NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2018 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Michael Macchiavello, North Carolina State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Michael MacchiavelloNCST
  2. 2Jared HaughtVT
  3. 3Kyle ConelKENT
  4. 4Kollin MooreOHST
  5. 5Jacob HolschlagUNI
  6. 6Ben DarmstadtCOR
  7. 7Corey 'Shakur' RasheedPSU
  8. 8Willie MiklusMIZZ

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Randall Diabe, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa over Eric Schultz, Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) over Scottie Boykin (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Sawyer Root, Citadel (SC) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Daniel Chaid, North Carolina over Steve Loiseau (12), Drexel (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania over Rocco Caywood, Army (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado — MD 11–2 · View bout
  8. Jeric Kasunic (13), American (DC) over Dustin Conti, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  9. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  10. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Preston Weigel (9), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  11. Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield over Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  12. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Thomas Lane, California-Poly — MD 13–4 · View bout
  13. Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State over Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  14. Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) over Corey Griego (11), Oregon State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  15. Patrick Brucki, Princeton (NJ) over Christian Brunner (16), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  16. Willie Miklus (6), Missouri over Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) over Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield — MD 15–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) over Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Daniel Chaid, North Carolina — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Patrick Brucki, Princeton (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  6. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Jeric Kasunic (13), American (DC) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  8. Willie Miklus (6), Missouri over Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) over Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Willie Miklus (6), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State — Fall 1:30 · View bout
  4. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech over Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) — Fall 5:41 · View bout
  2. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) — Fall 4:19 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Michael Macchiavello (4), North Carolina State over Jared Haught (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Randall Diabe, Appalachian State (NC) over Corey Griego (11), Oregon State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Christian Brunner (16), Purdue (IN) over Tanner Orndorff, Utah Valley — MD 10–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Nebraska over Jacob Seely, Northern Colorado — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin over Preston Weigel (9), Oklahoma State — MFF · View bout
  4. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Randall Diabe, Appalachian State (NC) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  5. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Jordan Atienza, Central Michigan — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  6. Rocco Caywood, Army (NY) over Scottie Boykin (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Steve Loiseau (12), Drexel (PA) over Sawyer Root, Citadel (SC) — Dec 17–14 · View bout
  8. Thomas Lane, California-Poly over Dustin Conti, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa over Thomas Lane, California-Poly — Fall 4:12 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz, Nebraska over Jeric Kasunic (13), American (DC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania over Hunter Ritter, Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Daniel Chaid, North Carolina — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Patrick Brucki, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  6. Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield over Christian Brunner (16), Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State over Rocco Caywood, Army (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) over Steve Loiseau (12), Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa over Nathan Traxler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania over Matt Williams (15), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Eric Schultz, Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Frank Mattiace (7), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Chris Weiler, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Cash Wilcke (14), Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Willie Miklus (6), Missouri over Nate Rotert (8), South Dakota State — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Willie Miklus (6), Missouri — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State over Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa — Fall 2:48 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Conel, Kent State (OH) over Kollin Moore (1), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa over Ben Darmstadt (2), Cornell (NY) — Fall 2:37 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Corey 'Shakur' Rasheed (5), Penn State over Willie Miklus (6), Missouri — MD 11–3 · View bout

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