78th NCAA Wrestling Tournament 2008 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St. Louis Team Champion Iowa - 117.5 Points Outstanding Wrestler: Brent Metcalf - Iowa Gorriaran Award: Lou Ruggirello - Hofstra Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Iowa 117.5 (2) 7 Michigan 69 2 Ohio State 79 (2) 7 Central Michigan 69 3 Penn State 75 (1) 9 Cornell 63 (1) 4 Nebraska 74 10 Minnesota 61.5 5 Oklahoma State 72 (1) 5 Iowa State 72 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 1251st: Angel Escobedo [1] - Indiana (10-3) 2nd: Jayson Ness [2] - Minnesota 3rd: Paul Donahoe [3] - Nebraska (6-3) 4th: Mark McKnight [US] - Penn State 5th: Tanner Gardner [4] - Stanford (8-2) 6th: Charlie Falck [5] - Iowa 7th: Brandon Precin [8] - Northwestern (5-2) 8th: James Nicholson [10] - Old Dominion 1331st: Coleman Scott [3] - Oklahoma State (Fall 0:49) 2nd: Joey Slaton [4] - Iowa 3rd: Frank Gomez [1] - Michigan State (7-2) 4th: James Kennedy [2] - Illinois 5th: Mack Reiter [8] - Minnesota (10-7) 6th: Mike Grey [7] - Cornell 7th: Nick Fanthorpe [5] - Iowa State (7-6) 8th: Joe Baker [11] - Navy 1411st: J Jaggers [6] - Ohio State (5-2) 2nd: Chad Mendes [1] - Cal Poly-SLO 3rd: Charles Griffin [2] - Hofstra (5-2) 4th: Nathan Morgan [4] - Oklahoma State 5th: Nick Gallick [9] - Iowa State (3-2) 6th: Matt Kyler [US] - Army 7th: Manny Rivera [5] - Minnesota (Fall 3:46) 8th: Cody Cleveland [10] - Tennessee-Chattanooga 1491st: Brent Metcalf [1] - Iowa (14-8) 2nd: Bubba Jenkins [6] - Penn State 3rd: Jordan Burroughs [4] - Nebraska (4-2) 4th: Josh Churella [5] - Michigan 5th: Darrion Caldwell [7] - North Carolina State (Med FFT) 6th: J.P. O'Connor [3] - Harvard 7th: Dustin Schlatter [2] - Minnesota (3-2 TB) 8th: Lance Palmer [9] - Ohio State 1571st: Jordan Leen [8] - Cornell (5-4) 2nd: Michael Poeta [2] - Illinois 3rd: Dan Vallimont [3] - Penn State (5-4) 4th: Brandon Becker [4] - Indiana 5th: Gregor Gillespie [1] - Edinboro (WTF 15-0, 4:44) 6th: Josh Zupancic [12] - Stanford 7th: Cyler Sanderson [7] - Iowa State (7-5) 8th: Matt Moley [US] - Bloomsburg 1651st: Mark Perry [2] - Iowa (5-2) 2nd: Eric Tannenbaum [1] - Michigan 3rd: Nick Marable [3] - Missouri (3-2) 4th: Mack Lewnes [4] - Cornell 5th: Moza Fay [8] - Northern Iowa (13-6) 6th: Michael Cannon [10] - American 7th: Jonathan Reader [6] - Iowa State (10-7) 8th: Stephen Dwyer [5] - Nebraska 1741st: Keith Gavin [1] - Pittsburgh (4-2) 2nd: Steve Luke [2] - Michigan 3rd: Jay Borschel [4] - Iowa (6-4) 4th: Brandon Browne [3] - Nebraska 5th: Brandon Sinnott [5] - Central Michigan (3-2) 6th: Steve Anceravage [11] - Cornell 7th: Matt Stolpinski [7] - Navy (Fall 4:07) 8th: Alton Lucas [6] - Hofstra 1841st: Mike Pucillo [2] - Ohio State (3-3 TB2) 2nd: Jake Varner [1] - Iowa State 3rd: Tyrel Todd [3] - Michigan (3-2) 4th: Christian Sinnott [4] - Central Michigan 5th: Raymond Jordan [6] - Missouri (6-4) 6th: Phillip Keddy [7] - Iowa 7th: Jack Jensen [12] - Oklahoma State (3-2) 8th: Kirk Smith [10] - Boise State 1971st: Phil Davis [2] - Penn State (7-2) 2nd: Wynn Michalak [4] - Central Michigan 3rd: Hudson Taylor [7] - Maryland (7-5 SV) 4th: Craig Brester [8] - Nebraska 5th: Josh Glenn [1] - American (11-6) 6th: Dallas Herbst [6] - Wisconsin 7th: Max Askren [5] - Missouri (11-9 SV) 8th: David Bertolino [US] - Iowa State 2851st: Dustin Fox [1] - Northwestern (4-2 SV2) 2nd: J.D. Bergman [2] - Ohio State 3rd: Ed Prendergast [3] - Navy (4-1) 4th: Jared Rosholt [5] - Oklahoma State 5th: Matt Fields [4] - Iowa (4-2 SV2) 6th: David Zabriskie [7] - Iowa State 7th: Bubba Gritter [8] - Central Michigan (DFT) 8th: Kyle Massey [6] - Wisconsin Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St. Louis Angel Escobedo, Indiana [1] Angel Escobedo 4-2 Anthony Robles, Arizona State Angel Escobedo 6-3 Joey Fio, Oklahoma 125 Weight Class Eric Hoffman 14-6 Eric Hoffman, North Dakota State Angel Escobedo 2-2 TB Rollie Peterkin, Pennsylvania [9] Rollie Peterkin TF 17-1, 7:00 Jon Bittinger, Duquesne Brandon Precin 8-3 Mike Rodriguez, Cornell Brandon Precin 11-0 Brandon Precin, Northwestern [8] Angel Escobedo 4-1 Charlie Falck, Iowa [5] Charlie Falck 11-7 Fernando Martinez, Army Charlie Falck 5-2 Mark McKnight, Penn State Mark McKnight 5-1 Tyler Shinn, Oklahoma State [12] Jasen Borshoff, American Charlie Falck 5-4 Anthony Mustari 5-1 Anthony Mustari, Northern Colorado Steve Mytych, Drexel Tanner Gardner TF 16-0, 3:54 Tanner Gardner 5-0 Tanner Gardner, Stanford [4] Angel Escobedo 10-3 Paul Donahoe, Nebraska [3] Paul Donahoe 9-0 Nikko Triggas, Ohio State Paul Donahoe TF 21-6, 7:00 Caleb Flores, Northern Iowa Brandon Zoetewey 10-3 Brandon Zoetewey, Cal State-Bakersfield Paul Donahoe 4-2 Dave Tomasette, Hofstra [11] Dave Tomasette 15-1 Javier Maldonado, Tennessee-Chattanooga Gabe Flores 4-3 Nic Bedelyon, Kent State Gabe Flores 6-4 Gabe Flores, Illinois [6] Jayson Ness 4-3 Mike Sees, Bloomsburg [7] Mike Sees 21-10 Collin Cudd, Wisconsin James Nicholson 8-2 Eric Morrill, Edinboro James Nicholson 8-2 James Nicholson, Old Dominion [10] Tyler Clark, Iowa State Jayson Ness Fall 4:04 Luke Smith 4-3 TB Luke Smith, Central Michigan Marcos Orozco, California-Davis Jayson Ness 9-0 Jayson Ness Fall 1:17 Jayson Ness, Minnesota [2] Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St. Louis Orozco, California-Davis Orozco 4-2 Clark, Iowa State McKnight 6-2 125 Consolation Bracket McKnight, Penn State McKnight 7-3 Morrill, Edinboro Morrill Fall 6:38 Cudd, Wisconsin McKnight 5-4 TB Morrill 5-4 Mustari, Northern Colorado Flores, Illinois Bedelyon, Kent State Maldonado 8-4 McKnight 3-1 OT Maldonado, Tennessee-Chattan Hoffman 12-6 McKnight 7-5 Hoffman, North Dakota State Falck, Iowa Peterkin 3-0 Flores, Northern Iowa Triggas Fall 3:24 Triggas, Ohio State Nicholson 5-3 OT Peterkin 5-0 Third Place: Paul Donahoe, Nebraska 6-3 Peterkin, Pennsylvania Nicholson, Old Dominion Fourth Place: Mark McKnight, Penn State Mytych, Drexel Mytych 1-0 Fifth Place: Tanner Gardner, Stanford 8-2 Borshoff, American Sees 8-1 Sixth Place: Charlie Falck, Iowa Sees, Bloomsburg Seventh Place: Brandon Precin, Northwestern 5-2 Sees 13-4 Shinn, Oklahoma State Eighth Place: James Nicholson, Old Dominion Shinn Fall 6:45 Martinez, Army Precin 10-2 Smith 5-3 Smith, Central Michigan Precin, Northwestern Rodriguez, Cornell Rodriguez 7-0 Gardner 5-0 Bittinger, Duquesne Rodriguez 7-0 Donahoe 5-3 Zoetewey, Cal State-Bakersfi Donahoe, Nebraska Robles 11-8 Fio, Oklahoma Robles 17-7 Robles, Arizona State Gardner 5-3 OT Robles DFT Tomasette, Hofstra Gardner, Stanford Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St. Louis Championship Pigtail Bouts for 125 Anthony Robles - Arizona State Robles 12-5 Brandon Kinney - Columbia Luke Smith - Central Michigan Smith 2-1 Ross Gitomer - Virginia Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 125 Joey Fio - Oklahoma Fio 8-6 Ross Gitomer - Virginia Marcos Orozco - California-Davis Orozco 5-2 TB Brandon Kinney - Columbia Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St. Louis Frank Gomez, Michigan State [1] Frank Gomez 12-3 Josh Baldridge, Northern Iowa Frank Gomez 5-5 TB Reece Humphrey, Ohio State 133 Weight Class Reece Humphrey 4-3 Rick Deubel, Edinboro Frank Gomez 5-3 Zach Tanelli, Wisconsin [9] Conor Beebe 7-6 Conor Beebe, Central Michigan Mack Reiter 15-6 Jeff Schell, Brown Mack Reiter Fall 2:13 Mack Reiter, Minnesota [8] Joey Slaton 4-2 OT Nick Fanthorpe, Iowa State [5] Nick Fanthorpe 8-2 Steve Bell, Maryland Nick Fanthorpe 3-1 Cory Fish, Boise State Cory Fish 4-3 Andrae Hernandez, Indiana [12] Kenny Jordan, Nebraska Joey Slaton 2-1 TB Kenny Jordan 11-5 Seth Ciasulli, Lehigh Dan Mitcheff, Kent State Joey Slaton 9-5 Joey Slaton 10-1 Joey Slaton, Iowa [4] Coleman Scott Fall 0:49 Coleman Scott, Oklahoma State [3] Coleman Scott 4-0 Jim Conroy, Pittsburgh Coleman Scott 6-1 Ryan Dunn, Oregon Ryan Dunn 12-11 Billy Ashnault, Lock Haven Coleman Scott 9-4 Joe Baker, Navy [11] Joe Baker 12-5 Kyle Hutter, Old Dominion Joe Baker 3-1 Steve Hromada, Tennessee-Chattanooga Lou Ruggirello 3-2 TB Lou Ruggirello, Hofstra [6] Coleman Scott 4-2 Mike Grey, Cornell [7] Mike Grey 11-1 Terreyl Williams, Appalachian State Mike Grey 4-1 Christian Smith, Liberty Patrick Castillo 13-4 Patrick Castillo, Northern Illinois [10] Tyler McCormick, Missouri James Kennedy 10-8 OT Tyler McCormick 5-2 Tyler Dillashaw, Cal State-Fullerton Dave Marble, Bucknell James Kennedy 6-1 James Kennedy 12-2 James Kennedy, Illinois [2] Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St. Louis Marble, Bucknell Marble 11-7 Dillashaw, Cal State-Fullerton Fish 8-4 133 Consolation Bracket Fish, Boise State Fish 5-3 Smith, Liberty Williams 4-2 Williams, Appalachian State Baker 3-1 Williams Med FFT Jordan, Nebraska Baker, Navy Hromada, Tennessee-Chattano Hutter 2-1 Grey Fall 6:28 Hutter, Old Dominion Humphrey 6-3 Gomez 6-4 Humphrey, Ohio State Gomez, Michigan State Humphrey 6-3 Ashnault, Lock Haven Hedges 5-2 Hedges, North Carolina-Greens Grey 9-6 Beebe 7-3 Third Place: Frank Gomez, Michigan State 7-2 Beebe, Central Michigan Grey, Cornell Fourth Place: James Kennedy, Illinois Mitcheff, Kent State Ciasulli Fall 4:54 Fifth Place: Mack Reiter, Minnesota 10-7 Ciasulli, Lehigh Castillo 9-6 Sixth Place: Mike Grey, Cornell Castillo, Northern Illinois Seventh Place: Nick Fanthorpe, Iowa State 7-6 Castillo 7-4 Hernandez, Indiana Eighth Place: Joe Baker, Navy Bell 8-5 Bell, Maryland Reiter 6-5 Bell 11-6 McCormick, Missouri Reiter, Minnesota Schell, Brown Tanelli 6-3 Reiter 4-2 Tanelli, Wisconsin Tanelli 13-4 Kennedy 4-0 Dunn, Oregon Kennedy, Illinois Ruggirello Fall 2:35 Deubel, Edinboro Baldridge Fall 4:23 Baldridge, Northern Iowa Fanthorpe 5-1 Ruggirello Fall 0:41 Ruggirello, Hofstra Fanthorpe, Iowa State Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2008 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 6 of 30 3/20/2008 to 3/22/2008 at St.