NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2015 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Mathew Brown, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Mathew BrownPSU
  2. 2Tyler WilpsPITT
  3. 3Robert KokeshNEB
  4. 4Logan StorleyMINN
  5. 5Kyle CrutchmerOKST
  6. 6Mike EvansIOWA
  7. 7Zach EpperlyVT
  8. 8Kurtis JulsonNDSU

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) over Ethan Smith, Utah Valley — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andy McCulley (14), Wyoming over John Michael Staudenmayer, North Carolina — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Blaise Butler (5), Virginia over Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan — MD 14–5 · View bout
  3. Chad Welch, Purdue (IN) over Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Cody Walters (9), Ohio over George 'Duke' Pickett, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Dominic Kastl, California-Poly over Tanner Weatherman (13), Iowa State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Joe Latham, Oregon State over Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Mark Martin (10), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (MD) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  9. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Brian Harvey, Army (NY) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  10. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Pete Renda, North Carolina State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Evans (3), Iowa over Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Taylor Massa, Michigan — MD 9–0 · View bout
  13. Santiago Martinez (15), Lehigh (PA) over Raymond Waters, Arizona State — Fall 6:56 · View bout
  14. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Matt Reed, Oklahoma — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  15. Zac Brunson (11), Illinois over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Sean Mappes, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Joe Latham, Oregon State over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Blaise Butler (5), Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Zac Brunson (11), Illinois — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Santiago Martinez (15), Lehigh (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Evans (3), Iowa over Andy McCulley (14), Wyoming — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Chad Welch, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  7. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Cody Walters (9), Ohio — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Joe Latham, Oregon State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Evans (3), Iowa over Logan Storley (6), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Mike Evans (3), Iowa — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mathew Brown (2), Penn State over Tyler Wilps (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Taylor Massa, Michigan over Ethan Smith, Utah Valley — MD 11–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Harvey, Army (NY) over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin over Taylor Massa, Michigan — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (MD) over Jordan Ellingwood, Central Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri over Tanner Weatherman (13), Iowa State — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Mark Martin (10), Ohio State over Sean Mappes, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Reed, Oklahoma over George 'Duke' Pickett, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) over John Michael Staudenmayer, North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Pete Renda, North Carolina State over Raymond Waters, Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Blaise Butler (5), Virginia over Brian Harvey, Army (NY) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  2. Cody Walters (9), Ohio over Mark Martin (10), Ohio State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin over Santiago Martinez (15), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri over Andy McCulley (14), Wyoming — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Matt Reed, Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) over Dominic Kastl, California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Pete Renda, North Carolina State over Chad Welch, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Zac Brunson (11), Illinois over Jadaen Bernstein, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Blaise Butler (5), Virginia over Nathan Jackson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Cody Walters (9), Ohio over Pete Renda, North Carolina State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Frank Cousins (16), Wisconsin — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Zac Brunson (11), Illinois over Johnny Eblen (4), Missouri — DQ · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State over Joe Latham, Oregon State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Cody Walters (9), Ohio — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Zac Brunson (11), Illinois — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Blaise Butler (5), Virginia — Fall 6:25 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Logan Storley (6), Minnesota over Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  2. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Mike Evans (3), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Robert Kokesh (1), Nebraska over Logan Storley (6), Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Crutchmer (12), Oklahoma State over Mike Evans (3), Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Zach Epperly (7), Virginia Tech over Kurtis Julson, North Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

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