NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1993 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion Tony Purler, Nebraska.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Tony PurlerNEB
  2. 2Shawn CharlesASU
  3. 3Adam DiSabatoOHST
  4. 4Sanshiro AbePSU
  5. 5David HirschCOR
  6. 6Dave NieradkaORST
  7. 7Dane CampbellMIOH
  8. 8Tim HarrisMINN

In 1993, a wrestler wrestled back only if the man who beat him reached the quarterfinal, so the consolation bracket is shorter than a modern one. Every bout the tournament recorded is drawn here.

Connected 1993 126-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Matt Finacchio, Rider (NJ) over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  2. Tony Dong, Southwest Missouri over Shawn Husick, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Charlie Morgan, Morgan State (MD) — MD 25–11 · View bout
  2. Brad Rozanski (10), Bloomsburg (PA) over Shane Roselle, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State over Andy Showalter, Northern Iowa — MD 13–2 · View bout
  4. David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) over Erick Shaw, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 16–3 · View bout
  5. George Swann, Bucknell (PA) over Tom Koch, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Cluff (12), Michigan over John Richey, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  7. Sanshiro Abe (3), Penn State over Mike Norton, North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Scott Eastmond, Brigham Young (UT) over Frank Laccone, Purdue (IN) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  9. Shawn Charles (1), Arizona State over Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) — MD 17–5 · View bout
  10. Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma over Alan Smith, Citadel (SC) — Fall 3:55 · View bout
  11. Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) over Matt Finacchio, Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  12. Tim Harris (8), Minnesota over Tony Dong, Southwest Missouri — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  13. Tony Purler (2), Nebraska over Jared Ezzell, North Carolina — Fall 2:14 · View bout
  14. Troy Bouzakis (7), Clemson (SC) over Matt Dernlan, Liberty (VA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  15. Wade Rogers, Seton Hall (NJ) over Rickey Williams (9), Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  16. Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) over Kevin Hogan, Iowa — Fall 2:12 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Scott Eastmond, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Rozanski (10), Bloomsburg (PA) over Troy Bouzakis (7), Clemson (SC) — Fall 6:50 · View bout
  3. Jason Cluff (12), Michigan over David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Sanshiro Abe (3), Penn State over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  5. Shawn Charles (1), Arizona State over George Swann, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  6. Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma over Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Tim Harris (8), Minnesota over Wade Rogers, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  8. Tony Purler (2), Nebraska over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 5:43 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Jason Cluff (12), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Sanshiro Abe (3), Penn State over Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout
  3. Shawn Charles (1), Arizona State over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Tony Purler (2), Nebraska over Brad Rozanski (10), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 6:36 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Shawn Charles (1), Arizona State over Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Tony Purler (2), Nebraska over Sanshiro Abe (3), Penn State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tony Purler (2), Nebraska over Shawn Charles (1), Arizona State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Charlie Morgan, Morgan State (MD) over Scott Eastmond, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) over George Swann, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State over Alan Smith, Citadel (SC) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) over John Richey, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  5. Mike Norton, North Carolina State over Willie Carpenter, Brown (RI) — Fall 3:48 · View bout
  6. Shane Roselle, California-Bakersfield over Troy Bouzakis (7), Clemson (SC) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  7. Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) over Jared Ezzell, North Carolina — MD 14–3 · View bout
  8. Wade Rogers, Seton Hall (NJ) over Tony Dong, Southwest Missouri — MD 14–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) over Wade Rogers, Seton Hall (NJ) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  2. Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State over Mike Norton, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) over Charlie Morgan, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  4. Shane Roselle, California-Bakersfield over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) over Brad Rozanski (10), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State over Jason Cluff (12), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) over Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout
  4. Tim Harris (8), Minnesota over Shane Roselle, California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) over Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Sanshiro Abe (3), Penn State over Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Adam DiSabato (4), Ohio State over Sanshiro Abe (3), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. David Hirsch (5), Cornell (NY) over Dave Nieradka (11), Oregon State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dane Campbell, Miami (OH) over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout