NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2016 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Dean Heil, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

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

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  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

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.