Nickerson has been there, done that. He’ll gut it out to finish his college career on top.
133: No. 3 Franklin Gomez (Michigan State) over No. 1 Jayson Ness (Minnesota)
Gomez avenges two previous losses this season to Dennis in the semis and takes out the No. 1 seed Ness in the finals.
141: No. 6 Montell Marion (Iowa) over No. 4 Reece Humphrey (Ohio State)
Hawkeye gets hot and rolls through NCAA tourney as No. 6 seed.
149: No. 2 Brent Metcalf (Iowa) over No. 1 Lance Palmer (Ohio State)
Metcalf breaks Palmer and gets a major in the finals.
157: No. 1 J.P. O'Connor (Harvard) over No. 6 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota)
Schlatter shows heart with a gutsy performance to make it to the finals, but can’t top O'Connor in his first bid to win a national title.
165: No. 1 Andrew Howe (Wisconsin) over No. 6 Dan Vallimont (Penn State)
Sophomore sensation stops Vallimont's bid to regain 2008 form.
174: No. 1 Mack Lewnes (Cornell) over No. 2 Jay Borschel (Iowa)
Lewnes makes up for disappointing 2009 performance and wins the battle of undefeated wrestlers.
184: No. 1 Kirk Smith (Boise State) over No. 2 John Dergo (Illinois)
Smith escapes early round upsets to Keddy and Cannon before knocking off Big Ten champ Dergo in the finals.
197: No. 1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) over No. 2 Craig Brester (Nebraska)
Varner dominates defensively in a snooze fest.
285: No. 3 Zach Rey (Lehigh) over No. 1 David Zabriskie (Iowa State)
Rey is a wrestling sponge that has been the benefactor of tremendous coaching throughout his high school and young college career. The result in this case will be his first NCAA championship.
Top Five Teams:
1. Iowa
2. Cornell
3. Ohio State
4. Minnesota
5. Iowa State
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