NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1994 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion David Hirsch, Cornell (NY).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1David HirschCOR
  2. 2Jody StaylorODU
  3. 3Sanshiro AbePSU
  4. 4Shawn EnrightOHIO
  5. 5Jeff McGinnessIOWA
  6. 6Dave NieradkaORST
  7. 7Nick PurlerOKST
  8. 8Chris RussoIND

In 1994, 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 1994 126-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Chris Jensen, Oregon over Bobby Crawford (11), Clarion (PA) — Dec 17–11 · View bout
    2. Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) over Mike Kendall, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State over Randy Reidler, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    4. David Barden, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Dominic DiSabato, Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    5. Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton over Matt Whitmer, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — MD 16–5 · View bout
    7. Jeff Stepanic, Navy (MD) over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    8. Mike Norton, North Carolina State over Andy Gardner, Illinois State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    9. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    10. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Jeff Duque, Syracuse (NY) — MD 17–6 · View bout
    11. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Dan Smith, Boston (MA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    12. Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma over Demond Betts, Michigan State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    13. Steve Baer, Nebraska over Dontae Smith, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    14. Tim Harris (8), Minnesota over Corey Padovano, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) over Steve Baer, Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over David Barden, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    4. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    5. Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) over Shawn Enright (12), Ohio — MD 17–3 · View bout
    6. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Jeff Stepanic, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    7. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Mike Norton, North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    8. Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma over Chris Jensen, Oregon — Fall 6:15 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State over Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) over Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) over Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 3

    1. Chris Jensen, Oregon over Demond Betts, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Norton, North Carolina State over Jeff Duque, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    4. Randy Reidler, Bloomsburg (PA) over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Fall 3:21 · View bout
    5. Steve Baer, Nebraska over Mike Kendall, North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    6. Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Stepanic, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris Jensen, Oregon over David Barden, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — MD 14–4 · View bout
    3. Steve Baer, Nebraska over Mike Norton, North Carolina State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) over Randy Reidler, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    2. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Chris Jensen, Oregon — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    3. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Steve Baer, Nebraska — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma — Fall 1:58 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Shawn Enright (12), Ohio — Dec 11–5 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout