimont 10-7 Tyler Sherfey 3-3 TB Michael Chandler 5-3 Michael Poeta 3-2 Dan Vallimont 7-5 Michael Poeta 7-3 Jordan Leen 5-4 Michael Poeta 6-5
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 14 of 30 Manley, Navy Bye Manley McSpadden 4-0 157 Consolation Bracket McSpadden, Oklahoma State Pami, Cal Poly-SLO Hluschak, Drexel Hluschak 3-1 OT Sanderson 7-3 Sanderson 3-2 Sanderson 7-6 Sanderson, Iowa State Bonilla-Bowman, Hofstra Reiner, Northern Iowa Marsh, Michigan Reiner 5-2 Kocher TF 18-1, 5:16 Gillespie Fall 0:40 Vallimont 2-1 Bye Fryling, West Virginia Garvin, Tennessee-Chattanoog Snook, Army Kocher, Pittsburgh Fryling Brown, Central Michigan Garvin 5-4 TB Fryling 9-4 Becker 10-0 Kocher 3-0 Gillespie, Edinboro Gillespie 1-0 Vallimont, Penn State Third Place: Dan Vallimont, Penn State 5-4 Fourth Place: Brandon Becker, Indiana Fifth Place: Gregor Gillespie, Edinboro TF 15-0, 4:44 Sixth Place: Josh Zupancic, Stanford Becker, Indiana Seventh Place: Cyler Sanderson, Iowa State 7-5 Stout, American Morningstar, Iowa Morningstar 4-1 Morningstar 4-0 Becker 2-0 Becker 8-2 Eighth Place: Matt Moley, Bloomsburg Schlatter, Minnesota Chandler, Missouri Moley, Bloomsburg Nakasone, Lehigh Moley 6-4 OT Moley 8-4 Becker Fall 1:28 Becker 3-0 Letters, Maryland Zupancic, Stanford Hostetter, Millersville Bye Hostetter Johnstone 6-4 Moley 7-4 Moley 7-4 Johnstone, Ohio State Sherfey, Boise State
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 15 of 30 No Pigtails Bouts for 157 Weight Class
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 16 of 30 Eric Tannenbaum, Michigan [1] Ethan Headlee, Pittsburgh Chad Porter, Liberty Kurt Swartz, Boise State Trevor Stewart, Central Michigan [9] Roger Smith-Bergsrud, Illinois Matt Epperly, Virginia Tech Moza Fay, Northern Iowa [8] Stephen Dwyer, Nebraska [5] Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra Dave Rella, Penn State Jarrod King, Edinboro [12] Donnie Jones, West Virginia Daniel Atondo, Cal State-Bakersfield Chris Brown, Old Dominion Mack Lewnes, Cornell [4] Eric Tannenbaum 5-3 Chad Porter 7-4 Trevor Stewart 4-2 Moza Fay 9-0 Stephen Dwyer 13-4 Jarrod King 4-1 Donnie Jones 9-8 Mack Lewnes 5-3 Eric Tannenbaum 10-2 Moza Fay Fall 5:53 Stephen Dwyer 4-2 Mack Lewnes Fall 4:09 Eric Tannenbaum 7-4 Mack Lewnes 6-5 TB 165 Weight Class Eric Tannenbaum 4-0 Nick Marable, Missouri [3] Luke Manuel, Purdue Patrick Pitsch, Arizona State Jake Donar, Wisconsin Kurt Gross, Kent State [11] Matt Coughlin, Indiana Andrew Rendos, Bucknell Jonathan Reader, Iowa State [6] Jake Dieffenbach, Oklahoma State [7] Zack Shanaman, Pennsylvania Keegan Mueller, North Carolina Michael Cannon, American [10] Byron Sigmon, North Carolina-Greensboro Stephen Crozier, Air Force Marcus Effner, Cleveland State Mark Perry, Iowa [2] Nick Marable 4-2 Patrick Pitsch Fall 5:08 Kurt Gross 6-3 Jonathan Reader 8-2 Zack Shanaman 5-4 Michael Cannon 6-3 Stephen Crozier 12-7 Mark Perry Fall 2:00 Nick Marable 3-1 Jonathan Reader 15-2 Michael Cannon 7-4 Mark Perry 12-2 Nick Marable 5-3 Mark Perry Fall 0:37 Mark Perry 5-2 Mark Perry 4-2
