NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2016 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Isaiah Martinez, Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Isaiah MartinezILL
  2. 2Jason NolfPSU
  3. 3Nick BrascettaVT
  4. 4Dylan PalacioCOR
  5. 5Chad WalshRID
  6. 6Ian MillerKENT
  7. 7Joe SmithOKST
  8. 8Thomas GanttNCST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa over Spartak Chino, Ohio — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brian Murphy (12), Michigan over Justin Staudenmayer, Brown (RI) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa over Luke Smith (11), Central Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Chad Walsh (15), Rider (NJ) over Gregory Flournoy, George Mason (VA) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Cody Pack (7), South Dakota State over Neal Richards, Virginia Military — MD 9–1 · View bout
  5. Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) over Le'Roy Barnes, Missouri — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Edwin Cooper Jr. (13), Iowa over Tyler Berger, Nebraska — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  7. Ian Miller (4), Kent State (OH) over Aaron Walker, Citadel (SC) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Isaiah Martinez (1), Illinois over Robert Henderson, North Carolina — TF 16–0 · View bout
  9. Jason Nolf (3), Penn State over Kamaal Shakur, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 3:35 · View bout
  10. Joe Smith (6), Oklahoma State over Jake Ryan, Ohio State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  11. John Boyle (10), American (DC) over Dylan Cottrell, West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  12. Markus Scheidel (16), Columbia (NY) over Chris Castillo, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. May Bethea, Pennsylvania over Austin Matthews (14), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  14. Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech over Russ Parsons, Army (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  15. Richie Lewis (9), Rutgers (NJ) over Andrew Atkinson, Virginia — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  16. Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State over Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois — TF 21–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Murphy (12), Michigan over Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  2. Chad Walsh (15), Rider (NJ) over Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Cody Pack (7), South Dakota State over John Boyle (10), American (DC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Ian Miller (4), Kent State (OH) over Edwin Cooper Jr. (13), Iowa — Fall 1:11 · View bout
  5. Isaiah Martinez (1), Illinois over Markus Scheidel (16), Columbia (NY) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  6. Jason Nolf (3), Penn State over May Bethea, Pennsylvania — TF 25–10 · View bout
  7. Joe Smith (6), Oklahoma State over Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech over Richie Lewis (9), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Walsh (15), Rider (NJ) over Cody Pack (7), South Dakota State — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  2. Ian Miller (4), Kent State (OH) over Brian Murphy (12), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Isaiah Martinez (1), Illinois over Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Jason Nolf (3), Penn State over Joe Smith (6), Oklahoma State — MD 11–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Isaiah Martinez (1), Illinois over Ian Miller (4), Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Jason Nolf (3), Penn State over Chad Walsh (15), Rider (NJ) — TF 19–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Isaiah Martinez (1), Illinois over Jason Nolf (3), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Spartak Chino, Ohio over Andrew Atkinson, Virginia — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Austin Matthews (14), Edinboro (PA) over Kamaal Shakur, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Castillo, Boise State (ID) over Robert Henderson, North Carolina — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Dylan Cottrell, West Virginia over Neal Richards, Virginia Military — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Gregory Flournoy, George Mason (VA) over Andrew Morse, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Justin Staudenmayer, Brown (RI) over Le'Roy Barnes, Missouri — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Luke Smith (11), Central Michigan over Jake Ryan, Ohio State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  7. Spartak Chino, Ohio over Russ Parsons, Army (NY) — Fall 0:28 · View bout
  8. Tyler Berger, Nebraska over Aaron Walker, Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Austin Matthews (14), Edinboro (PA) over Edwin Cooper Jr. (13), Iowa — Fall 4:51 · View bout
  2. Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa over Justin Staudenmayer, Brown (RI) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Dylan Cottrell, West Virginia over Richie Lewis (9), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) over Luke Smith (11), Central Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. John Boyle (10), American (DC) over Spartak Chino, Ohio — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Markus Scheidel (16), Columbia (NY) over Gregory Flournoy, George Mason (VA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State over Chris Castillo, Boise State (ID) — MD 14–2 · View bout
  8. Tyler Berger, Nebraska over May Bethea, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dylan Cottrell, West Virginia over Markus Scheidel (16), Columbia (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) over Austin Matthews (14), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  3. Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State over John Boyle (10), American (DC) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Tyler Berger, Nebraska over Bryce Steiert, Northern Iowa — MD 12–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) over Cody Pack (7), South Dakota State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Smith (6), Oklahoma State over Dylan Cottrell, West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech over Tyler Berger, Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State over Brian Murphy (12), Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) over Joe Smith (6), Oklahoma State — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  2. Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech over Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) over Ian Miller (4), Kent State (OH) — MFF · View bout
  2. Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech over Chad Walsh (15), Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Nick Brascetta (8), Virginia Tech over Dylan Palacio (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chad Walsh (15), Rider (NJ) over Ian Miller (4), Kent State (OH) — MFF · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Smith (6), Oklahoma State over Thomas Gantt (2), North Carolina State — Dec 6–3 · View bout