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2016 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Kyle Snyder, Ohio State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Kyle SnyderOHST
  2. 2Nick GwiazdowskiNCST
  3. 3Adam CoonMICH
  4. 4Ty WalzVT
  5. 5Amar DhesiORST
  6. 6Austin MarsdenOKST
  7. 7Michael KroellsMINN
  8. 8Max WessellLEH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Collin Jensen, Nebraska over Ryan Solomon, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (5), Michigan over Patrick Gillen, Virginia — Fall 4:22 · View bout
  2. Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State over Jeramy Sweany, Cornell (NY) — Fall 1:17 · View bout
  3. Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State over Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Billy Miller, Edinboro (PA) over Jared Johnson (13), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Boyce Cornwell, Gardner-Webb (NC) over Sam Stoll (11), Iowa — Dflt · View bout
  6. Brooks Black, Illinois over Denzel Dejournette (6), Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Collin Jensen, Nebraska over Joe Stolfi (10), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Joey Goodhart, Drexel (PA) over Blaize Cabell (14), Northern Iowa — FF · View bout
  9. Kyle Snyder (2), Ohio State over Antonio Pelusi, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Fall 3:34 · View bout
  10. Max Wessell (8), Lehigh (PA) over Mike Hughes, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  11. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Mauro Correnti, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  12. Nathan Butler (16), Stanford (CA) over Ray O'Donnell, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  13. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan — TF 15–0 · View bout
  14. Ross Larson, Oklahoma over Billy Smith (12), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  15. Tanner Harms (15), Wyoming over Garrett Ryan, Columbia (NY) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  16. Ty Walz (3), Virginia Tech over Tanner Hall, Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (5), Michigan over Ross Larson, Oklahoma — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State over Collin Jensen, Nebraska — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State over Billy Miller, Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Brooks Black, Illinois over Boyce Cornwell, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Kyle Snyder (2), Ohio State over Tanner Harms (15), Wyoming — TF 26–10 · View bout
  6. Max Wessell (8), Lehigh (PA) over Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota — MD 15–7 · View bout
  7. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Nathan Butler (16), Stanford (CA) — MD 16–4 · View bout
  8. Ty Walz (3), Virginia Tech over Joey Goodhart, Drexel (PA) — MD 16–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (5), Michigan over Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kyle Snyder (2), Ohio State over Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State — MD 16–5 · View bout
  3. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Max Wessell (8), Lehigh (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Ty Walz (3), Virginia Tech over Brooks Black, Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kyle Snyder (2), Ohio State over Ty Walz (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State over Adam Coon (5), Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Snyder (2), Ohio State over Nick Gwiazdowski (1), North Carolina State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Billy Smith (12), Rutgers (NJ) over Ryan Solomon, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Smith (12), Rutgers (NJ) over Patrick Gillen, Virginia — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Denzel Dejournette (6), Appalachian State (NC) over Sam Stoll (11), Iowa — MFF · View bout
  3. Garrett Ryan, Columbia (NY) over Antonio Pelusi, Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Joe Stolfi (10), Bucknell (PA) over Jeramy Sweany, Cornell (NY) — Fall 5:24 · View bout
  5. Mike Hughes, Hofstra (NY) over Mauro Correnti, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Ray O'Donnell, Princeton (NJ) over Gage Hutchison, Eastern Michigan — TF 15–0 · View bout
  7. Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) over Jared Johnson (13), Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–1 · View bout
  8. Tanner Hall, Arizona State over Blaize Cabell (14), Northern Iowa — FF · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Billy Smith (12), Rutgers (NJ) over Boyce Cornwell, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Joe Stolfi (10), Bucknell (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  3. Mike Hughes, Hofstra (NY) over Collin Jensen, Nebraska — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Nathan Butler (16), Stanford (CA) over Garrett Ryan, Columbia (NY) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  5. Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) over Joey Goodhart, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Ross Larson, Oklahoma over Denzel Dejournette (6), Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 1:29 · View bout
  7. Tanner Hall, Arizona State over Billy Miller, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Tanner Harms (15), Wyoming over Ray O'Donnell, Princeton (NJ) — Fall 2:35 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Billy Smith (12), Rutgers (NJ) over Riley Shaw, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 1:39 · View bout
  2. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Nathan Butler (16), Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Tanner Hall, Arizona State over Ross Larson, Oklahoma — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  4. Tanner Harms (15), Wyoming over Mike Hughes, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 2:00 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State over Tanner Hall, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State over Tanner Harms (15), Wyoming — MD 13–5 · View bout
  3. Max Wessell (8), Lehigh (PA) over Billy Smith (12), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Brooks Black, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State over Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State over Max Wessell (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Adam Coon (5), Michigan over Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State — Fall 0:48 · View bout
  2. Ty Walz (3), Virginia Tech over Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Adam Coon (5), Michigan over Ty Walz (3), Virginia Tech — Fall 7:57 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Amar Dhesi (7), Oregon State over Austin Marsden (4), Oklahoma State — Fall 1:29 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Kroells (9), Minnesota over Max Wessell (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout