NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1994 NCAA Championships

126 lb

Champion David Hirsch, Cornell (NY).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1David HirschCOR
  2. 2Jody StaylorODU
  3. 3Sanshiro AbePSU
  4. 4Shawn EnrightOHIO
  5. 5Jeff McGinnessIOWA
  6. 6Dave NieradkaORST
  7. 7Nick PurlerOKST
  8. 8Chris RussoIND

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 14 bouts

    2 byes into the round of 16

    1. Chris Jensen, Oregon over Bobby Crawford (11), Clarion (PA) — Dec 17–11 · View bout
    2. Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) over Mike Kendall, North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State over Randy Reidler, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    4. David Barden, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Dominic DiSabato, Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    5. Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton over Matt Whitmer, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — MD 16–5 · View bout
    7. Jeff Stepanic, Navy (MD) over Nick Zinkin, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    8. Mike Norton, North Carolina State over Andy Gardner, Illinois State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    9. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    10. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Jeff Duque, Syracuse (NY) — MD 17–6 · View bout
    11. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Dan Smith, Boston (MA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
    12. Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma over Demond Betts, Michigan State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    13. Steve Baer, Nebraska over Dontae Smith, Morgan State (MD) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    14. Tim Harris (8), Minnesota over Corey Padovano, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) over Steve Baer, Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over David Barden, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    4. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    5. Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) over Shawn Enright (12), Ohio — MD 17–3 · View bout
    6. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Jeff Stepanic, Navy (MD) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    7. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Mike Norton, North Carolina State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    8. Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma over Chris Jensen, Oregon — Fall 6:15 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State over Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) over Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    4. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) over Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. David Hirsch (3), Cornell (NY) over Jody Staylor (5), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 2 · 6 bouts

    2 byes into the consolation round 3

    1. Chris Jensen, Oregon over Demond Betts, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    2. Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois over Jeff Maes, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Mike Norton, North Carolina State over Jeff Duque, Syracuse (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    4. Randy Reidler, Bloomsburg (PA) over Tim Harris (8), Minnesota — Fall 3:21 · View bout
    5. Steve Baer, Nebraska over Mike Kendall, North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    6. Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) over Jeff Stepanic, Navy (MD) — Dec 11–10 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris Jensen, Oregon over David Barden, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — MD 14–4 · View bout
    3. Steve Baer, Nebraska over Mike Norton, North Carolina State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) over Randy Reidler, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 12–9 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) over Tad Yeager, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    2. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Chris Jensen, Oregon — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    3. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Steve Baer, Nebraska — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    4. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Shawn Harrison (6), Oklahoma — Fall 1:58 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    2. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Shawn Enright (12), Ohio over Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Sanshiro Abe (2), Penn State over Shawn Enright (12), Ohio — Dec 11–5 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jeff McGinness (4), Iowa over Dave Nieradka (9), Oregon State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Nick Purler (1), Oklahoma State over Chris Russo (7), Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–3 · View bout