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2015 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Kyven Gadson, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kyven GadsonISU
  2. 2Kyle SnyderOHST
  3. 3Morgan McIntoshPSU
  4. 4Scott SchillerMINN
  5. 5J'Den CoxMIZZ
  6. 6Conner HartmannDUKE
  7. 7Nathan BurakIOWA
  8. 8Max HuntleyMICH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Basil Minto, Northern Iowa over Nate Rotert, South Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Abram Ayala (7), Princeton (NJ) over Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan over Phillip Wellington (14), Ohio — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Cody Crawford, Oregon State over Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) over Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  6. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  7. Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville over Alex Polizzi (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  8. Jeffrey Koepke, Illinois over Elliot Riddick (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  9. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over Braden Atwood, Purdue (IN) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  10. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Basil Minto, Northern Iowa — TF 19–4 · View bout
  11. Max Huntley (8), Michigan over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  12. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Zach Nye, Virginia — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  13. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Vince Pickett, Edinboro (PA) — MD 18–4 · View bout
  14. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  15. Shane Woods (13), Wyoming over Jared Haught, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Trent Noon, Northern Colorado over Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) over Abram Ayala (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Jeffrey Koepke, Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over Shane Woods (13), Wyoming — MD 14–5 · View bout
  4. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — Fall 4:55 · View bout
  5. Max Huntley (8), Michigan over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  6. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska — MD 14–5 · View bout
  7. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Cody Crawford, Oregon State — MD 10–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) over Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Max Huntley (8), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Nathan Burak (6), Iowa — MD 12–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State over J'Den Cox (1), Missouri — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kyven Gadson (3), Iowa State over Kyle Snyder (4), Ohio State — Fall 4:24 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nate Rotert, South Dakota State — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Alex Polizzi (11), Northwestern (IL) over Vince Pickett, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  2. Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania over Kevin Beazley, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Zach Nye, Virginia — Dec 3–3 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  5. Jared Haught, Virginia Tech over Braden Atwood, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Phillip Wellington (14), Ohio over Basil Minto, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Elliot Riddick (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  8. Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 3:40 · View bout
  2. Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan over Jared Haught, Virginia Tech — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  3. Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Cody Crawford, Oregon State over Alex Polizzi (11), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  5. Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) over Abram Ayala (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  6. Jacob Smith, West Virginia over Jeffrey Koepke, Illinois — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. Shane Woods (13), Wyoming over Phillip Wellington (14), Ohio — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  8. Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin over Jake Tindle, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska over Jace Bennett (9), Cornell (NY) — Fall 6:12 · View bout
  2. Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania over Jacob Smith, West Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Shane Woods (13), Wyoming over Cody Crawford, Oregon State — MD 12–1 · View bout
  4. Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Max Huntley (8), Michigan over Timmy McCall (12), Wisconsin — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Shane Woods (13), Wyoming — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Canaan Bethea, Pennsylvania — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Aaron Studebaker (15), Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Nathan Burak (6), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Max Huntley (8), Michigan — Fall 1:11 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over J'Den Cox (1), Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota over Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Morgan McIntosh (2), Penn State over Scott Schiller (5), Minnesota — Dec 12–7 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. J'Den Cox (1), Missouri over Conner Hartmann (10), Duke (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Nathan Burak (6), Iowa over Max Huntley (8), Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout

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