NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2016 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Zain Retherford, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Zain RetherfordPSU
  2. 2Brandon SorensenIOWA
  3. 3Lavion MayesMIZZ
  4. 4Anthony CollicaOKST
  5. 5Mike DePalmaKENT
  6. 6Alec PantaleoMICH
  7. 7Justin OliverCMU
  8. 8Geo MartinezBSU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield over Christopher Vassar, Gardner-Webb (NC) — TF 18–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Alec Pantaleo (5), Michigan over Jake Short, Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Anthony Collica (11), Oklahoma State over Joey Delgado, Oregon State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Brandon Sorensen (2), Iowa over Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Bryant 'BJ' Clagon, Rider (NJ) over Evan Henderson (8), North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) over Laike Gardner, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  6. Jake Sueflohn (7), Nebraska over Joe Galasso, Cornell (NY) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Jason Tsirtsis (6), Northwestern (IL) over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  8. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Clay Ream, North Dakota State — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  9. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  10. Matt Kraus (13), Arizona State over Colt Cotten, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  11. Matthew Cimato (4), Drexel (PA) over John Fahy, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  12. Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) over Alex Griffin, Purdue (IN) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  13. Mitch Finesilver (14), Duke (NC) over Steven Galiardo, Brown (RI) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  14. Pat Lugo (16), Edinboro (PA) over Tyson Dippery, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  15. Victor Lopez, Bucknell (PA) over Dan Neff (15), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:55 · View bout
  16. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield — TF 21–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Alec Pantaleo (5), Michigan over Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Anthony Collica (11), Oklahoma State over Jason Tsirtsis (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Brandon Sorensen (2), Iowa over Victor Lopez, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Jake Sueflohn (7), Nebraska over Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Bryant 'BJ' Clagon, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  6. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Mitch Finesilver (14), Duke (NC) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Matthew Cimato (4), Drexel (PA) over Matt Kraus (13), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Pat Lugo (16), Edinboro (PA) — Fall 6:37 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Alec Pantaleo (5), Michigan over Matthew Cimato (4), Drexel (PA) — Fall 3:49 · View bout
  2. Anthony Collica (11), Oklahoma State over Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Brandon Sorensen (2), Iowa over Jake Sueflohn (7), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan — Fall 2:13 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Sorensen (2), Iowa over Anthony Collica (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Alec Pantaleo (5), Michigan — Fall 4:49 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Zain Retherford (1), Penn State over Brandon Sorensen (2), Iowa — MD 10–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma over Christopher Vassar, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Fall 4:58 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Clay Ream, North Dakota State over Evan Henderson (8), North Carolina — TF 17–2 · View bout
  2. Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield over Tyson Dippery, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 3:58 · View bout
  3. Colt Cotten, Buffalo (NY) over John Fahy, Southern Illinois Edwardsville — Fall 1:03 · View bout
  4. Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma over Steven Galiardo, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  5. Joe Galasso, Cornell (NY) over Alex Griffin, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Joey Delgado, Oregon State over Alex Kocer, South Dakota State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  7. Laike Gardner, Lehigh (PA) over Jake Short, Minnesota — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan over Dan Neff (15), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryant 'BJ' Clagon, Rider (NJ) over Joe Galasso, Cornell (NY) — MD 19–6 · View bout
  2. Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma over Matt Kraus (13), Arizona State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  3. Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) over Joey Delgado, Oregon State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Jason Tsirtsis (6), Northwestern (IL) over Laike Gardner, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) over Clay Ream, North Dakota State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  6. Mitch Finesilver (14), Duke (NC) over Colt Cotten, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Pat Lugo (16), Edinboro (PA) over Nick Barber, Eastern Michigan — Fall 6:03 · View bout
  8. Victor Lopez, Bucknell (PA) over Coleman Hammond, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) over Davion Jeffries, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) over Victor Lopez, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Mitch Finesilver (14), Duke (NC) over Jason Tsirtsis (6), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Pat Lugo (16), Edinboro (PA) over Bryant 'BJ' Clagon, Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) over Jake Sueflohn (7), Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Mitch Finesilver (14), Duke (NC) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Pat Lugo (16), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) over Matthew Cimato (4), Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) over Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Anthony Collica (11), Oklahoma State over Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) — Fall 5:00 · View bout
  2. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Alec Pantaleo (5), Michigan — Fall 2:49 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Lavion Mayes (3), Missouri over Anthony Collica (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike DePalma (10), Kent State (OH) over Alec Pantaleo (5), Michigan — Fall 3:30 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Justin Oliver (9), Central Michigan over Geo Martinez (12), Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–1 · View bout