NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2011 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Jon Reader, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Jon ReaderISU
  2. 2Nick AmuchasteguiSTAN
  3. 3Ed RuthPSU
  4. 4Mack LewnesCOR
  5. 5Colby CovingtonORST
  6. 6Chris HenrichUVA
  7. 7Mike LettsMD
  8. 8Ben BennettCMU

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Dorian Henderson, Missouri over Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan over Alex Caruso, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Chris Henrich (5), Virginia over Eric Starks, Arizona State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (PA) — MD 18–6 · View bout
  4. Curran Jacobs, Michigan State over Austin Meys (11), Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Royal Brettrager II, Liberty (VA) — Fall 0:24 · View bout
  6. Ethen Lofthouse (9), Iowa over Dorian Henderson, Missouri — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) over Matt Fullowan, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  8. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Justin Zeerip, Michigan — MD 13–3 · View bout
  9. Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) over Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  10. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  11. Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 8–0 · View bout
  12. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Scott Giffin, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — MD 13–1 · View bout
  14. Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State over Matt Demichiel, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  15. Nick Purdue, Ohio over Ryan McGarity, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  16. Scott Glasser, Minnesota over Patrick Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan over Curran Jacobs, Michigan State — MD 16–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Henrich (5), Virginia over Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Scott Glasser, Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) — MD 13–0 · View bout
  6. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Nick Purdue, Ohio — Fall 2:56 · View bout
  7. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Ethen Lofthouse (9), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Henrich (5), Virginia over Colby Covington (4), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Mike Letts (8), Maryland — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Ed Ruth (2), Penn State — Dflt · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Chris Henrich (5), Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) over Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jon Reader (1), Iowa State over Nick Amuchastegui (7), Stanford (CA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Matt Demichiel, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Caruso, Rutgers (NJ) over Austin Meys (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  2. Dorian Henderson, Missouri over Scott Giffin, Pennsylvania — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Eric Starks, Arizona State over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) over Ryan McGarity, Binghamton (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (PA) over Matt Fullowan, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Patrick Martinez, Wyoming over Royal Brettrager II, Liberty (VA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  7. Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) over Justin Zeerip, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dorian Henderson, Missouri over Nick Purdue, Ohio — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) over Ethen Lofthouse (9), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) over Rob Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) over Alex Caruso, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State over Patrick Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  6. Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State over Mike Dessino, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) over Curran Jacobs, Michigan State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  8. Scott Glasser, Minnesota over Eric Starks, Arizona State — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) over Hunter Meys, Boston (MA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State over Jacob Swartz, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  3. Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State over Scott Glasser, Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) over Dorian Henderson, Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan over Mike Benefiel (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Ryan Patrovich, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Luke Manuel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Nick Heflin (10), Ohio State — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Mike Letts (8), Maryland — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan — Fall 0:42 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Chris Henrich (5), Virginia — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) over Colby Covington (4), Oregon State — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Mack Lewnes (3), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Colby Covington (4), Oregon State over Chris Henrich (5), Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Letts (8), Maryland over Ben Bennett (6), Central Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout

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