NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2016 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Kyle Snyder, Ohio State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

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

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  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

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