NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2014 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Ed Ruth, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Ed RuthPSU
  2. 2Jimmy SheptockMD
  3. 3Gabe DeanCOR
  4. 4Jack DechowOld Dominion (VA)
  5. 5Kevin SteinhausMINN
  6. 6Lawrence 'Lorenzo' ThomasPENN
  7. 7Jacob SwartzBoise State (ID)
  8. 8Ophir BernsteinBRWN

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (PA) over Lucas Sheridan, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer, Arizona State over Domenic Abounader (9), Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Devin Hightower, Air Force (CO) over Nick Vetterlein (16), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Jackson Hein, Wisconsin — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  4. Gabe Dean (3), Cornell (NY) over Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  5. Jack Dechow (13), Old Dominion (VA) over Jon Fausey, Virginia — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Jacob Swartz (6), Boise State (ID) over Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Jimmy Sheptock (1), Maryland over Ben Stroh, Wyoming — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. John Rizqallah (14), Michigan State over Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  9. Kenny Courts (10), Ohio State over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  10. Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota over Nolan Boyd, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  11. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania over Austin Morehead, Oregon State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  12. Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois over Ryan Loder (15), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  13. Max Thomusseit (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Clint Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  14. Ophir Bernstein (12), Brown (RI) over Zack Hernandez, Columbia (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  15. Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (8), Nebraska over Donald 'Scott' Patrick, Davidson (NC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  16. Vic Avery, Edinboro (PA) over Ethen Lofthouse (5), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Blake Stauffer, Arizona State over Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (8), Nebraska — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois — TF 15–0 · View bout
  3. Gabe Dean (3), Cornell (NY) over John Rizqallah (14), Michigan State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  4. Jack Dechow (13), Old Dominion (VA) over Max Thomusseit (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jacob Swartz (6), Boise State (ID) over Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Jimmy Sheptock (1), Maryland over Devin Hightower, Air Force (CO) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  7. Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota over Kenny Courts (10), Ohio State — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  8. Ophir Bernstein (12), Brown (RI) over Vic Avery, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Gabe Dean (3), Cornell (NY) over Jacob Swartz (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Jack Dechow (13), Old Dominion (VA) over Ophir Bernstein (12), Brown (RI) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Jimmy Sheptock (1), Maryland over Blake Stauffer, Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Gabe Dean (3), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Jimmy Sheptock (1), Maryland over Jack Dechow (13), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Ed Ruth (2), Penn State over Jimmy Sheptock (1), Maryland — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Lucas Sheridan, Indiana (IN) over Nick Vetterlein (16), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Stroh, Wyoming over Lucas Sheridan, Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Clint Morrison, Rider (NJ) over Jon Fausey, Virginia — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Domenic Abounader (9), Michigan over Donald 'Scott' Patrick, Davidson (NC) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Ethen Lofthouse (5), Iowa over Zack Hernandez, Columbia (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Nolan Boyd, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State over Fred Garcia, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  7. Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan over Austin Morehead, Oregon State — TF 20–5 · View bout
  8. Ryan Loder (15), Northern Iowa over Jackson Hein, Wisconsin — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. John Rizqallah (14), Michigan State over Clint Morrison, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Kenny Courts (10), Ohio State over Domenic Abounader (9), Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Timothy 'TJ' Dudley (8), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania over Ethen Lofthouse (5), Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  5. Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois over Ben Stroh, Wyoming — Fall 1:23 · View bout
  6. Max Thomusseit (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Lelund Weatherspoon, Iowa State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  7. Ryan Loder (15), Northern Iowa over Devin Hightower, Air Force (CO) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Vic Avery, Edinboro (PA) over Phillip Joseph, Eastern Michigan — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Kenny Courts (10), Ohio State over Lazarus 'Nikko' Reyes, Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania over John Rizqallah (14), Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Max Thomusseit (4), Pittsburgh (PA) over Vic Avery, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Ryan Loder (15), Northern Iowa over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jacob Swartz (6), Boise State (ID) over Ryan Loder (15), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota over Max Thomusseit (4), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania over Blake Stauffer, Arizona State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Ophir Bernstein (12), Brown (RI) over Kenny Courts (10), Ohio State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota over Jacob Swartz (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania over Ophir Bernstein (12), Brown (RI) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Gabe Dean (3), Cornell (NY) over Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania — Fall 6:42 · View bout
  2. Jack Dechow (13), Old Dominion (VA) over Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Gabe Dean (3), Cornell (NY) over Jack Dechow (13), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kevin Steinhaus (7), Minnesota over Lawrence 'Lorenzo' Thomas (11), Pennsylvania — TF 18–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Swartz (6), Boise State (ID) over Ophir Bernstein (12), Brown (RI) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

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