NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2012 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion David Taylor, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1David TaylorPSU
  2. 2Brandon HatchettLEH
  3. 3Bekzod AbdurakhmanovCLAR
  4. 4Kyle BlevinsAPP
  5. 5Pete YatesVT
  6. 6Josh AsperMD
  7. 7Ben JordanWIS
  8. 8Conrad PolzILL

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State over Joe Booth, Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Stephen 'Gabe' Burak, Northern Colorado — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over James Brundage, Rider (NJ) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  4. Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga over David Cheza, Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Cole Gracey, Army (NY) over Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Dallas Bailey, Oklahoma State over Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech — MD 13–2 · View bout
  7. Dan Yates, Michigan over Tristan Warner, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  9. Dominic Kastl, California-Poly over Cody Yohn (10), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  10. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Marshall Peppelman, Cornell (NY) over Pierce Harger, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Evans (5), Iowa over Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma over Conrad Polz (9), Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  14. Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) over Scott Winston, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  15. Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska over Zach Toal, Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  16. Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State over Marshall Peppelman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Cole Gracey, Army (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over Dallas Bailey, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:52 · View bout
  5. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Evans (5), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska over Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming over Dan Yates, Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska — Fall 0:30 · View bout
  4. Josh Asper (7), Maryland over Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) over Josh Asper (7), Maryland — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) — Fall 4:44 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. David Taylor (1), Penn State over Brandon Hatchett (11), Lehigh (PA) — TF 22–7 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (NY) over Zach Toal, Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Tristan Warner, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Mark Lewandowski, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) over David Cheza, Michigan State — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  4. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Scott Winston, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia over Cody Yohn (10), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over James Brundage, Rider (NJ) — Fall 0:11 · View bout
  7. Pierce Harger, Northwestern (IL) over Joe Booth, Drexel (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Stephen 'Gabe' Burak, Northern Colorado over Mike Ottinger, Central Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Mike Evans (5), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Marshall Peppelman, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  3. Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) over Dallas Bailey, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Dominic Kastl, California-Poly over Stephen 'Gabe' Burak, Northern Colorado — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Dan Yates, Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia over Cole Gracey, Army (NY) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  7. Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma over Pierce Harger, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Brandon Wright, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 13–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Nicholas Sulzer, Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Corey Lear, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 0:33 · View bout
  3. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Patrick 'Bubby' Graham, Oklahoma — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Andrew Sorenson (3), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Conrad Polz (9), Illinois over Paul 'PJ' Gillespie (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Robert Kokesh (8), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Shane Onufer (2), Wyoming — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Conrad Polz (9), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Ben Jordan, Wisconsin — MD 11–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) over Josh Asper (7), Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (4), Clarion (PA) over Kyle Blevins, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Yates (6), Virginia Tech over Josh Asper (7), Maryland — Dec 13–7 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ben Jordan, Wisconsin over Conrad Polz (9), Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout

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