
NCAA Wrestling Championships 2016: Results, Updated Standings After Thursday
The first day of the NCAA Wrestling Championships is always a busy one to say the least. With 350 wrestlers having qualified for the tournament, Thursday was a constant carousel on eight mats at Madison Square Garden.
Here are the results after the first session of the day:
| 125 lbs | |||
| (1) Nathan Tomasello | Ohio St. | Kyle Larson | Iowa St. |
| (16) Elijah Oliver | Indiana | Sean McCabe | Rutgers |
| (9) Dylan Peters | Northern Iowa | Shakur Laney | Ohio |
| (8) Barlow McGhee | Missouri | Drew Templeman | Wyoming |
| (5) Ryan Millhof | Oklahoma | Drew Romero | Air Force |
| Sean Russell | Edinboro | (12) Paul Petrov | Bucknell |
| (14) Joshua Rodriguez | North Dakota St. | Sean Fausz | NC State |
| (10) Connor Schram | Stanford | Lorenzo Bentley | Pittsburgh |
| (13) Tim Lambert | Nebraska | Zachary Fuentes | Drexel |
| (4) Thomas Gilman | Iowa | Brent Fleetwood | Central Michigan |
| (3) Nico Megaludis | Penn State | Chasen Tolbert | Utah Valley |
| Dalton Macri | Cornell | (11) Ronnie Bresser | Oregon St. |
| Conor Youtsey | Michigan | (6) Eddie Klimara | Oklahoma St. |
| (7) Darian Cruz | Lehigh | Johnny Jimenez | Wisconsin |
| (15) David Terao | American | Nick Herrmann | Virginia |
| (2) Joey Dance | Virginia Tech | Alfredo Rodriguez | SIUE |
| 133 lbs | |||
| (1) Nahshon Garrett | Cornell | Mason Beckman | Lehigh |
| Nathan Kraisser | Campbell | (16) Anthony Giraldo | Rutgers |
| (8) Earl Hall | Iowa St. | Josh Martinez | Air Force |
| (5) Jordan Conaway | Penn State | Corey Keener | Central Michigan |
| (12) Ryan Taylor | Wisconsin | Zach Synon | Missouri |
| (13) Cameron Kelly | Ohio | Bryan Lantry | Buffalo |
| (4) Cody Brewer | Oklahoma | Jamal Morris | NC State |
| (3) Zane Richards | Illinois | Joey Palmer | Oregon St. |
| (14) Geoffrey Alexander | Maryland | Austin Eicher | Northern Illinois |
| (11) Dom Forys | Pittsburgh | Dominick Malone | Northwestern |
| (6) George DiCamillo | Virginia | Dalton Brady | Arizona St. |
| (7) Eric Montoya | Nebraska | Zachary Davis | Navy |
| (10) Johnni DiJulius | Ohio St. | Robert Deutsch | Rider |
| (15) Josh Alber | Northern Iowa | Gary Way Harding | Oklahoma St. |
| (2) Cory Clark | Iowa | Jade Rauser | Utah Valley |
| (9) Mack McGuire | Kent | Rosario Bruno | Michigan |
| 141 lbs | |||
| (1) Dean Heil | Oklahoma St. | Javier Gasca III | Michigan St. |
| (16) Randy Cruz | Lehigh | Jordan Laster | Princeton |
| (9) Rick Durso | Franklin & Marshall | Anthony Abidin | Nebraska |
| (8) Joseph Ward | North Carolina | Jameson Oster | Northwestern |
| Jimmy Gulibon | Penn State | (5) Matt Manley | Missouri |
| (12) Chris Mecate | Old Dominion | Mike Longo | Appalachian St. |
| Seth Gross | San Diego St. | (13) Steve Bleise | Northern Illinois |
| (4) Anthony Ashnault | Rutgers | Jamel Hudson | Hofstra |
| (3) Kevin Jack | NC State | Danny Sabatello | Purdue |
| (14) Bryce Meredith | Wyoming | Robert Mathers | Arizona St. |
| 11) Tommy Thorn | Minnesota | Nicholas Gil | Navy |
| (6) Micah Jordan | Ohio St. | Ian Nickell | Cal St. Bakersfield |
| (7) Solomon Chishko | Virginia Tech | Mike Pongracz | Chattanooga |
| Logan Everett | Army | (10) Todd Preston | Harvard |
| (15) Brock Zacherl | Clarion | Tyler Smith | Bucknell |
| (2) Joey McKenna | Stanford | Zachary Horan | Central Michigan |
| 149 lbs | |||
| (1) Zain Retherford | Penn State | Coleman Hammond | Cal St. Bakersfield |
| (16) Patricio Lugo | Edinboro | Tyson Dippery | Rutgers |
| (9) Justin Oliver | Central Michigan | Clayton Ream | North Dakota St. |
| Bryant Clagon | Rider | (8) Evan Henderson | North Carolina |
| (5) Alec Pantaleo | Michigan | Jake Short | Minnesota |
| (12) Geo Martinez | Boise St. | Laike Gardner | Lehigh |
| (13) Matthew Kraus | Arizona St. | Colt Cotten | Buffalo |
| (4) Matthew Cimato | Drexel | John Fahy | SIUE |
| (3) Lavion Mayes | Missouri | Davion Jeffries | Oklahoma |
| (14) Mitch Finesilver | Duke | Steven Galiardo | Brown |
| (11) Anthony Collica | Oklahoma St. | Joey Delgado | Oregon St. |
| (6) Jason Tsirtsis | Northwestern | Alex Kocer | San Diego St. |
| (7) Jake Sueflohn | Nebraska | Joseph Galasso | Cornell |
| (10) Mike DePalma | Kent | Alex Griffin | Purdue |
| Victor Lopez | Bucknell | (15) Daniel Neff | Lock Haven |
| (2) Brandon Sorensen | Iowa | Nick Barber | Eastern Michigan |
| 157 lbs | |||
| (1) Isaiah Martinez | Illinois | Robert Henderson | North Carolina |
| (16) Markus Scheidel | Columbia | Chris Castillo | Boise St. |
| (9) Richie Lewis | Rutgers | Andrew Atkinson | Virginia |
| (8) Nick Brascetta | Virginia Tech | Russell Parsons | Army |
| (5) Dylan Palacio | Cornell | LeRoy Barnes | Missouri |
| (12) Brian Murphy | Michigan | Justin Staudenmayer | Brown |
| (13) Edwin Cooper Jr. | Iowa | Tyler Berger | Nebraska |
| (4) Ian Miller | Kent | Aaron Walker | CIT |
| (3) Jason Nolf | Penn State | Kamaal Shakur | Chattanooga |
| May Bethea | Pennsylvania | (14) Austin Matthews | Edinboro |
| Bryce Steiert | Northern Iowa | (11) Luke Smith | Central Michigan |
| (6) Joseph Smith | Oklahoma St. | Jake Ryan | Ohio St. |
| (7) Cody Pack | San Diego St. | Neal Richards | VMI |
| 10) John Boyle | American | Dylan Cottrell | West Virginia |
| (15) Chad Walsh | Rider | Gregory Flournoy | George Mason |
| 2) Thomas Gantt | NC State | Andrew Morse | Northern Illinois |
| 165 lbs | |||
| (1) Alex Dieringer | Oklahoma St. | Austin Trott | George Washington |
| 16) Devon Gobbo | Harvard | Tyrel White | Columbia |
| (9) Tanner Weatherman | Iowa St. | Dakota Juarez | Eastern Michigan |
| (8) Chad Welch | Purdue | Seth Thomas | Oregon St. |
| (5) Max Rohskopf | NC State | Austin Reese | Ohio |
| (12) Connor Brennan | Rider | Jake Faust | Duke |
| (13) Jim Wilson | Stanford | Patrick Rhoads | Iowa |
| (4) Daniel Lewis | Missouri | Casey Fuller | Edinboro |
| (3) Bo Jordan | Ohio St. | Tyler Buckwalter | Kent |
| (14) David McFadden | Virginia Tech | Cooper Moore | Northern Iowa |
| Geno Morelli | Penn State | (11) John Staudenmayer | North Carolina |
| (6) Steven Rodrigues | Illinois | George Pickett | Cornell |
| (7) Anthony Perrotti | Rutgers | Forrest Przybysz | Appalachian St. |
| (10) Austin Wilson | Nebraska | Cody Wiercioch | Pittsburgh |
| (15) Clark Glass | Oklahoma | Ryan Preisch | Lehigh |
| (2) Isaac Jordan | Wisconsin | Adam Fierro | Cal St. Bakersfield |
| 174 lbs | |||
| (1) Bo Nickal | Penn State | Josef Johnson | Harvard |
