NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Cary Kolat, Lock Haven (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Cary KolatLH
  2. 2Steve St. JohnASU
  3. 3Mark IronsideIOWA
  4. 4Steven SchmidtOKST
  5. 5Tony ParianoNW
  6. 6Yero WashingtonFS
  7. 7Gordon 'Oscar' WoodORST
  8. 8Frank LacconePUR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State over Mike Buccigrossi, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    2. Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) over Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    3. Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) over Doug Batey, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    4. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — MD 12–3 · View bout
    5. Ed Schillig, Ohio over Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon — Fall 6:00 · View bout
    6. Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) over Jason Nase, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:49 · View bout
    7. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Ryan Nunamaker, North Carolina State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    8. Jim Guzzio (11), Maryland over Adam Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    9. Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) over Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    10. Khalil Abdul-Malik, North Carolina over Ron Emery, Missouri — Fall 2:27 · View bout
    11. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — TF 20–5 · View bout
    12. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Joel Friedman, Harvard (MA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    13. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Jed Kramer, Michigan State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    14. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    15. Trevor Elliott, Indiana (IN) over Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    16. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Mark Beebe, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) over Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) over Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State — MD 15–7 · View bout
    3. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Trevor Elliott, Indiana (IN) — MD 12–1 · View bout
    4. Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) over Jim Guzzio (11), Maryland — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Ed Schillig, Ohio — Fall 4:27 · View bout
    6. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Khalil Abdul-Malik, North Carolina — MD 12–4 · View bout
    8. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) — Fall 4:55 · View bout
    3. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    2. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Mark Ironside (1), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Steve St. John (4), Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) over Mark Beebe, Wisconsin — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia over Joel Friedman, Harvard (MA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    3. Jason Nase, Rider (NJ) over Adam Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Jed Kramer, Michigan State over Ron Emery, Missouri — MD 10–1 · View bout
    5. Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    7. Ryan Nunamaker, North Carolina State over Doug Batey, James Madison (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    8. Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska over Mike Buccigrossi, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State over Jason Nase, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
    2. Ed Schillig, Ohio over Ryan Nunamaker, North Carolina State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) over Trevor Elliott, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon — Fall 1:08 · View bout
    5. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia over Khalil Abdul-Malik, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    6. Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) over Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska over Jim Guzzio (11), Maryland — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    8. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Jed Kramer, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    2. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia over Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) over Ed Schillig, Ohio — MD 14–1 · View bout
    4. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) over Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    4. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) — MD 8–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) — Fall 3:29 · View bout