2018 NCAA Wrestling By the Numbers
2018 NCAA Wrestling By the Numbers
Stats and facts for the 2018 NCAA DI Wrestling Championships.
As the tournament unfolds next week in Cleveland, we'll keep on adding stats, such as champions, finalists, and All-Americans by grade, state, conference, and various other differentiators.
Check out some of our data from previous years here:
Fun Facts
- Ronnie Perry became the first #15 seed to reach the finals.
- The state of Ohio went 0-9 in the semifinals.
- Jared Haught is the first finalist from the state of West Virginia and the second finalist ever for Virginia Tech.
- Sa'Derian Perry became Eastern Michigan's first All American since 1999.
- Kevin Jack became the first 3x All American from Connecticut.
- Seth Gross became the first ever DI NCAA Champion for South Dakota State
- At 197, Mike Macchiavello (NCST) and Jared Haught (VT) made for the first ever all-ACC final.
- With Spencer and Yianni winning titles, it was the first time since 1947 multiple true freshmen have won in the same year.
- The team title will not go to an Iowa or Oklahoma school for the 8th straight year, the longest stretch in NCAA history.
- Penn State has not lost a semifinal in three straight NCAA tournaments. The last Nittany Lion to lose in the semi's was Jimmy Gulibon in 2015: 7-5 to Iowa's Cory Clark. They are 16-0 ever since.
- Fastest Pin - Jaydin Eierman - 0:31
- Most Pins - Sam Stoll - 3
- Most Techs/Pins - Spencer Lee - 4
- Fastest Tech - Spencer Lee - 1:41
- Most Points in a Single Match - Myles Martin - 24
- Most Total Match Points - Taylor Venz - 88
- 2nd Most Total Match Points - Emory Parker - 75
Most Team Points by Individual Wrestler
1 | Spencer Lee | Iowa | 27 |
2 | Zain Retherford | Penn State | 25 |
t3 | Seth Gross | South Dakota State | 24 |
t3 | Zahid Valencia | Arizona State | 24 |
t3 | Mike Macchiavello | NC State | 24 |
t6 | Bo Nickal | Penn State | 23 |
t6 | Jason Nolf | Penn State | 23 |
8 | Kyle Snyder | Ohio State | 22.5 |
9 | Yianni | Cornell | 22 |
10 | Cenzo | Penn State | 21 |
Ultimate Road Warrior
(Lost first Round, came back to earn 3rd)
Emory Parker - 184, Illinois
Road Warriors
(Lost first Round, came back to All American)
Scott Delvecchio - 133, Rutgers
Nick Lee - 141, Penn State
Chad Red - 141, Nebraska
Chandler Rogers - 165, Oklahoma State
Jacob Holschlag - 197, Northern Iowa
Semi Slide
(Made semi's, fell to 6th)
157 - Micah Jordan, Ohio State
165 - Alex Marinelli, Iowa
184 - Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
197 - Ben Darmstadt, Cornell
Video Review Statistics
Number of Coaches' Challenges - 66
Number of Coaches' Challenges Overturned - 11
Number of Coaches' Challenges Deemed Inconclusive - 5
Top 10 Returning Points for 2019
1. Penn State - 117pts.
2. Iowa - 84pts.
3. Ohio State - 77.5pts
4. Missouri - 57pts.
5. Michigan - 51pts.
6. Nebraska - 46pts.
7. Cornell - 45.5pts.
8. NC State - 38.5pts.
9. Oklahoma State - 35.5pts.
10. Arizona State - 36.5
Champions By Seed
#1 - Seth, Zain, Zahid, Bo, Kyle
#3 - Spencer Lee, Yianni, Nolf, Cenzo
#4 - Macch
Champions By State
PA - Spencer, Zain, Nolf, Cenzo
CA - Zahid
MD - Kyle
MN - Seth
NY - Yianni
NC - Macch
TX - Bo
Champions By Grade
SR - Zain, Macch, Kyle
JR - Seth, Nolf, Bo
SO - Cenzo, Zahid
TFR - Spencer, Yianni
Finalists By Seed
#1 - 8
#2 - 5
#3 - 5
#4 - 2
#15 - 1
Finalists By Grade
SR - 8
JR - 4
SO - 5
FR - 1
TFR - 2
All Americans By Seed
For Top 8 seeds, those that didn't place at the seed are in parentheses.
#1 - 10
#2 - 9 (Lavalle)
#3 - 9 (Preisch)
#4 - 8 (Walsh, Renda)
#5 - 7 (Fausz, Erneste, Ke-Shawn)
#6 - 6 (Piccininni, Heil, Oliver, Lewis,)
#7 - 2 (Lamont, DeSanto, Zacherl, Deakin, Massa, Lujan, Mattiace, Butler)
#8 - 6 (Bernstein, Foster, Rotert, Hall)
#9 - 3
#10 - 4
#11 - 3
#12 - 1
#13 - 3
#14 - 0
#15 - 1
#16 - 2
Unseeded Wrestlers to Earn All American Honors
Tariq Wilson - 133, NC State
Sa'Derian Perry - 141, Eastern Michigan
Chad Red - 141, Nebraska
Chip Ness - 184, North Carolina
Kyle Conel - 197, Kent State
Jacob Holschlag - 197, Northern Iowa
NCAA Finalists At Worlds
Spencer Lee - Cadet World Champion, 2x Junior World Champion
Stevan Micic - Junior World Bronze
Seth Gross - Cadet World Team Member, Junior World Team Member
Yianni - 2x Cadet World Champion
Zain Retherford - Cadet World Champion, Senior World Team Member
Mark Hall - Cadet World Champion, 2x Junior World Champion
Zahid Valencia - Junior World Silver, 3x World Team Member
Bo Nickal - Cadet World 5th
Kyle Snyder - Junior World Champ, Junior World Silver, 2x Senior World Champ, Olympic Champion
Adam Coon - Cadet World Champion, Junior World Double Bronze
Finalists By Conference
Big Ten | 12 |
ACC | 3 |
Big 12 | 2 |
EIWA | 1 |
PAC 12 | 1 |
EWL | 1 |
SoCon | 0 |
MAC | 0 |
All Americans By Conference
125 | 133 | 141 | 149 | 157 | 165 | 174 | 184 | 197 | 285 | Total | |
Big Ten | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 37 |
Big 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
ACC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
EIWA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
MAC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
PAC 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
EWL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
SoCon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Finalists By State
Finalists | By State | Name |
Pennsylvania | 6 | Lee, Zain, Perry, Hidlay, Nolf, Cenzo |
New Jersey | 2 | Suriano, Myles |
California | 2 | IMAR, Zahid |
Michigan | 2 | Hall, Coon |
Indiana | 1 | Micic |
Maryland | 1 | Snyder |
Minnesota | 1 | Gross |
New York | 1 | Yianni |
North Carolina | 1 | Macchiavello |
Texas | 1 | Nickal |
West Virginia | 1 | Haught |
Wyoming | 1 | Meredith |
All Americans By State
Pennsylvania (15)
125 - Darian Cruz, Lehigh
125 - Spencer Lee, Iowa
125 - Ethan Lizak, Minnesota
125 - Zeke Moisey, West Virginia
133 - Luke Pletcher, Ohio State
133 - Scotty Parker, Lehigh
149 - Zain Retherford, Penn State
149 - Ronnie Perry, Lock Haven
157 - Jason Nolf, Penn State
157 - Hayden Hidlay, NC State
157 - Josh Shields, Arizona State
157 - Michael Kemerer, Iowa
165 - Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State
165 - Chance Marsteller, Lock Haven
184 - Zack Zavatsky, Virginia Tech
Ohio (11)
125 - Nathan Tomasello, Ohio State
133 - Tariq Wilson, NC State
149 - Matt Kolodzik, Princeton
157 - Micah Jordan, Ohio State
165 - Alex Marinelli, Iowa
174 - Bo Jordan, Ohio State
184 - Dominic Abounader, Michigan