| (16) Micah Barnes | Nebraska | Jack McKeever | Binghamton |
| (9) Chandler Rogers | Oklahoma St. | Rustin Barrick | Bucknell |
| Casey Kent | Pennsylvania | (8) Zach Epperly | Virginia Tech |
| (5) Zach Brunson | Illinois | Keaton Subjeck | Stanford |
| (12) Nathan Jackson | Indiana | Michael Pavasko | Clarion |
| Gordon Wolf | Lehigh | (13) Alex Meyer | Iowa |
| Jadaen Bernstein | Navy | (4) Ethan Ramos | North Carolina |
| Matt Reed | Oklahoma | (3) Blaise Butler | Missouri |
| (14) Nick Kee | Appalachian St. | Jonathan Schleifer | Princeton |
| (11) Myles Martin | Ohio St. | Nicholas Wanzek | Minnesota |
| (6) Bryce Hammond | Cal St. Bakersfield | Phil Bakuckas | Rutgers |
| (7) Cody Walters | Ohio | David Kocer | San Diego St. |
| (10) Michael Ottinger | Central Michigan | TeShan Campbell | Pittsburgh |
| (15) Brian Harvey | Army | Sean Mappes | Chattanooga |
| Lelund Weatherspoon | Iowa St. | (2) Brian Realbuto | Cornell |
| 184 lbs | |||
| (1) Gabriel Dean | Cornell | Jack Dechow | Old Dominion |
| Tom Sleigh | Bucknell | 16) Matt McCutcheon | Penn State |
| (9) Mathew Miller | Navy | Steven Schneider | Binghamton |
| (8) Nolan Boyd | Oklahoma St. | Alex Utley | North Carolina |
| (5) Zachary Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | Andrew Romanchik | Ohio |
| (12) Hayden Zillmer | North Dakota St. | Dane Pestano | Iowa St. |
| (13) Pete Renda | NC State | Samson Imonode | Army |
| (4) Domenic Abounader | Michigan | Jeffrey Koepke | Illinois |
| Joe Ariola | Buffalo | (3) Victor Avery | Edinboro |
| (14) Willie Miklus | Missouri | Corey Griego | Oregon St. |
| (11) Lorenzo Thomas | Pennsylvania | Jakob "Bubba" Scheffel | West Virginia |
| (6) Blake Stauffer | Arizona St. | Kenny Courts | Ohio St. |
| (7) Timothy Dudley | Nebraska | Garet Krohn | Stanford |
| (10) Nate Brown | Lehigh | Ryan Christensen | Wisconsin |
| Jordan Ellingwood | Central Michigan | (15) Nicholas Gravina | Rutgers |
| (2) Sammy Brooks | Iowa | John Lampe | Chattanooga |
| 197 lbs | |||
| (1) Morgan McIntosh | Penn State | Ryan Wolfe | Rider |
| (16) Kyle Conel | Kent | Michael Woulfe | Navy |
| Shawn Scott | Northern Illinois | (9) Reuben Franklin | Cal St. Bakersfield |
| (8) Aaron Studebaker | Nebraska | Phil Sprenkle | Lock Haven |
| (5) Conner Hartmann | Duke | Nick Bonaccorsi | Pittsburgh |
| (12) Michael Boykin | NC State | Chip Ness | North Carolina |
| (13) Jacob A. Smith | West Virginia | Owen Scott | Cornell |
| (4) Nathan Burak | Iowa | Trent Noon | UNCO |
| (3) Brett Pfarr | Minnesota | Preston Weigel | Oklahoma St. |
| 14) Zachary Nye | Virginia | Anthony Abro | Eastern Michigan |
| Patrick Downey | Iowa St. | (11) Phil Wellington | Ohio |
| (6) Jared Haught | Virginia Tech | Sam Wheeler | Colorado St. |
| (7) Brett Harner | Princeton | Joshua DaSilveira | Arizona St. |
| (10) Maxwell Huntley | Michigan | Bryce Barnes | Army |
| Scottie Boykin | Chattanooga | (15) Nate Rotert | San Diego St. |
| (2) J'den Cox | Missouri | Hayden Hrymack | Rutgers |
| 285 lbs | |||
| (1) Nick Gwiazdowski | NC State | Gage Hutchison | Eastern Michigan |
| (16) Nathan Butler | Stanford | Ray O`Donnell | Princeton |
| (9) Michael Kroells | Minnesota | Mauro Correnti | Rider |
| (8) Max Wessell | Lehigh | Mike Hughes | Hofstra |
