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2017 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Zain Retherford, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Zain RetherfordPSU
  2. 2Lavion MayesMIZZ
  3. 3Brandon SorensenIOWA
  4. 4Micah JordanOHST
  5. 5Max ThomsenUNI
  6. 6Solomon ChishkoVT
  7. 7Kenny TheoboldRUT
  8. 8Alex KocerSDSU

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan over Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alex Kocer, South Dakota State over Pat Lugo (8), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland over Hunter Ladnier, Harvard (MA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  3. Andrew Crone, Wisconsin over Sam Speno (12), North Carolina State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Anthony Collica (2), Oklahoma State over Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 2:11 · View bout
  6. Joey Delgado, Oregon State over Davion Jeffries (11), Oklahoma — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) over Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Eric Barone, Illinois — Fall 4:47 · View bout
  9. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Sam Krivus, Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  10. Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) over Zac Hall, Michigan — MFF · View bout
  11. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Sahid Kargbo, George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  12. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Matthew Cimato, Drexel (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  13. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Troy Heilmann, North Carolina — TF 22–6 · View bout
  14. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  15. Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois over Michael Hayes, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  16. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Josh Maruca, Arizona State — TF 19–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Kocer, South Dakota State over Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Andrew Crone, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Anthony Collica (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  5. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Joey Delgado, Oregon State — Fall 2:53 · View bout
  8. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) — TF 16–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — TF 19–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa — Fall 2:37 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri — TF 18–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Michael Hayes, Old Dominion (VA) over Kyle Shoop, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming over Sam Krivus, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield over Davion Jeffries (11), Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Josh Maruca, Arizona State over Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Matthew Cimato, Drexel (PA) over Zac Hall, Michigan — MFF · View bout
  5. Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) over Sam Speno (12), North Carolina State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  6. Pat Lugo (8), Edinboro (PA) over Eric Barone, Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Sahid Kargbo, George Mason (VA) over Michael Hayes, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  8. Troy Heilmann, North Carolina over Hunter Ladnier, Harvard (MA) — MD 11–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland over Sahid Kargbo, George Mason (VA) — Fall 1:51 · View bout
  2. Andrew Crone, Wisconsin over Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) over Cole Mendenhall, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Josh Maruca, Arizona State over Anthony Collica (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Matthew Cimato, Drexel (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  6. Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) over Pat Lugo (8), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  7. Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) over Joey Delgado, Oregon State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois over Troy Heilmann, North Carolina — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Crone, Wisconsin over Alfred Bannister (13), Maryland — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Jordan Laster (16), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) over Josh Maruca, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois over Matthew Zovistoski, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 10–9 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Alex Kocer, South Dakota State over Steve Bleise (14), Northern Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Andrew Crone, Wisconsin — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Laike Gardner (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — TF 19–4 · View bout
  2. Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech over Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State over Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa — MD 13–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Sorensen (5), Iowa over Micah Jordan (4), Ohio State — Dec 4–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Max Thomsen (7), Northern Iowa over Solomon Chishko (6), Virginia Tech — Dec 10–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kenny Theobold (15), Rutgers (NJ) over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — Fall 1:37 · View bout