NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2006 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Johnny Hendricks, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Johnny HendricksOKST
  2. 2Ryan ChurellaMICH
  3. 3Muzaffar AbdurakhmanovAmerican (DC)
  4. 4Deonte PennEDIN
  5. 5Joey BracamonteOregon
  6. 6Travis PaulsonISU
  7. 7Dan ThompsonCIT
  8. 8Eric LuedkeIOWA

Championship

Round of 32 · 14 bouts

  1. Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) over Daniel Bedoy, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Matt Nagel (6), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Garrett Atkinson, North Carolina over Beau Tresemer, Air Force (CO) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Matt Pell (5), Missouri — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois over Max Dean, Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  6. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Brian Busby, California-Bakersfield — TF 25–8 · View bout
  7. Larry Hall, West Virginia over Marc Harwood (12), Nebraska — MD 11–3 · View bout
  8. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Tyler Tisdell, George Mason (VA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  9. Nick Baima (1), Northern Iowa over Ray Blake, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  11. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 2:02 · View bout
  12. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Jon Anderson, Army (NY) — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  13. Troy Letters (7), Lehigh (PA) over Jason Cardillo, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  14. Will Durkee, Northwestern (IL) over Steve Anceravage (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Troy Letters (7), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:09 · View bout
  2. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Will Durkee, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 0:53 · View bout
  3. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Larry Hall, West Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois over Nick Baima (1), Northern Iowa — Dflt · View bout
  5. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Garrett Atkinson, North Carolina — Fall 5:52 · View bout
  6. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Eric Luedke, Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  7. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  8. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Michael Poeta (9), Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Fall 5:52 · View bout
  3. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:39 · View bout
  4. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Ryan Churella (1), Michigan over Joey Bracamonte, Oregon — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Johnny Hendricks (2), Oklahoma State over Ryan Churella (1), Michigan — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

  1. Brian Busby, California-Bakersfield over Beau Tresemer, Air Force (CO) — MD 18–8 · View bout
  2. Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) over Daniel Bedoy, Purdue (IN) — Fall 2:27 · View bout
  3. Matt Nagel (6), Minnesota over Steve Anceravage (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Matt Pell (5), Missouri over Marc Harwood (12), Nebraska — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Max Dean, Indiana (IN) over Ray Blake, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Jason Cardillo, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) over Matt Nagel (6), Minnesota — Fall 6:14 · View bout
  2. Eric Luedke, Iowa over Jon Anderson, Army (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) over Will Durkee, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Larry Hall, West Virginia over Brian Busby, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  5. Matt Pell (5), Missouri over Garrett Atkinson, North Carolina — Fall 2:23 · View bout
  6. Max Dean, Indiana (IN) over Troy Letters (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  7. Michael Poeta (9), Illinois over Tyler Tisdell, George Mason (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Nick Baima (1), Northern Iowa — Dflt · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Luedke, Iowa over Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Matt Pell (5), Missouri over Max Dean, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Michael Poeta (9), Illinois over Chris Vondruska, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State over Larry Hall, West Virginia — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Michael Poeta (9), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Patrick Pitsch (10), Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Eric Luedke, Iowa over Johnny Galloway Jr., Northern Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Matt Pell (5), Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Fall 1:37 · View bout
  2. Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State over Eric Luedke, Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) over Joey Bracamonte, Oregon — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  2. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Muzaffar Abdurakhmanov (3), American (DC) over Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) — Dflt · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joey Bracamonte, Oregon over Travis Paulson (8), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) over Eric Luedke, Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.