| (5) Adam Coon | Michigan | Patrick Gillen | Virginia |
| Ross Larson | Oklahoma | (12) Billy Smith | Rutgers |
| William Miller | Edinboro | 13) Jared Johnson | Chattanooga |
| (4) Austin Marsden | Oklahoma St. | Riley Shaw | Colorado St. |
| (3) Ty Walz | Virginia Tech | Tanner Hall | Arizona St. |
| Joseph Goodhart | Drexel | (14) Blaize Cabell | Northern Iowa |
| Boyce Cornwell | George Washington | (11) Sam Stoll | Iowa |
| Brooks Black | Illinois | (6) Denzel Dejournette | Appalachian St. |
| (7) Amarveer Dhesi | Oregon St. | Jeramy Sweany | Cornell |
| Collin Jensen | Nebraska | (10) Joe Stolfi | Bucknell |
| (15) Tanner Harms | Wyoming | Garrett Ryan | Columbia |
| (2) Kyle Snyder | Ohio St. | Antonio Pelusi | Franklin & Marshall |
| 125 pounds | |||
| (1) Tomasello | Ohio State | (16) Oliver | Notre Dame |
| (9) Peters | Northern Iowa | (8) McGhee | Missouri |
| (5) Millhof | Oklahoma | Russell | Edinboro |
| (4) Gilman | Iowa | (13) Lambert | Nebraska |
| (3) Megaludis | Penn State | (14) Rodriguez | North Dakota State |
| Youtsey | Michigan | Macri | Cornell |
| (10) Schram | Stanford | (7) Cruz | Lehigh |
| (15) Terao | American | (2) Dance | Virginia Tech |
| 133 pounds | |||
| (1) Garrett | Cornell | Kraisser | Campbell |
| (8) Hall | Iowa State | (9) McGuire | Kent State |
| (5) Conaway | Penn State | (12) Taylor | Wisconsin |
| (4) Brewer | Oklahoma | (13) Kelly | Ohio |
| (3) Richards | Illinois | (14) Alexander | Maryland |
| (6) DiCamillo | Virginia | (11) Forys | Pittsburgh |
| (7) Montoya | Nebraska | (10) DiJulius | Ohio State |
| (2) Clark | Iowa | (15) Alber | Northern Iowa |
| 141 pounds | |||
| (1) Heil | Oklahoma State | (16) Cruz | Lehigh |
| (8) Ward | North Carolina | (9) Durso | Franklin & Marshall |
| (12) Mecate | Old Dominion | Gulibon | Penn State |
| (4) Ashnault | Rutgers | Gross | San Diego State |
| (14) Meredith | Wyoming | (3) Jack | North Carolina State |
| (6) Jordan | Ohio State | (11) Thorn | Minnesota |
| (7) Chishko | Virginia Tech | Everett | Army |
| (2) McKenna | Stanford | (15) Zacherl | Clarion |
| 149 pounds | |||
| (1) Retherford | Penn State | (16) Lugo | Edinboro |
| (9) Oliver | Central Michigan | Clagon | Rider |
| (5) Pantaleo | Michigan | (12) Martinez | Boise State |
| (4) Cimato | Drexel | (13) Kraus | Arizona State |
| (3) Mayes | Missouri | (14) Finesilver | Duke |
| (11) Collica | Oklahoma State | (6) Tsirtsis | Northwestern |
| (7) Sueflohn | Nebraska | (10) DePalma | Kent State |
| (2) Sorensen | Iowa | Lopez | Bucknell |
| 157 pounds | |||
| (1) Martinez | Illinois | (16) Scheidel | Columbia |
| (8) Brascetta | Virginia Tech | (9) Lewis | Rutgers |
| (12) Murphy | Michigan | (5) Palacio | Cornell |
| (4) Miller | Kent State | (13) Cooper Jr. | Iowa |
| (3) Nolf | Penn State | Bethea | Penn |
| (6) Smith | Oklahoma State | Steiert | Northern Iowa |
| (7) Pack | San Diego State | (10) Boyle | American |
| (15) Walsh | Rider | (2) Gantt | North Carolina State |
| 165 pounds | |||
| (1) Dieringer | Oklahoma State | (16) Gobbo | Harvard |
| (9) Weartherman | Iowa State | (8) Welch | Purdue |
| (12) Brennan | Rider | (5) Rohskopf | North Carolina State |
| (4) Lewis | Missouri | (13) Wilson | Stanford |
| (3) Jordan | Ohio State | (14) McFadden | Virginia Tech |
| (6) Rodrigues | Illinois | Morelli | Penn State |
| (10) Wilson | Nebraska | (7) Perrotti | Rutgers |
| (2) Jordan | Wisconsin | (15) Glass | Oklahoma |
| 174 pounds | |||
| (1) Nickal | Penn State | (16) Barnes | Nebraska |
| (9) Rogers | Oklahoma State | Kenn | Penn |
| (12) Jackson | Indiana | (5) Brunson | Illinois |
| Bernstein | Navy | Wolf | Lehigh |
| Reed | Oklahoma | (14) Kee | Appalachian State |
| (11) Martin | Ohio State | (6) Hammond | CSU Bakersfield |
| (7) Walters | Ohio | (10) Ottinger | Central Michigan |
| Weatherspoon | Iowa State | (15) Harvey | Army |
| 184 pounds | |||
| (1) Dean | Cornell | Sleigh | Bucknell |
| (8) Boyd | Oklahoma State | (9) Miller | Navy |
| (5) Zavatsky | Virginia Tech | (12) Zillmer | North Dakota State |
| (13) Renda | North Carolina State | (4) Abounader | Michigan |
| (14) Miklus | Missouri | Ariola | Buffalo |
| (11) Thomas | Penn | (6) Stauffer | Arizona State |
| (7) Dudley | Nebraska | (10) Brown | Lehigh |
| (2) Brooks | Iowa | Ellingwood | Central Michigan |
| 197 pounds | |||
| (1) McIntosh | Penn State | (16) Conel | Kent State |
| (8) Studebaker | Nebraska | Scott | Northern Illinois |
| (5) Hartmann | Duke | (12) Boykin | North Carolina State |
| (4) Burak | Iowa | (13) Smith | West Virginia |
| (3) Pfarr | Minnesota | (14) Nye | Virginia |
| Downey | Iowa State | (6) Haught | Virginia Tech |
| (7) Harner | Princeton | (10) Huntley | Michigan |
| (2) Cox | Missouri | Boykin | Chattanooga |
| 285 pounds | |||
| (1) Gwiazdowski | North Carolina State | (16) Butler | Stanford |
| (8) Wessell | Lehigh | (9) Kroells | Minnesota |
| (5) Coon | Michigan | Larson | Oklahoma |
| (4) Marsden | Oklahoma State | Miller | Edinboro |
| (3) Walz | Virginia Tech | Goodhart | Drexel |
| Black | Illinois | Cornwell | Gardner-Webb |
| (7) Dhesi | Oregon State | Jensen | Nebraska |
| (2) Snyder | Ohio State | (15) Harms | Wyoming |
All of these wrestlers aren't just competing for individual glory. Their performances also contribute to their schools' scores. Obviously, the school with the most points by the end of the tournament will be crowned national champion.
These are what the standings look like after Thursday's first round:
| Place | School | Points |
| 1 | Penn State | 27.5 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 24 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 24 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 20 |
| 5 | Iowa | 17.5 |
| 5 | Missouri | 17.5 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 17.5 |
| 8 | Michigan | 15 |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 13 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13 |
A number of powerhouse schools such as Penn State, Ohio State and Oklahoma State are battling for position in the team standings. The three schools pulled ahead Thursday, but there is plenty of action remaining.
The second round starts up later on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, when the fields in each of the 10 weight classes will continue to shrink until a national champion is crowned on March 19.
Stats courtesy of NCAA.com.

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