NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2016 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Isaiah Martinez, Illinois.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

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

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  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

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