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2021 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Shane Griffith, Stanford (CA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Shane GriffithSTAN
  2. 2Jake WentzelPITT
  3. 3Keegan O'TooleMIZZ
  4. 4Travis Wittlake Jr.OKST
  5. 5Ethan SmithOHST
  6. 6Zach HartmanBUCK
  7. 7Cam AmineMICH
  8. 8Anthony ValenciaASU

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa over Ricky Stamm (32), Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa over Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa — MD 19–6 · View bout
  2. Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State over David Ferrante (31), Northwestern (IL) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Kennedy Monday (22), North Carolina — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Drew Nicholson (26), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  5. Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois over Danny Braunagel (15), Illinois — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Evan Barczak (30), Drexel (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  7. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Jake Silverstein (27), Rider (NJ) — Fall 4:10 · View bout
  8. Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State over Andrew Sparks (24), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  9. Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech over Brian Meyer (29), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  10. Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia over Jake Keating (12), Virginia — MD 14–4 · View bout
  11. Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska over Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Jake Tucker (25), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  13. Tanner Skidgel (13), Navy (MD) over Cole Moody (20), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  14. Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State over Will Formato (16), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Joe Lee (23), Penn State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  16. Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) over Rodrick 'RJ' Mosley (28), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa over Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State over Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  5. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Cam Amine (11), Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech over Tanner Skidgel (13), Navy (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) over Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) over Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech — MFF · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Shane Griffith (8), Stanford (CA) over Jake Wentzel (3), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ricky Stamm (32), Hofstra (NY) over Evan Barczak (30), Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa over Will Formato (16), Appalachian State (NC) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Cole Moody (20), Wyoming over Brian Meyer (29), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. David Ferrante (31), Northwestern (IL) over Danny Braunagel (15), Illinois — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Drew Nicholson (26), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Joe Lee (23), Penn State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) over Ricky Stamm (32), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 3:44 · View bout
  6. Jake Tucker (25), Michigan State over Andrew Sparks (24), Minnesota — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Kennedy Monday (22), North Carolina over Jake Silverstein (27), Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Rodrick 'RJ' Mosley (28), Gardner-Webb (NC) over Jake Keating (12), Virginia — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Rodrick 'RJ' Mosley (28), Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) over Tanner Skidgel (13), Navy (MD) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois over Austin Yant (33), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State over Drew Nicholson (26), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia over Kennedy Monday (22), North Carolina — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  6. Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska over Cole Moody (20), Wyoming — MD 15–7 · View bout
  7. Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State over David Ferrante (31), Northwestern (IL) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  8. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Jake Tucker (25), Michigan State — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Peyton Robb (14), Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State over Thomas Bullard (17), North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia over Gerrit Nijenhuis (19), Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Izzak Olejnik (18), Northern Illinois — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State over Peyton Hall (21), West Virginia — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Alex Marinelli (1), Iowa — MFF · View bout
  3. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Luke Weber (9), North Dakota State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Mekhi Lewis (4), Virginia Tech — MFF · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State — TF 16–1 · View bout
  2. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Cam Amine (11), Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) — MD 17–4 · View bout
  2. Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State over Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Keegan O'Toole (6), Missouri over Travis Wittlake Jr. (10), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ethan Smith (7), Ohio State over Zach Hartman (5), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cam Amine (11), Michigan over Anthony Valencia (2), Arizona State — FF · View bout