2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Tournament
Wrestling pictogram.svg
Teams72
Format Double-elimination
Finals site New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
Champions Penn State Nittany Lions  (6th title)
Runner-up Oklahoma State Cowboys  (45th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Cael Sanderson  (5th title)
MVP Kyle Snyder ((Ohio State))
Attendance110,194
Television ESPN Networks
  • ← 2015
  • NCAA
    Wrestling Tournament
  • 2017

The 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships took place from March 17 to March 19 in New York, New York at the Madison Square Garden. The tournament was the 86th NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, and featured seventy two teams across that level.

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Penn State won their sixth title after their streak of four titles was broken by Ohio State in 2015. PSU's head coach Cael Sanderson was named NCAA Coach of the Year.

Team results

RankTeamPoints
1 Penn State 123
2 Oklahoma State 9712
3 Ohio State 86
4 Virginia Tech 82
5 Iowa 81
6 Missouri 7412
7 Cornell (H)67
8 Nebraska 58
9 Illinois 5012
9 Michigan 5012

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Individual results

Source: [2]

WeightFirstSecondThird
125 lbsNico Megaludis
Penn State
Thomas Gilman
Iowa
Nathan Tomasello
Ohio State
133 lbs Nahshon Garrett
Cornell (H)
Cory Clark
Iowa
Cody Brewer
Oklahoma Sooners
141 lbs Dean Heil
Oklahoma State
Bryce Meredith
Wyoming
Joey McKenna
Standford
149 lbs Zain Retherford
Penn State
Brandon Sorensen
Iowa
Lavion Mayes
Missouri
157 lbs Isaiah Martinez
Illinois Fighting Illini
Jason Nolf
Penn State
Nick Brascetta
Virginia Tech Hokies
165 lbs Alex Dieringer
Oklahoma State
Isaac Jordan
Wisconsin
Bo Jordan
Ohio State
174 lbs Myles Martin
Ohio State
Bo Nickal
Penn State
Zach Epperly
Virginia Tech Hokies
184 lbs Gabe Dean
Cornell (H)
Timothy Dudley
Nebraska
Pete Renda
NC State
197 lbs J'den Cox
Missouri
Morgan McIntosh
Penn State
Brett Pfarr
Minnesota
285 lbs Kyle Snyder
Ohio State
Nick Gwiazdowski
NC State
Adam Coon
Michigan

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References

  1. grappleCy (2016-03-21). "2016 NCAA Wrestling Championships Recap". Wide Right & Natty Lite. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. "2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 18, 2020.