NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1995 NCAA Championships

167 lb

Champion Markus Mollica, Arizona State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Markus MollicaASU
  2. 2Mark BranchOKST
  3. 3Stan BanksUNC
  4. 4Chad RennerORST
  5. 5Rick HeppLEH
  6. 6Matt NeremIOWA
  7. 7Lou CerchioSETN
  8. 8Chad BiggertMICH

In 1995, 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 1995 167-pound bracket

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

  1. Chad Biggert (3), Michigan over Brandon Slay, Pennsylvania — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Charles Burton (5), Boise State (ID) over Chris Todd, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  3. Erik Josephson, Nebraska over Melvin Yates, Howard (DC) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Zac Taylor (8), Minnesota over Brad Alderman, Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chad Biggert (3), Michigan over Rob Felder-Reaves, Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Chad Renner (10), Oregon State over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — TF 22–6 · View bout
  3. Charles Burton (5), Boise State (ID) over Ryan Edmundson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Charles Gary (9), Illinois over Bryan Matusic, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  5. Howie Miller, Virginia over Neal Mason, California-Poly — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Jason Sexton (12), Missouri over Barry Jarvis, Miami (OH) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  7. Kemal Pegram (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Jason Prokopchak, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  8. Ken Johnson, North Carolina State over Rob MacArthur, Georgia State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  9. Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  10. Mark Branch (2), Oklahoma State over Joel Morissette, Michigan State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  11. Markus Mollica (1), Arizona State over Jason Wedgbury, Northern Iowa — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  12. Matt Nerem (4), Iowa over Paul Antonio, Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  13. Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) over Jason Street, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  14. Romy O'Daniel, Army (NY) over Zac Taylor (8), Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  15. Scott Hage, West Virginia over Erik Josephson, Nebraska — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  16. Stan Banks (6), North Carolina over Sam Neider, Northwestern (IL) — MD 17–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chad Renner (10), Oregon State over Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Charles Burton (5), Boise State (ID) over Jason Sexton (12), Missouri — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) over Chad Biggert (3), Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Mark Branch (2), Oklahoma State over Scott Hage, West Virginia — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Markus Mollica (1), Arizona State over Ken Johnson, North Carolina State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Nerem (4), Iowa over Howie Miller, Virginia — MD 10–0 · View bout
  7. Romy O'Daniel, Army (NY) over Charles Gary (9), Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Stan Banks (6), North Carolina over Kemal Pegram (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Mark Branch (2), Oklahoma State over Chad Renner (10), Oregon State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  2. Markus Mollica (1), Arizona State over Romy O'Daniel, Army (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Matt Nerem (4), Iowa over Charles Burton (5), Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Stan Banks (6), North Carolina over Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Branch (2), Oklahoma State over Stan Banks (6), North Carolina — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  2. Markus Mollica (1), Arizona State over Matt Nerem (4), Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Markus Mollica (1), Arizona State over Mark Branch (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 1 bout

  1. Ryan Edmundson, Indiana (IN) over Chris Todd, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chad Biggert (3), Michigan over Zach Randall, Oklahoma — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Charles Gary (9), Illinois over Zac Taylor (8), Minnesota — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jason Sexton (12), Missouri over Ryan Edmundson, Indiana (IN) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Jason Wedgbury, Northern Iowa over Ken Johnson, North Carolina State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  5. Joel Morissette, Michigan State over Scott Hage, West Virginia — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  6. Paul Antonio, Clarion (PA) over Howie Miller, Virginia — MD 12–2 · View bout
  7. Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) over Tim Fix, Eastern Illinois — Fall 3:57 · View bout
  8. Sam Neider, Northwestern (IL) over Kemal Pegram (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 5:49 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Biggert (3), Michigan over Sam Neider, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Charles Gary (9), Illinois over Jason Wedgbury, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Jason Sexton (12), Missouri over Paul Antonio, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) over Joel Morissette, Michigan State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Biggert (3), Michigan over Romy O'Daniel, Army (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Chad Renner (10), Oregon State over Jason Sexton (12), Missouri — Fall 3:14 · View bout
  3. Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) over Charles Gary (9), Illinois — MD 8–0 · View bout
  4. Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) over Charles Burton (5), Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chad Renner (10), Oregon State over Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) over Chad Biggert (3), Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chad Renner (10), Oregon State over Matt Nerem (4), Iowa — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Stan Banks (6), North Carolina over Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Stan Banks (6), North Carolina over Chad Renner (10), Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rick Hepp (7), Lehigh (PA) over Matt Nerem (4), Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lou Cerchio, Seton Hall (NJ) over Chad Biggert (3), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout