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2016 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion J'Den Cox, Missouri.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1J'Den CoxMIZZ
  2. 2Morgan McIntoshPSU
  3. 3Brett PfarrMINN
  4. 4Nathan BurakIOWA
  5. 5James 'Patrick' Downey IIIISU
  6. 6Jared HaughtVT
  7. 7Conner HartmannDUKE
  8. 8Brett HarnerPRIN

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over John Bolich, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska over Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) over Joshua Dasilveira, Arizona State — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  3. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  4. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Nick Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Hayden Hrymack, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 1:18 · View bout
  6. Jacob Smith (13), West Virginia over Owen Scott, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Phillip Wellington (11), Ohio — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  9. Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) over Michael Woulfe, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Max Huntley (10), Michigan over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Boykin (12), North Carolina State over Chip Ness, North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  12. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  13. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  14. Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nate Rotert (15), South Dakota State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  15. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over Reuben Franklin (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  16. Zach Nye (14), Virginia over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) over Max Huntley (10), Michigan — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  3. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Zach Nye (14), Virginia — MD 15–1 · View bout
  4. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Mike Boykin (12), North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 15–4 · View bout
  6. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech — Fall 8:45 · View bout
  7. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) — Fall 6:02 · View bout
  8. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over Jacob Smith (13), West Virginia — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  3. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska — MD 16–4 · View bout
  4. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota — Fall 6:29 · View bout
  2. Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State over Nathan Burak (4), Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. J'Den Cox (2), Missouri over Morgan McIntosh (1), Penn State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Phillip Wellington (11), Ohio over John Bolich, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chip Ness, North Carolina over Nick Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Joshua Dasilveira, Arizona State over Bryce Barnes, Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Nate Rotert (15), South Dakota State over Hayden Hrymack, Rutgers (NJ) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Owen Scott, Cornell (NY) over Trent Noon, Northern Colorado — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) over Reuben Franklin (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State over Anthony Abro, Eastern Michigan — TF 18–1 · View bout
  7. Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) over Michael Woulfe, Navy (MD) — Dec 17–12 · View bout
  8. Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) over Phillip Wellington (11), Ohio — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Chip Ness, North Carolina — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) over Nate Rotert (15), South Dakota State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) over Max Huntley (10), Michigan — DQ · View bout
  4. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State over Jacob Smith (13), West Virginia — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) over Scottie Boykin, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  6. Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) over Mike Boykin (12), North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over Joshua Dasilveira, Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Zach Nye (14), Virginia over Owen Scott, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Zach Nye (14), Virginia — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State over Sam Wheeler, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) over Phil Sprenkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois over Kyle Conel (16), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) over Preston Weigel, Oklahoma State — Fall 6:38 · View bout
  2. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Ryan Wolfe, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  3. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Shawn Scott, Northern Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Aaron Studebaker (8), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech over Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Nathan Burak (4), Iowa over James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brett Pfarr (3), Minnesota over Nathan Burak (4), Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. James 'Patrick' Downey III, Iowa State over Jared Haught (6), Virginia Tech — Fall 3:48 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Conner Hartmann (5), Duke (NC) over Brett Harner (7), Princeton (NJ) — MD 11–2 · View bout