NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2016 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Zain Retherford, Penn State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Zain RetherfordPSU
  2. 2Brandon SorensenIOWA
  3. 3Lavion MayesMIZZ
  4. 4Anthony CollicaOKST
  5. 5Mike DePalmaKent State (OH)
  6. 6Alec PantaleoMICH
  7. 7Justin OliverCMU
  8. 8Geo MartinezBoise State (ID)

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  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

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