NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1994 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Mark Branch, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mark BranchOKST
  2. 2Laszlo MolnarCSUF
  3. 3Shaon FryMIZZ
  4. 4Rich CatalanoPITT
  5. 5Jason LeonardOU
  6. 6Brett ColombiniMINN
  7. 7Rick HeppLEH
  8. 8Stan BanksUNC

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 167-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota over Steve Elicker, East Stroudsburg (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Brett Machovina, Air Force (CO) over Bryan Matusic, Penn State — MD 14–3 · View bout
    3. Chris Kwortnik (5), North Carolina State over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    4. Chris Studer (7), Boston (MA) over Chad Biggert, Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    5. Greg Satchell, Old Dominion (VA) over John Koss, West Virginia — TF 24–9 · View bout
    6. Jason Leonard (6), Oklahoma over Shomari Rozier, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 2:59 · View bout
    7. Jim Brasco, Duquesne (PA) over Brandon Slay, Pennsylvania — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    8. Laszlo Molnar (12), California-Fullerton over Matt Orton, Southwest Missouri — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    9. Mark Branch, Oklahoma State over Chad Renner (2), Oregon State — MD 12–2 · View bout
    10. Ray Brinzer (3), Iowa over Stan Banks, North Carolina — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    11. Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Charles Burton, Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:48 · View bout
    12. Rohan Gardner (12), Northwestern (IL) over Marcus Hutchins, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    13. Shaon Fry (1), Missouri over JJ Stanbro Jr., Clarion (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris Kwortnik (5), North Carolina State over Rohan Gardner (12), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 3:34 · View bout
    2. Chris Studer (7), Boston (MA) over Jeremy McKean (10), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Jason Leonard (6), Oklahoma over Ken Bauer (11), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    4. Laszlo Molnar (12), California-Fullerton over Rick Hepp (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    5. Mark Branch, Oklahoma State over Jim Brasco, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    6. Ray Brinzer (3), Iowa over Greg Satchell, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 19–7 · View bout
    7. Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    8. Shaon Fry (1), Missouri over Brett Machovina, Air Force (CO) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jason Leonard (6), Oklahoma over Ray Brinzer (3), Iowa — MD 12–4 · View bout
    2. Laszlo Molnar (12), California-Fullerton over Chris Kwortnik (5), North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Mark Branch, Oklahoma State over Chris Studer (7), Boston (MA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. Shaon Fry (1), Missouri over Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Laszlo Molnar (12), California-Fullerton over Shaon Fry (1), Missouri — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Mark Branch, Oklahoma State over Jason Leonard (6), Oklahoma — Dec 9–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Mark Branch, Oklahoma State over Laszlo Molnar (12), California-Fullerton — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota over Charles Burton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    2. Chad Renner (2), Oregon State over Jim Brasco, Duquesne (PA) — MD 17–5 · View bout
    3. Jeremy McKean (10), Fresno State (CA) over Chad Biggert, Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. JJ Stanbro Jr., Clarion (PA) over Brett Machovina, Air Force (CO) — Fall 3:56 · View bout
    5. Ken Bauer (11), Edinboro (PA) over Shomari Rozier, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 3:34 · View bout
    6. Rick Hepp (4), Lehigh (PA) over Matt Orton, Southwest Missouri — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    7. Rohan Gardner (12), Northwestern (IL) over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    8. Stan Banks, North Carolina over Greg Satchell, Old Dominion (VA) — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota over JJ Stanbro Jr., Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Jeremy McKean (10), Fresno State (CA) over Chad Renner (2), Oregon State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    3. Rick Hepp (4), Lehigh (PA) over Rohan Gardner (12), Northwestern (IL) — Fall 4:47 · View bout
    4. Stan Banks, North Carolina over Ken Bauer (11), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota over Chris Studer (7), Boston (MA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jeremy McKean (10), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    3. Rick Hepp (4), Lehigh (PA) over Ray Brinzer (3), Iowa — Dec 14–8 · View bout
    4. Stan Banks, North Carolina over Chris Kwortnik (5), North Carolina State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota over Rick Hepp (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Stan Banks, North Carolina — Dec 9–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jason Leonard (6), Oklahoma — Fall 4:17 · View bout
    2. Shaon Fry (1), Missouri over Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Shaon Fry (1), Missouri over Rich Catalano (8), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jason Leonard (6), Oklahoma over Brett Colombini (9), Minnesota — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Rick Hepp (4), Lehigh (PA) over Stan Banks, North Carolina — MD 11–3 · View bout