197 - Kyle Conel, Kent State
197 - Ben Darmstadt, Cornell
197 - Kollin Moore, Ohio State
285 - Jacob Kasper, Duke
New Jersey (8)
125 - Nick Suriano, Rutgers
125 - Sebastian Rivera, Northwestern
133 - Scott Delvecchio, Rutgers
141 - Joey McKenna, Ohio State
149 - Troy Heilmann, North Carolina
165 - David McFadden, Virginia Tech
174 - Jordan Kutler, Lehigh
184 - Myles Martin, Ohio State
California (5)
165 - Isaiah Martinez, Illinois
165 - Evan Wick, Wisconsin
165 - Jon Jay Chavez, Cornell
174 - Zahid Valencia, Arizona State
285 - Nick Nevills, Penn State
Michigan (5)
157 - Alec Pantaleo, Michigan
174 - Mark Hall, Penn State
174 - Myles Amine, Michigan
184 - Max Dean, Cornell
285 - Adam Coon, Michigan
Indiana (4)
133 - Stevan Micic, Michigan
141 - Chad Red, Nebraska
141 - Nick Lee, Penn State
149 - Jason Tsirtsis, Arizona State
Iowa
149 - Brandon Sorenson, Iowa
197 - Jacob Holschlag, Northern Iowa
197 - Willie Miklus, Missouri
Minnesota (4)
133 - Seth Gross, South Dakota State
157 - Luke Zilverberg, South Dakota State
184 - Taylor Venz, Nebraska
285 - Sam Stoll, Iowa
New York (4)
141 - Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell
197 - Shakur Rasheed, Penn State
285 - Youssif Hemida, Maryland
285 - Mike Hughes, Hofstra
Oklahoma (4)
133 - Kaid Brock, Oklahoma State
133 - Montorie Bridges, Wyoming
149 - Boo Lewallen, Oklahoma State
174 - Jacobe Smith, Oklahoma State
Missouri (3)
141 - Jaydin Eierman, Missouri
149 - Grant Leeth, Missouri
174 - Daniel Lewis, Missouri
Oregon (2)
125 - Ronnie Bresser, Oregon State
157 - Tyler Berger, Nebraska
Connecticut
141 - Kevin Jack, NC State
Florida
141 - Sa'Derian Perry, Eastern Michigan
Maryland
285 - Kyle Snyder, Ohio State
Georgia
184 - Chip Ness, North Carolina
North Carolina
197 - Mike Macchiavello, NC State
Illinois
184 - Emory Parker, Illinois
South Dakota
174 - David Kocer, South Dakota State
Texas
184 - Bo Nickal, Penn State
Washington
165 - Chandler Rogers, Oklahoma State
West Virginia
197 - Jared Haught, Virginia Tech
Wyoming
141 - Bryce Meredith, Wyoming
Canada
285 - Amar Dhesi, Oregon State
Semifinalists By State
Semifinalists | By State |
Ohio | 9 |
Pennsylvania | 9 |
New Jersey | 5 |
Michigan | 4 |
California | 2 |
Missouri | 2 |
9 States | 1 |
Qualifiers By State
Qualifiers by Grade
Freshman | 53 |
Sophomore | 71 |
Junior | 111 |
Senior | 96 |
Qualifiers by Conference
Big Ten | 88 |
EIWA | 55 |
Big 12 | 52 |
ACC | 41 |
MAC | 34 |
Pac-12 | 25 |
EWL | 22 |
SoCon | 14 |
State Qualifier Summary
STATE | NQS | STATE | NQS | |
PA | 53 | WV | 3 | |
OH | 30 | WA | 3 | |
IL | 27 | SD | 3 | |
NJ | 21 | NC | 3 | |
CA | 21 | TN | 2 | |
MI | 17 | MA | 2 | |
NY | 13 | ID | 2 | |
MO | 12 | WY | 1 | |
MN | 12 | VT | 1 | |
IA | 11 | NV | 1 | |
CO | 11 | NM | 1 | |
VA | 9 | NE | 1 | |
OK | 9 | ND | 1 | |
IN | 9 | MT | 1 | |
GA | 9 | KY | 1 | |
MD | 7 | HI | 1 | |
FL | 6 | FIN | 1 | |
WI | 5 | CT | 1 | |
UT | 4 | BC | 1 | |
TX | 4 | AZ | 1 | |
OR | 4 | AL | 1 | |
KS | 4 |
PA (53)
Alex Klucker
Alexander DeCiantis
