NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2016 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion J'Den Cox, Missouri.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1J'Den CoxMIZZ
  2. 2Morgan McIntoshPSU
  3. 3Brett PfarrMINN
  4. 4Nathan BurakIOWA
  5. 5James 'Patrick' Downey IIIISU
  6. 6Jared HaughtVT
  7. 7Conner HartmannDUKE
  8. 8Brett HarnerPRIN

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over John Bolich, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska over Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) over Joshua Dasilveira, Arizona State — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  3. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Nick Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Hayden Hrymack, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 1:18 · View bout
  6. Jacob Smith (13), West Virginia over Owen Scott, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Phillip Wellington (11), Ohio — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  9. Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) over Michael Woulfe, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Max Huntley (10), Michigan over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Boykin (12), North Carolina State over Chip Ness, North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  12. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  13. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  14. Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nate Rotert (15), South Dakota State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  15. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over Reuben Franklin (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  16. Zach Nye (14), Virginia over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) over Max Huntley (10), Michigan — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  3. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Zach Nye (14), Virginia — MD 15–1 · View bout
  4. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Mike Boykin (12), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 15–4 · View bout
  6. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech — Fall 8:45 · View bout
  7. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:02 · View bout
  8. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over Jacob Smith (13), West Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska — MD 16–4 · View bout
  4. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota — Fall 6:29 · View bout
  2. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Nathan Burak (4), Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Phillip Wellington (11), Ohio over John Bolich, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chip Ness, North Carolina over Nick Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Joshua Dasilveira, Arizona State over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Nate Rotert (15), South Dakota State over Hayden Hrymack, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Owen Scott, Cornell (NY) over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) over Reuben Franklin (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — TF 18–1 · View bout
  7. Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) over Michael Woulfe, Navy (MD) — Dec 17–12 · View bout
  8. Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) over Phillip Wellington (11), Ohio — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Chip Ness, North Carolina — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) over Nate Rotert (15), South Dakota State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) over Max Huntley (10), Michigan — DQ · View bout
  4. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State over Jacob Smith (13), West Virginia — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) over Mike Boykin (12), North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over Joshua Dasilveira, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Zach Nye (14), Virginia over Owen Scott, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Zach Nye (14), Virginia — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State over Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) over Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) over Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State — Fall 6:38 · View bout
  2. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Nathan Burak (4), Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech — Fall 3:48 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) — MD 11–2 · View bout