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 17 of 30 Headlee, Pittsburgh Swartz, Boise State Headlee 10-3 Headlee Fall 1:14 165 Consolation Bracket Crozier, Air Force Smith-Bergsrud, Illinois Epperly, Virginia Tech Smith-Bergsrud 8-6 Shanaman 4-1 Shanaman 3-1 Dwyer 5-4 Shanaman, Pennsylvania Dwyer, Nebraska Patrovich, Hofstra Rella, Penn State Rella 14-5 Rella 12-10 OT Fay Fall 2:39 Marable 7-4 Atondo, Cal State-Bakersfield Brown, Old Dominion Manuel, Purdue Donar, Wisconsin Gross, Kent State Brown 13-5 Pitsch, Arizona State Manuel 6-5 Pitsch 5-3 Manuel 4-0 Pitsch 9-2 Fay, Northern Iowa Fay 10-2 Marable, Missouri Third Place: Nick Marable, Missouri 3-2 Fourth Place: Mack Lewnes, Cornell Fifth Place: Moza Fay, Northern Iowa 13-6 Sixth Place: Michael Cannon, American Jones, West Virginia Seventh Place: Jonathan Reader, Iowa State 10-7 Coughlin, Indiana Rendos, Bucknell Rendos 3-1 King 4-2 Manuel 4-3 TB Cannon 3-1 OT Eighth Place: Stephen Dwyer, Nebraska King, Edinboro Cannon, American Dieffenbach, Oklahoma State Mueller, North Carolina Dieffenbach 6-3 Stewart 4-2 OT Cannon 7-6 Lewnes Fall 4:18 Stewart, Central Michigan Lewnes, Cornell Sigmon, North Carolina-Greens Effner, Cleveland State Effner 4-2 Porter 9-2 Stewart 4-1 Reader 5-1 Porter, Liberty Reader, Iowa State
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 18 of 30 No Pigtails Bouts for 165 Weight Class
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 19 of 30 Keith Gavin, Pittsburgh [1] Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa Chance Litton, West Virginia Shane Riccio, Bucknell Brandon Mason, Oklahoma State [9] Scott Giffin, Pennsylvania Nathan Lee, Boise State Gabriel Dretsch, Minnesota [8] Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan [5] Tyler Bernacchi, California-Davis Ryan Duke Burk, Northern Illinois Nick Hayes, Northwestern [12] John Dergo, Illinois Phil Moricone, Edinboro Lloyd Rogers, Tennessee-Chattanooga Jay Borschel, Iowa [4] Keith Gavin 17-3 Chance Litton 7-1 Brandon Mason 6-0 Nathan Lee 3-1 OT Brandon Sinnott 5-1 Ryan Duke Burk 7-3 John Dergo 5-1 Jay Borschel 13-2 Keith Gavin 4-2 Nathan Lee 2-1 TB Brandon Sinnott 3-3 TB Jay Borschel Fall 6:06 Keith Gavin 7-4 Jay Borschel 8-2 174 Weight Class Keith Gavin 3-2 Brandon Browne, Nebraska [3] Chris Henrich, Virginia Aaron Scott, Iowa State Randy Oates, George Mason Steve Anceravage, Cornell [11] Aaron Kelly, Liberty Trevor Perry, Indiana Alton Lucas, Hofstra [6] Matt Stolpinski, Navy [7] Tyler French, Air Force Danny Clum, Wisconsin Mike Letts, Maryland [10] Alex Caruso, Lehigh Luke Feist, Stanford Joshua Patterson, SUNY-Binghampton Steve Luke, Michigan [2] Brandon Browne 8-3 Aaron Scott 2-0 Steve Anceravage 7-6 Alton Lucas 6-4 Matt Stolpinski 8-1 Mike Letts 9-2 Luke Feist 9-0 Steve Luke 11-3 Brandon Browne 8-5 Steve Anceravage Fall 1:33 Matt Stolpinski 5-4 TB Steve Luke 5-2 Brandon Browne 3-2 Steve Luke 6-2 Keith Gavin 4-2 Steve Luke 3-1 OT
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 20 of 30 Dolly, Northern Iowa Riccio, Bucknell Dolly 10-6 Dolly Fall 5:53 174 Consolation Bracket Feist, Stanford Giffin, Pennsylvania Dretsch, Minnesota Dretsch 5-3 Dretsch 10-2 Dolly 10-6 Sinnott 7-3 Letts, Maryland Sinnott, Central Michigan Bernacchi, California-Davis Hayes, Northwestern Hayes 3-2 Lucas 8-4 Sinnott 3-1 OT Browne 4-1 Lucas, Hofstra Moricone, Edinboro Rogers 3-2 Rogers, Tennessee-Chattanoog Scott, Iowa State Henrich, Virginia Henrich 10-6 Oates, George Mason Rogers 8-2 Dergo 5-1 Lucas 11-7 Lee, Boise State Lucas 9-5 Browne, Nebraska Third Place: Jay Borschel, Iowa 6-4 Fourth Place: Brandon Browne, Nebraska Fifth Place: Brandon Sinnott, Central Michigan 3-2 Sixth Place: Steve Anceravage, Cornell Dergo, Illinois Seventh Place: Matt Stolpinski, Navy Fall 4:07 Kelly, Liberty Perry, Indiana Kelly 8-4 Burk 11-0 Burk 3-1 OT Stolpinski 4-3 Eighth Place: Alton Lucas, Hofstra Burk, Northern Illinois Stolpinski, Navy French, Air Force Clum, Wisconsin French 7-6 Mason 8-0 Anceravage 6-1 Borschel Fall 6:30 Mason, Oklahoma State Borschel, Iowa Caruso, Lehigh Patterson, SUNY-Binghampton Caruso 5-3 Caruso 2-1 Mason 2-0 Anceravage 1-0 Litton, West Virginia Anceravage, Cornell
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 21 of 30 No Pigtails Bouts for 174 Weight Class
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 22 of 30 Jake Varner, Iowa State [1] Lior Zamir, Pennsylvania Zack Giesen, Stanford Chris Dagget, Liberty Brent Chriswell, Arizona State [9] A.J. Kissel, Purdue Josh Edmondson, Tennessee-Chattanooga Roger Kish, Minnesota [8] Joshua Weitzel, Oklahoma [5] Doug Umbehauer, Rider Phil Bomberger, Penn State Jack Jensen, Oklahoma State [12] Austin Trotman, Appalachian State Trevor Brandvold, Wisconsin Scott Ferguson, Army Christian Sinnott, Central Michigan [4] Jake Varner 6-0 Zack Giesen Fall 6:27 A.J. Kissel Fall 4:44 Roger Kish 6-3 Doug Umbehauer 9-5 Jack Jensen Fall 3:36 Trevor Brandvold 7-3 Christian Sinnott 3-2 Jake Varner Fall 2:06 Roger Kish 4-0 Doug Umbehauer 3-2 Christian Sinnott 6-3 Jake Varner 2-0 Christian Sinnott 3-2 184 Weight Class Jake Varner 4-2 Tyrel Todd, Michigan [3] Kurt Brenner, West Virginia Vince Jones, Nebraska Andy O'Loughlin, Northern Iowa Rocco Caponi, Virginia [11] Chris Honeycutt, Edinboro Matthew Gevelinger, Brown Raymond Jordan, Missouri [6] Phillip Keddy, Iowa [7] Charlie Pienaar, Eastern Michigan Jacob Devlin, Air Force Kirk Smith, Boise State [10] Ryan Goodman, North Carolina State Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion Ian Murphy, Cal State-Fullerton Mike Pucillo, Ohio State [2] Tyrel Todd 4-0 Vince Jones 9-4 Rocco Caponi Fall 4:04 Raymond Jordan TF 23-7, 5:3 Phillip Keddy 10-2 Kirk Smith 11-3 Ryan Goodman 12-10 Mike Pucillo 11-2 Vince Jones 7-5 Raymond Jordan 8-2 Phillip Keddy 2-1 TB Mike Pucillo 14-1 Raymond Jordan 3-1 Mike Pucillo 4-3 Mike Pucillo 3-3 TB Mike Pucillo 2-1 TB
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 23 of 30 Murphy, Cal State-Fullerton Strawn, Old Dominion Murphy Fall 0:27 Jensen 10-4 184 Consolation Bracket Jensen, Oklahoma State Devlin, Air Force Pienaar, Eastern Michigan Devlin 5-1 Brandvold TF 16-0, 7: Jensen 5-0 Jensen 7-6 Brandvold, Wisconsin Jones, Nebraska Gevelinger, Brown Honeycutt, Edinboro Honeycutt 4-0 Giesen 5-3 Keddy 6-1 Sinnott 7-4 O'Loughlin, Northern Iowa Brenner, West Virginia Ferguson, Army Trotman, Appalachian State Giesen, Stanford Brenner 16-8 Kissel, Purdue Trotman 7-2 Brenner 7-4 Smith 6-0 Brenner Fall 6:53 Keddy, Iowa Keddy 5-4 Sinnott, Central Michigan Third Place: Tyrel Todd, Michigan 3-2 Fourth Place: Christian Sinnott, Central Michigan Fifth Place: Raymond Jordan, Missouri 6-4 Sixth Place: Phillip Keddy, Iowa Smith, Boise State Seventh Place: Jack Jensen, Oklahoma State 3-2 Bomberger, Penn State Weitzel, Oklahoma Weitzel 4-2 Weitzel 4-0 Smith 3-0 Smith 8-2 Eighth Place: Kirk Smith, Boise State Goodman, North Carolina St Kish, Minnesota Edmondson, Tennessee-Chatta Chriswell, Arizona State Chriswell 14-3 Todd Fall 4:37 Todd 3-2 Todd 3-2 Todd, Michigan Jordan, Missouri Dagget, Liberty Zamir, Pennsylvania Zamir FFT Caponi Fall 2:11 Todd 13-3 Todd 4-1 Caponi, Virginia Umbehauer, Rider
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 24 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 184 A.J. Kissel - Purdue Manuel Schubert - Lehigh Kissel 6-4 Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 184 Jacob Devlin - Air Force Manuel Schubert - Lehigh Devlin 3-2
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 25 of 30 Josh Glenn, American [1] Ben Hepburn, Lock Haven Kyle Bressler, Oregon State Chad Porter, Liberty Patrick Bond, Illinois [9] Thomas Shovlin, Pennsylvania Richard Starks, Army Craig Brester, Nebraska [8] Max Askren, Missouri [5] Joe Fagiano, Indiana Darren Burns, North Carolina-Greensboro Joe Rovelli, Hofstra [12] Matt Koz, Tennessee-Chattanooga Cayle Byers, George Mason John Drake, Cal State-Fullerton Wynn Michalak, Central Michigan [4] Josh Glenn 2-0 Kyle Bressler 3-1 OT Patrick Bond 3-1 OT Craig Brester TF 17-0, 4:07 Max Askren 15-5 Darren Burns 5-4 Cayle Byers 3-1 TB Wynn Michalak 12-2 Josh Glenn Fall 1:49 Craig Brester 7-2 Max Askren 14-6 Wynn Michalak Fall 2:30 Josh Glenn 10-5 Wynn Michalak 5-4 197 Weight Class Wynn Michalak 7-5 Mike Tamillow, Northwestern [3] Jason Trulson, Arizona State Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro David Bertolino, Iowa State T.J. Morrison, Rider [11] Lamar Brown, Rutgers Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State Dallas Herbst, Wisconsin [6] Hudson Taylor, Maryland [7] Jared Villers, West Virginia Matt Casperson, Boise State Joel Flaggert, Oklahoma [10] Andrew Anderson, Northern Iowa Logan Brown, Purdue Riley Orozco, Cal State-Bakersfield Phil Davis, Penn State [2] Mike Tamillow 4-2 David Bertolino 10-0 T.J. Morrison 2-1 Dallas Herbst Fall 0:25 Hudson Taylor Fall 5:39 Joel Flaggert 9-5 Logan Brown 6-3 Phil Davis Fall 1:47 David Bertolino 6-4 OT Dallas Herbst Fall 0:52 Hudson Taylor 7-0 Phil Davis 9-2 Dallas Herbst 5-4 Phil Davis 7-3 Phil Davis 7-2 Phil Davis 6-0
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 26 of 30 Orozco, Cal State-Bakersfield Anderson, Northern Iowa Anderson 13-3 Burns 4-2 197 Consolation Bracket Burns, North Carolina-Green Casperson, Boise State Villers, West Virginia Casperson Fall 3:24 Casperson 2-1 TB Burns 11-7 Bertolino 3-2 Byers, George Mason Bertolino, Iowa State Bryce, North Dakota State Brown, Rutgers Brown 11-5 Bressler 4-2 Taylor 6-5 Taylor 9-6 Bradshaw, Edinboro Trulson, Arizona State Drake, Cal State-Fullerton Koz, Tennessee-Chattanooga Bressler, Oregon State Trulson 6-3 Bond, Illinois Koz 5-1 Trulson 7-2 Koz 4-1 Trulson 3-2 Taylor, Maryland Taylor 5-0 Glenn, American Third Place: Hudson Taylor, Maryland 7-5 OT Fourth Place: Craig Brester, Nebraska Fifth Place: Josh Glenn, American 11-6 Sixth Place: Dallas Herbst, Wisconsin Flaggert, Oklahoma Seventh Place: Max Askren, Missouri 11-9 OT Rovelli, Hofstra Fagiano, Indiana Rovelli 6-4 OT Rovelli 10-0 Rovelli 13-2 Brester 7-0 Eighth Place: David Bertolino, Iowa State Brown, Purdue Brester, Nebraska Starks, Army Shovlin, Pennsylvania Starks 3-2 Tamillow 12-1 Brester 9-2 Brester 9-2 Tamillow, Northwestern Herbst, Wisconsin Porter, Liberty Hepburn, Lock Haven Hepburn 2-1 Morrison 5-2 Tamillow 8-1 Askren 7-3 Morrison, Rider Askren, Missouri
