NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2012 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Kellen Russell, Michigan.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Kellen RussellMICH
  2. 2Montell MarionIOWA
  3. 3Boris NovachkovCP
  4. 4Kendric MapleOU
  5. 5Mike MangrumORST
  6. 6Hunter StieberOHST
  7. 7Michael NevingerCOR
  8. 8Darius LittleNCST

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania over Evan Henderson, North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) over Levi Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Luke Goettl, Iowa State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State over Rick Durso, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) over Matthew Mariacher (11), American (DC) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Nicholas Hucke, Missouri — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Nathan Hoffer, Arizona State — Fall 4:48 · View bout
  8. Luke Vaith, Hofstra (NY) over Tanner Hough, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  9. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  10. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) over Stephen Dutton III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  12. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Mike Morales, West Virginia — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  13. Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota over Kevin Fanta, Northern Illinois — MD 12–4 · View bout
  14. Nick Nelson (7), Virginia over Mike Kessler, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  15. Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) over Adam Krop, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech over Jake Sueflohn (10), Nebraska — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State over Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Luke Vaith, Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  4. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota over Darius Little (8), North Carolina State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech over Nick Nelson (7), Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State over Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech — MD 15–3 · View bout
  4. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Montell Marion (3), Iowa over Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kellen Russell (1), Michigan over Montell Marion (3), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Evan Henderson, North Carolina over Rick Durso, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Krop, Princeton (NJ) over Evan Henderson, North Carolina — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Jake Sueflohn (10), Nebraska over Mike Kessler, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State over Levi Wolfensperger, Northern Iowa — MD 14–6 · View bout
  4. Luke Goettl, Iowa State over Kevin Fanta, Northern Illinois — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  5. Nicholas Hucke, Missouri over Tanner Hough, Duke (NC) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan over Nathan Hoffer, Arizona State — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  7. Stephen Dutton III, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Morales, West Virginia — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania over Matthew Mariacher (11), American (DC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) over Jake Sueflohn (10), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Stephen Dutton III, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) over Nicholas Hucke, Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Adam Krop, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
  5. Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) over Luke Goettl, Iowa State — TF 17–2 · View bout
  6. Nick Nelson (7), Virginia over Josh Kindig, Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) over Scott Mattingly, Central Michigan — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania over Luke Vaith, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) over Tyler Small (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Zack Kemmerer, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Nick Nelson (7), Virginia — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) over Justin LaValle, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Billy Ashnault, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Darius Little (8), North Carolina State over Zach Neibert, Virginia Tech — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Nick Dardanes (9), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Mitchell Port, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Darius Little (8), North Carolina State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma over Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State — Fall 4:09 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Boris Novachkov (6), California-Poly over Kendric Maple (2), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Mangrum (4), Oregon State over Hunter Stieber (5), Ohio State — Fall 4:14 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Nevinger, Cornell (NY) over Darius Little (8), North Carolina State — Dec 10–3 · View bout

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