NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2008 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Jordan Leen, Cornell (NY).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jordan LeenCOR
  2. 2Michael PoetaILL
  3. 3Dan VallimontPSU
  4. 4Brandon BeckerIND
  5. 5Josh ZupancicSTAN
  6. 6Gregor GillespieEDIN
  7. 7Cyler SandersonISU
  8. 8Matt MoleyBloomsburg (PA)

Championship

Round of 32 · 13 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) over Zac Fryling, West Virginia — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Brian Letters, Maryland over Chase Pami (9), California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Charles 'CP' Schlatter (5), Minnesota over Tyson Reiner, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  5. Dan Vallimont (3), Penn State over William 'Seth' Garvin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) over Spencer Manley, Navy (MD) — TF 17–0 · View bout
  7. Jordan Leen (8), Cornell (NY) over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Josh Zupancic (12), Stanford (CA) over Jeff Marsh, Michigan — MD 13–4 · View bout
  9. Matt Kocher (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ryan Morningstar, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Michael Chandler (10), Missouri over Dave Nakasone, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  11. Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State over Jarrett Hostetter, Millersville (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  12. Steve Brown, Central Michigan over Christian Snook, Army (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  13. Tyler Sherfey (11), Boise State (ID) over Chris Stout, American (DC) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Dan Vallimont (3), Penn State over Steve Brown, Central Michigan — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) over Jason Johnstone, Ohio State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Hofstra (NY) over Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jordan Leen (8), Cornell (NY) over Brian Letters, Maryland — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Josh Zupancic (12), Stanford (CA) over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (5), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Michael Chandler (10), Missouri over Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Michael Poeta (2), Illinois over Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Tyler Sherfey (11), Boise State (ID) over Matt Kocher (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dan Vallimont (3), Penn State over Tyler Sherfey (11), Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jordan Leen (8), Cornell (NY) over Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Josh Zupancic (12), Stanford (CA) over Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Michael Poeta (2), Illinois over Michael Chandler (10), Missouri — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jordan Leen (8), Cornell (NY) over Josh Zupancic (12), Stanford (CA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Michael Poeta (2), Illinois over Dan Vallimont (3), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jordan Leen (8), Cornell (NY) over Michael Poeta (2), Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 5 bouts

  1. Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) over Dave Nakasone, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) over Chase Pami (9), California-Poly — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Ryan Morningstar, Iowa over Chris Stout, American (DC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Tyson Reiner, Northern Iowa over Jeff Marsh, Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. William 'Seth' Garvin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Christian Snook, Army (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) over William 'Seth' Garvin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–0 · View bout
  2. Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Ryan Hluschak, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Jason Johnstone, Ohio State over Jarrett Hostetter, Millersville (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Matt Kocher (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Tyson Reiner, Northern Iowa — TF 18–1 · View bout
  5. Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) over Brian Letters, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State over Spencer Manley, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  7. Ryan Morningstar, Iowa over Charles 'CP' Schlatter (5), Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  8. Zac Fryling, West Virginia over Steve Brown, Central Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) over Ryan Morningstar, Iowa — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Newly McSpadden, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Matt Kocher (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Zac Fryling, West Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) over Jason Johnstone, Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) over Michael Chandler (10), Missouri — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Jonny Bonilla-Bowman, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) over Matt Kocher (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) over Tyler Sherfey (11), Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) over Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:28 · View bout
  2. Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) over Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State — Fall 0:40 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) over Josh Zupancic (12), Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Dan Vallimont (3), Penn State over Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dan Vallimont (3), Penn State over Brandon Becker (4), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Josh Zupancic (12), Stanford (CA) over Gregor Gillespie (1), Edinboro (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cyler Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Matt Moley, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

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