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 27 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 197 Richard Starks - Army Justin Bronson - Minnesota Starks 5-2 TB Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 197 Jared Villers - West Virginia Justin Bronson - Minnesota Villers 12-4
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 28 of 30 Dustin Fox, Northwestern [1] Ryan Flores, Columbia Josh Wine, Virginia Military Charlie Alexander, Oregon Jermail Porter, Kent State [9] Benjamin Berhow, Minnesota Nathan Thobaden, Army Bubba Gritter, Central Michigan [8] Jared Rosholt, Oklahoma State [5] Trey McLean, Pennsylvania John Wise, Illinois Mark Ellis, Missouri [12] Nate Everhart, Indiana Ed Bordas, Rider Reece Hopkin, Northern Colorado Matt Fields, Iowa [4] Dustin Fox TF 17-0, 4:27 Josh Wine 3-0 Jermail Porter 8-6 Bubba Gritter Fall 4:18 Jared Rosholt Fall 2:59 Mark Ellis 5-4 Nate Everhart 3-1 Matt Fields 7-3 Dustin Fox Fall 2:44 Bubba Gritter 3-0 Jared Rosholt 4-2 Matt Fields 4-1 Dustin Fox 2-1 Jared Rosholt 2-0 285 Weight Class Dustin Fox 3-2 Ed Prendergast, Navy [3] Jon May, Nebraska Dustin Rogers, West Virginia Andy Totusek, Old Dominion Mike Spaid, Bloomsburg [11] Levon Mock, Brown Rashad Goff, Cleveland State Kyle Massey, Wisconsin [6] David Zabriskie, Iowa State [7] Mitch Monteiro, Cal State-Bakersfield Nick Smith, Boise State Zach Sheaffer, Pittsburgh [10] Travis Gardner, Oregon State Joe Fendone, Edinboro Patrick Walker, Liberty J.D. Bergman, Ohio State [2] Ed Prendergast Fall 5:19 Dustin Rogers 4-2 Mike Spaid Fall 2:06 Kyle Massey 3-1 David Zabriskie 10-3 Zach Sheaffer Fall 4:11 Joe Fendone 10-5 J.D. Bergman Fall 0:27 Ed Prendergast 5-1 TB Kyle Massey 4-3 David Zabriskie 3-2 J.D. Bergman 6-3 Ed Prendergast 9-3 J.D. Bergman 11-1 Dustin Fox 4-2 OT J.D. Bergman 5-4
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 29 of 30 Walker, Liberty Gardner, Oregon State Gardner 5-3 Ellis 8-2 285 Consolation Bracket Ellis, Missouri Smith, Boise State Dobies, North Carolina Dobies 9-3 Dobies 3-1 Ellis 5-3 Massey 3-2 Everhart, Indiana Massey, Wisconsin Goff, Cleveland State Mock, Brown Goff 9-0 Goff 1-0 Zabriskie 7-2 Rosholt 6-1 Totusek, Old Dominion May, Nebraska Hopkin, Northern Colorado Bordas, Rider Wine, Virginia Military May 12-2 Porter, Kent State Hopkin 10-2 Porter 7-2 Hopkin 2-0 Porter 7-2 Zabriskie, Iowa State Zabriskie 3-2 Rosholt, Oklahoma State Third Place: Ed Prendergast, Navy 4-1 Fourth Place: Jared Rosholt, Oklahoma State Fifth Place: Matt Fields, Iowa 4-2 OT Sixth Place: David Zabriskie, Iowa State Sheaffer, Pittsburgh Seventh Place: Bubba Gritter, Central Michigan DFT Wise, Illinois McLean, Pennsylvania Wise 6-0 Wise 4-0 Wise 8-0 Gritter 11-2 Eighth Place: Kyle Massey, Wisconsin Fendone, Edinboro Gritter, Central Michigan Thobaden, Army Berhow, Minnesota Berhow 10-7 Rogers 7-4 Fields 3-1 OT Prendergast 3-2 Rogers, West Virginia Prendergast, Navy Alexander, Oregon Flores, Columbia Flores 2-1 TB Spaid 12-3 Spaid Fall 0:45 Fields 6-5 Spaid, Bloomsburg Fields, Iowa
2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 30 of 30 Championship Pigtail Bouts for 285 Bubba Gritter - Central Michigan Justin Dobies - North Carolina Gritter 5-1 Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 285 Justin Dobies - North Carolina Mitch Monteiro - Cal State-Bakersfield Dobies 12-6