2016 NCAA Preview: 157 lbs.
Jorge Lopez is a three time All-American going for his fourth award in 2016
2015 Champion: Nick Carr, Washington & Jefferson
2015 Field
| Central 1 | Wagenhoffer | Wartburg |
| Central 2 | Engle | Cornell College |
| Central 3 | Zurfluh | Luther |
| East 1 | Meister | Ferrum College |
| East 2 | Mancella | The College of New Jersey |
| East 3 | Jazikoff | New York University |
| Mideast 1 | Beltz | Thiel |
| Mideast 2 | Racanelli | Wilkes |
| Mideast 3 | Cannon | Messiah |
| Midwest 1 | Bova | Wabash |
| Midwest 2 | Tardy | North Central (IL) |
| Midwest 3 | Arteaga | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| Northeast 1 | Dierna | SUNY-Cortland |
| Northeast 2 | Lopez | Williams College |
| Northeast 3 | Herzog | Roger Williams |
| West 1 | Cousins | Concordia-Moorhead |
| West 2 | Parker | Augsburg |
| West 3 | Holtfreter | Concordia (WI) |
The top two contenders at this weight both come from the Northeast, and both have had a lot of success at the national level. Bobby Dierna of Cortland is back from a year off to go for his first title. He has finished 3rd and 2nd and hopes to continue the progression to the top of the podium. In the regional final, he defeated three time All-American Jorge Lopez of Williams. The will come in as the top two seeds and could meet again in the national final. Lopez had a number of close matches at the regional but has proven to have the ability to perform when it matters. Two other All-Americans return at this weight as well in Antonio Mancella of TCNJ and Drew Wagenhoffer of Wartburg.
Third ranked Logan Meister of Ferrum is hoping to become the first All-American for his school. He was their first NCAA qualifier, in their first season of competition, two seasons ago at 141, but he did not compete last season. He defeated All-American Mancella in the regional final and his only loss this year was to Lopez at the York tournament. Beltz of Thiel is a bit of mystery, as he transferred from DII Seton Hill to the Tomcats for the second semester and pinned Cannon of Messiah in the Mideast semis before doing the same to Racanelli of Wilkes in the final. Nick Bova of Wabash has had an excellent season, dropping just two matches on the year (one each to Tardy and Wagenhoffer). He went on to beat Tardy twice and win the Midwest Region. He also pinned Beltz in early February.