NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

1996 NCAA Championships

134 lb

Champion Cary Kolat, Lock Haven (PA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Cary KolatLH
  2. 2Steve St. JohnASU
  3. 3Mark IronsideIOWA
  4. 4Steven SchmidtOKST
  5. 5Tony ParianoNW
  6. 6Yero WashingtonFS
  7. 7Gordon 'Oscar' WoodORST
  8. 8Frank LacconePUR

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State over Mike Buccigrossi, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    2. Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) over Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    3. Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) over Doug Batey, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    4. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — MD 12–3 · View bout
    5. Ed Schillig, Ohio over Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon — Fall 6:00 · View bout
    6. Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) over Jason Nase, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:49 · View bout
    7. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Ryan Nunamaker, North Carolina State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    8. Jim Guzzio (11), Maryland over Adam Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    9. Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) over Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    10. Khalil Abdul-Malik, North Carolina over Ron Emery, Missouri — Fall 2:27 · View bout
    11. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — TF 20–5 · View bout
    12. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Joel Friedman, Harvard (MA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    13. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Jed Kramer, Michigan State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    14. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    15. Trevor Elliott, Indiana (IN) over Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    16. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Mark Beebe, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) over Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) over Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State — MD 15–7 · View bout
    3. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Trevor Elliott, Indiana (IN) — MD 12–1 · View bout
    4. Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) over Jim Guzzio (11), Maryland — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Ed Schillig, Ohio — Fall 4:27 · View bout
    6. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Khalil Abdul-Malik, North Carolina — MD 12–4 · View bout
    8. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) — Fall 4:55 · View bout
    3. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
    2. Steve St. John (4), Arizona State over Mark Ironside (1), Iowa — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Cary Kolat (2), Lock Haven (PA) over Steve St. John (4), Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) over Mark Beebe, Wisconsin — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    2. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia over Joel Friedman, Harvard (MA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    3. Jason Nase, Rider (NJ) over Adam Mickiewicz, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. Jed Kramer, Michigan State over Ron Emery, Missouri — MD 10–1 · View bout
    5. Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon over Jason Solomon, Northern Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield over Mark Piotrowsky, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    7. Ryan Nunamaker, North Carolina State over Doug Batey, James Madison (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    8. Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska over Mike Buccigrossi, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State over Jason Nase, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:36 · View bout
    2. Ed Schillig, Ohio over Ryan Nunamaker, North Carolina State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    3. Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) over Trevor Elliott, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    4. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Jeremy Ensrud, Oregon — Fall 1:08 · View bout
    5. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia over Khalil Abdul-Malik, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    6. Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) over Mike Mendoza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    7. Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska over Jim Guzzio (11), Maryland — Fall 3:45 · View bout
    8. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Jed Kramer, Michigan State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Emilio Nardone Jr. (9), Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    2. Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia over Tony DeAnda (5), Nebraska — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    3. Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) over Ed Schillig, Ohio — MD 14–1 · View bout
    4. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Biff Walizer Jr. (12), Penn State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) over Jimmy Aguirre, Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Brian Singleton, Kent State (OH) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Carl Keske (7), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    4. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Ian 'Whitey' Chlebove, West Virginia — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    2. Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) over Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    2. Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State over Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) — MD 8–0 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Ironside (1), Iowa over Steven Schmidt (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tony Pariano, Northwestern (IL) over Yero Washington (8), Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Gordon 'Oscar' Wood (10), Oregon State over Frank Laccone (6), Purdue (IN) — Fall 3:29 · View bout