Andrew Dunn
Antonio Pelusi
Austin DeSanto
Austin Headlee
Austin Rose
Brock Zacherl
Chance Marsteller
Chris Weiler
Corey Hazel
Corey Keener
Cortlandt Schuyler
Darian Cruz
Dom Forys
Dustin Conti
Ethan Lizak
Gage Curry
Garett Hammond
Greg Bulsak
Hayden Hidlay
Ian Brown
Jake Gunning
Jason Nolf
Jeric Kasunic
Jordan Wood
Joshua Shields
Justin Staudenmayer
Korbin Myers
Kyle Shoop
Luke Karam
Luke Pletcher
Michael Boykin
Michael Carr
Michael Kemerer
Nick Zanetta
Pete Renda
Ronnie Perry
Ryan Preisch
Ryan Solomon
Sam Krivus
Scott Parker
Spencer Lee
Stephen Loiseau
Taylor Ortz
Te’shan Campbell
Thomas Haines
Ty Schoffstall
Tyler Smith
Vincenzo Joseph
Zachary Zavatsky
Zain Retherford
Zeke Moisey
Ohio (30)
Alex Marinelli
Anthony Tutolo
Ben Darmstadt
Billy Miller
Bo Jordan
Brent Moore
Cameron Kelly
Casey Sparkman
Colin Heffernan
Conan Jennings
Dean Heil
Domenic Abounader
Drew Mattin
Eli Stickley
Evan Cheek
Jacob Kasper
Joe Heyob
Kollin Moore
Kyle Conel
Markus Scheidel
Matt Kolodzik
Matt Stencel
Micah Jordan
Michael Coleman
Nathan Tomasello
Rocco Caywood
Stephen Suglio
Taleb Rahmani
Tariq Wilson
Zachary Carson
Illinois (27)
Alex Madrigal
Barlow McGhee
Bryce Gorman
Christian Brucki
Christian Brunner
Dylan Duncan
Emery Parker
Eric Schultz
Gabe Townsell
Isaiah White
Jason Renteria
Jordan Ellingwood
Joseph Gunther
Josh Alber
Kayne MacCallum
Kordell Norfleet
Larry Early
Louie Hayes
Michael McGee
Nate Higgins
Nathan Traxler
Nicholas Gil
Patrick Brucki
Ricky Robertson
Steve Bleise
Travis Piotrowski
Vince Turk
New Jersey (21)
Chad Walsh
Christian LaFragola
David McFadden
Dean Sherry
Ethn Ramos
Frank Mattiace
Jadaen Bernstein
Joey McKenna
John Van Brill
Johnny Sebastian
Jonathan Schleifer
Jordan Kutler
Josef Johnson
May Bethea
Myles Martin
Nick Gravina
Nick Suriano
Richie Lewis
Scott Delvecchio
Sebastian Rivera
Troy Heilmann
California (21)
AJ Nevills
Ali Naser
Anthony Valencia
Bryce Martin
Coleman Hammond
Corey Griego
Daniel Chaid
Evan Wick
Isaiah Martinez
Jeramy Sweany
Jonathon Chavez
Keaton Subjeck
Khristian Olivas
Mason Pengilly
Matt Williams
Nick Nevills
Paul Fox
Russell Rohlfing
Sean Nickell
Sergio Mendez
Zahid Valencia
Michigan (17)
Adam Coon
Alec Pantaleo
Brett Dempsey
Cole Weaver
Devin Skatzka
Gage Hutchison
Jordan Atienza
Justin Oliver
Kevin Beazley
Logan Massa
Malik Amine
Mark Hall
Mason Smith
Maxwell Dean
Myles Amine
Nate Limmex
RayVon Foley
New York (13)
Andrew Shomers
Bryan Lantry
Frank Garcia
Gordon Wolf
John Muldoon
Mike D`Angelo
Mike Hughes
Nick Piccininni
Shakur Rasheed
Steven Schneider
Thomas Lane
Yianni Diakomihalis
Youssif Hemida
Missouri (12)
Canten Marriott
Clayton Ream
Connor Brown
Connor Flynn
Daniel Lewis
Grant Leeth
Jaydin Eierman
John Erneste
Joseph Velliquette
Ke-Shawn Hayes
Luke Weiland
Matthew Schmitt
Minnesota (12)
Andrew Fogarty
Brandon Krone
Cam Sykora
Jake Short
Keegan Moore
Luke Zilverberg
Mitch McKee
Nicholas Wanzek
Samuel Stoll
Seth Gross
Taylor Venz
Tommy Thorn
Iowa (11)
Brandon Sorensen
Cash Wilcke
Colton McCrystal
Drew Foster
Henry Pohlmeyer
Jacob Holschlag
Jacob Schwarm
Kyle Springer
Max Thomsen
Mitchell Bowman
William Miklus
Colorado (11)
Archie Colgan
Chaz Polson
Dylan Gabel
Hunter Willits
Jacob Seely
Josh Finesilver
Matt Finesilver
Mitch Finesilver
Ryan Deakin
Sam Turner
Zach Finesilver
Oklahoma (9)
Boo Lewallen1
Christian Moody
Davion Jeffries
DaWaylon Barnes
Derek White
Jacobe Smith
Kaid Brock
Keilan Torres
Montorie Bridges
Indiana (9)
Ben Harvey
Brock Hudkins
Chad Red
Dylan Lydy
Jason Tsirtsis
Luke Welch
Nick Lee
Shawn Streck
Stevan Micic
Georgia (9)
Alonzo Allen
Bryce Carr
Chip Ness
Daniel Bullard
Forrest Przybysz
Ryan Millhof
Sean Russell
Taylor Lujan
Tyler Marinelli
Virginia (9)
Andrew Atkinson
Beau Donahue
Dennis Gustafson
Dane Robbins
Hunter Bolen
Ibrahim Bunduka
JR Wert
Seldon Wright
Tyler Love
Maryland (7)
Alfred Bannister
Cory Daniel
Hunter Ritter
Kyle Snyder
Michael Sprague
Tejon Anthony
Tyshawn Williams
Florida (6)
Jared Prince
Kyle Norstrem
Sa`Derian Perry
Sawyer Root
Yoanse Mejias
Zachary Sherman
Wisconsin (5)
Andrew Crone
Ben Thornton
Cole Martin
Jacob Morrissey
Paul Bianchi
Utah (4)
Branson Ashworth
Dustin Dennison
Kimball Bastian
Taylor LaMont
Texas (4)
Bo Nickal
Jack Mueller
Kennedy Monday
Quentin Perez
Oregon (4)
Colton Schilling
Eleazar DeLuca
Ronnie Bresser
Tyler Berger
Kansas (4)
Alan Clothier
Drew Daniels
Nathan Butler
Preston Weigel
North Carolina (3)
Irvin Enriquez
Michael Macchiavello
Randall Diabe
West Virginia (3)
Jake Smith
Jared Haught
Ryan Diehl
Washington (3)
Chandler Rogers
Matt Voss
Ryan Christensen
South Dakota (3)
David Kocer
Martin Mueller
Nate Rotert
Tennessee (2)
Elijah Oliver
Scottie Boykin
Massachussetts (2)
Charles Tucker
Jonathan Viruet
Idaho (2)
Demetrius Romero
Tanner Hall
Alabama (1)
Brandon Womack
Arizona (1)
Garrett Ryan
Connecticut (1)
Kevin Jack
Hawaii (1)
Josh Terao
Kentucky (1)
Sean Fausz
Montana (1)
Jarrett Degen
Nebraska (1)
Will Schany
Nevada (1)
Joseph Lavallee
New Mexico (1)
Rico Montoya
North Dakota (1)
Ryan Blees
Vermont (1)
Tyrel White
Wyoming (1)
Bryce Meredith
Canada (1)
Amar Dhesi
Finland (1)
Jere Heino
NCAA Qualifiers Per Capita
The following table shows the number of national qualifiers each state earned, followed by the number of qualifiers per million inhabitants of each state.
State | NQs | NQs Per Million |
PA | 53 | 4.14 |
IA | 11 | 3.50 |
SD | 3 | 3.45 |
OH | 30 | 2.57 |
NJ | 21 | 2.33 |
OK | 9 | 2.29 |
MN | 12 | 2.15 |
IL | 27 | 2.11 |
MO | 12 | 1.96 |
CO | 11 | 1.96 |
WY | 1 | 1.73 |
MI | 17 | 1.71 |
WV | 3 | 1.65 |
VT | 1 | 1.60 |
KS | 4 | 1.37 |
IN | 9 | 1.35 |
ND | 1 | 1.32 |
UT | 4 | 1.29 |
ID | 2 | 1.16 |
MD | 7 | 1.16 |
VA | 9 | 1.06 |
OR | 4 | 0.97 |
MT | 1 | 0.95 |
GA | 9 | 0.86 |
WI | 5 | 0.86 |
HI | 1 | 0.70 |
NY | 13 | 0.65 |
CA | 21 | 0.53 |
NE | 1 | 0.52 |
NM | 1 | 0.48 |
WA | 3 | 0.41 |
NV | 1 | 0.33 |
TN | 2 | 0.30 |
MA | 2 | 0.29 |
NC | 3 | 0.29 |
FL | 6 | 0.29 |
CT | 1 | 0.28 |
KY | 1 | 0.22 |
BC | 1 | 0.22 |
AL | 1 | 0.21 |
FIN | 1 | 0.18 |
AZ | 1 | 0.14 |
TX | 4 | 0.14 |