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2016 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Dean Heil, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Dean HeilOKST
  2. 2Bryce MeredithWYO
  3. 3Joey McKennaSTAN
  4. 4Anthony AshnaultRUT
  5. 5Chris MecateODU
  6. 6Solomon ChishkoVT
  7. 7Joey WardUNC
  8. 8Randy CruzLEH

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Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mike Longo, Appalachian State (NC) over Zach Finesilver, Duke (NC) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Anthony Ashnault (4), Rutgers (NJ) over Jamel Hudson, Hofstra (NY) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  2. Brock Zacherl (15), Clarion (PA) over Tyler Smith, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Bryce Meredith (14), Wyoming over Robbie Mathers, Arizona State — MD 16–3 · View bout
  4. Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Mike Longo, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  5. Dean Heil (1), Oklahoma State over Javier Gasca III, Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Jimmy Gulibon, Penn State over Matt Manley (5), Missouri — TF 17–2 · View bout
  7. Joey McKenna (2), Stanford (CA) over Zach Horan, Central Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  8. Joey Ward (8), North Carolina over Jameson Oster, Northwestern (IL) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  9. Kevin Jack (3), North Carolina State over Danny Sabatello, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  10. Logan Everett, Army (NY) over Todd Preston (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  11. Micah Jordan (6), Ohio State over Ian Nickell, California-Bakersfield — Fall 4:14 · View bout
  12. Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) over Jordan Laster, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  13. Rick Durso (9), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Anthony Abidin, Nebraska — TF 17–1 · View bout
  14. Seth Gross, South Dakota State over Steve Bleise (13), Northern Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  15. Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech over Mike Pongracz, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  16. Tommy Thorn (11), Minnesota over Nicholas Gil, Navy (MD) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Ashnault (4), Rutgers (NJ) over Seth Gross, South Dakota State — MD 15–2 · View bout
  2. Bryce Meredith (14), Wyoming over Kevin Jack (3), North Carolina State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Jimmy Gulibon, Penn State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Dean Heil (1), Oklahoma State over Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Joey McKenna (2), Stanford (CA) over Brock Zacherl (15), Clarion (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Joey Ward (8), North Carolina over Rick Durso (9), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Micah Jordan (6), Ohio State over Tommy Thorn (11), Minnesota — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech over Logan Everett, Army (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Anthony Ashnault (4), Rutgers (NJ) over Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Bryce Meredith (14), Wyoming over Micah Jordan (6), Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Dean Heil (1), Oklahoma State over Joey Ward (8), North Carolina — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Joey McKenna (2), Stanford (CA) over Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bryce Meredith (14), Wyoming over Joey McKenna (2), Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dean Heil (1), Oklahoma State over Anthony Ashnault (4), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Dean Heil (1), Oklahoma State over Bryce Meredith (14), Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Todd Preston (10), Harvard (MA) over Zach Finesilver, Duke (NC) — MD 13–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Abidin, Nebraska over Jameson Oster, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  2. Danny Sabatello, Purdue (IN) over Robbie Mathers, Arizona State — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  3. Ian Nickell, California-Bakersfield over Nicholas Gil, Navy (MD) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  4. Jamel Hudson, Hofstra (NY) over Steve Bleise (13), Northern Illinois — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Jordan Laster, Princeton (NJ) over Javier Gasca III, Michigan State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Longo, Appalachian State (NC) over Matt Manley (5), Missouri — MD 12–3 · View bout
  7. Mike Pongracz, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Todd Preston (10), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Tyler Smith, Bucknell (PA) over Zach Horan, Central Michigan — FF · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Abidin, Nebraska over Logan Everett, Army (NY) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  2. Jimmy Gulibon, Penn State over Ian Nickell, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jordan Laster, Princeton (NJ) over Brock Zacherl (15), Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Kevin Jack (3), North Carolina State over Jamel Hudson, Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) over Tyler Smith, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 2:31 · View bout
  6. Rick Durso (9), Franklin & Marshall (PA) over Mike Pongracz, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. Seth Gross, South Dakota State over Danny Sabatello, Purdue (IN) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  8. Tommy Thorn (11), Minnesota over Mike Longo, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 10–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Anthony Abidin, Nebraska over Jordan Laster, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  2. Kevin Jack (3), North Carolina State over Tommy Thorn (11), Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) over Rick Durso (9), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Seth Gross, South Dakota State over Jimmy Gulibon, Penn State — Dec 10–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Anthony Abidin, Nebraska — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  2. Joey Ward (8), North Carolina over Kevin Jack (3), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) over Micah Jordan (6), Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech over Seth Gross, South Dakota State — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Joey Ward (8), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech over Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Anthony Ashnault (4), Rutgers (NJ) over Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Joey McKenna (2), Stanford (CA) over Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joey McKenna (2), Stanford (CA) over Anthony Ashnault (4), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Mecate (12), Old Dominion (VA) over Solomon Chishko (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joey Ward (8), North Carolina over Randy Cruz (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout