Bison Open Champions - 197
1999–Owen Elzen, Minnesota
2000–Owen Elzen, Minnesota
2001–Owen Elzen, Minnesota
2002–Brian Kraemer, North Dakota State
2003–Brian Kraemer, North Dakota State
2004–Jacob Clark, U.S. Marine Corps
2005–Jesse Laber, Mary
2006–Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State
2007–Chris McPhail, Unattached
2008–Ryland Geiger, Unattached
2009–Sonny Yohn, Unattached
2010–Sonny Yohn, Unattached
2011–Sonny Yohn, Unattached
2012–Scott Schiller, Minnesota
2013–Scott Schiller, Unattached
2014--Nathan Rotert, Unattached
2015--Cordell Eaton, Unattached
2016--Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State
2017--Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State
2018--Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
2019--Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State
2021--Owen Pentz, North Dakota State
2022--Garrett Joles, Minnesota
2023--Garrett Joles, Minnesota
2024--Gavin Nelson, Minnesota
2025--Gavin Nelson, Minnesota and Gabe Nagel, Minnesota
*This weight class began in the 1999-00 season due to restructuring of the weight limits by the NCAA.
2000–Owen Elzen, Minnesota
2001–Owen Elzen, Minnesota
2002–Brian Kraemer, North Dakota State
2003–Brian Kraemer, North Dakota State
2004–Jacob Clark, U.S. Marine Corps
2005–Jesse Laber, Mary
2006–Jacob Bryce, North Dakota State
2007–Chris McPhail, Unattached
2008–Ryland Geiger, Unattached
2009–Sonny Yohn, Unattached
2010–Sonny Yohn, Unattached
2011–Sonny Yohn, Unattached
2012–Scott Schiller, Minnesota
2013–Scott Schiller, Unattached
2014--Nathan Rotert, Unattached
2015--Cordell Eaton, Unattached
2016--Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State
2017--Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State
2018--Tanner Sloan, South Dakota State
2019--Cordell Eaton, North Dakota State
2021--Owen Pentz, North Dakota State
2022--Garrett Joles, Minnesota
2023--Garrett Joles, Minnesota
2024--Gavin Nelson, Minnesota
2025--Gavin Nelson, Minnesota and Gabe Nagel, Minnesota
*This weight class began in the 1999-00 season due to restructuring of the weight limits by the NCAA.
