71st NCAA Wrestling Tournament 2001 3/15/2001 to 3/17/2001 at Iowa Team Champion Minnesota - 138.5 Points Outstanding Wrestler: Cael Sanderson - Iowa State Gorriaran Award: Garrett Lowney - Minnesota Top Ten Team Scores Number of Individual Champs in parentheses. 1 Minnesota 138.5 6 Iowa State 66.5 (1) 2 Iowa 125.5 (2) 7 Michigan 65.5 3 Oklahoma State 115.5 (1) 8 Nebraska 52.5 4 Oklahoma 93.5 (1) 9 Arizona State 48 5 Illinois 89 (2) 10 Wisconsin 47 (1) 10 Boise State 47 Champions and Place Winners Wrestler's seed in brackets, [US] indicates unseeeded. 1251st: Stephen Abas [1] - Fresno State (13-10) 2nd: Jody Strittmatter [2] - Iowa 3rd: Leroy Vega [3] - Minnesota (3-1) 4th: A.J. Grant [10] - Michigan 5th: Mario Stuart [US] - Lehigh (3-2) 6th: Matt Brown [6] - Oklahoma State 7th: Chris Williams [7] - Michigan State (7-5) 8th: Ruben DeLeon [9] - Cal State-Bakersfield 1331st: Eric Juergens [1] - Iowa (10-7) 2nd: Johnny Thompson [2] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Witt Durden [US] - Oklahoma (4-3) 4th: Todd Beckerman [3] - Nebraska 5th: Roman Fleszar [5] - Hofstra (6-3) 6th: Pat McNamara [4] - Michigan State 7th: David Douglas [11] - Arizona State (6-3) 8th: Brett Lawrence [10] - Minnesota 1411st: Michael Lightner [2] - Oklahoma (5-4) 2nd: Doug Schwab [1] - Iowa 3rd: Eric Larkin [3] - Arizona State (8-2) 4th: Grant Hoerr [11] - Wisconsin 5th: Mark Conley [US] - Navy (WFT) 6th: Sean Gray [4] - Virginia Tech 7th: Robert Sessley [US] - Ohio State (7-6) 8th: Chad Erikson [7] - Minnesota 1491st: Adam Tirapelle [3] - Illinois (5-3) 2nd: Dave Esposito [4] - Lehigh 3rd: Mike Zadick [US] - Iowa (5-3) 4th: Jared Frayer [8] - Oklahoma 5th: JaMarr Billman [7] - Lock Haven (7-4) 6th: Jared Lawrence [2] - Minnesota 7th: Mike Kulczycki [11] - Michigan (10-5) 8th: Eric Schmiesing [6] - Hofstra 1571st: T.J. Williams [1] - Iowa (3-2 TB) 2nd: Bryan Snyder [2] - Nebraska 3rd: Shane Roller [12] - Oklahoma State (12-10) 4th: Luke Becker [6] - Minnesota 5th: Eric Jorgensen [4] - Oregon State (3-1 OT) 6th: Kirk White [5] - Boise State 7th: Yoshi Nakamura [3] - Pennsylvania (10-8 OT) 8th: Gray Maynard [US] - Michigan State 1651st: Don Pritzlaff [1] - Wisconsin (3-1 OT) 2nd: Joe Heskett [2] - Iowa State 3rd: Matt Lackey [5] - Illinois (3-2) 4th: Brad Pike [6] - Minnesota 5th: Steven Blackford [3] - Arizona State (8-5) 6th: Kevin Stanley [9] - Indiana 7th: Chris Vitale [US] - Lehigh (5-2) 8th: Ben Shirk [US] - Iowa 1741st: Josh Koscheck [1] - Edinboro (8-1) 2nd: Maurice Worthy [3] - Army 3rd: Otto Olson [2] - Michigan (3-2) 4th: Jacob Volkmann [10] - Minnesota 5th: Tyrone Lewis [4] - Oklahoma State (11-5) 6th: Gabe McMahan [5] - Iowa 7th: Jim Stanec [US] - Cornell (7-4) 8th: Ati Conner [12] - Nebraska 1841st: Cael Sanderson [1] - Iowa State (8-4) 2nd: Daniel Cormier [3] - Oklahoma State 3rd: Viktor Sveda [4] - Indiana (7-2) 4th: Andy Hrovat [7] - Michigan 5th: Damion Hahn [5] - Minnesota (4-2) 6th: Cash Edwards [9] - Boise State 7th: Josh Lambrecht [US] - Oklahoma (WBF 4:52) 8th: Kyle Hansen [US] - Northern Iowa 1971st: Mark Munoz [1] - Oklahoma State (5-3) 2nd: Pat Quirk [7] - Illinois 3rd: Owen Elzen [5] - Minnesota (WBF 3:59) 4th: Rusty Cook [4] - Boise State 5th: Mike Fickell [11] - Pennsylvania (13-11 OT) 6th: David Shunamon [US] - Edinboro 7th: Brad Vering [2] - Nebraska (14-8) 8th: Nik Fekete [US] - Michigan State 2851st: John Lockhart [4] - Illinois (2-1 TB) 2nd: Tommy Rowlands [2] - Ohio State 3rd: Garrett Lowney [1] - Minnesota (WBF 0:42) 4th: Leonce Crump [9] - Oklahoma 5th: Billy Blunt [7] - Fresno State (6-2) 6th: Paul Hynek [6] - Northern Iowa 7th: Matt Brink [5] - Michigan (3-2) 8th: Jake Vercelli [US] - Purdue Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2001 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 1 of 30 3/15/2001 to 3/17/2001 at Iowa Stephen Abas, Fresno State [1] Stephen Abas Fall 4:38 Jacob Gray, Edinboro Stephen Abas 11-3 Kore Sharpley, Ohio State 125 Weight Class Shawn Amistade 2-1 Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh Stephen Abas 8-5 Ruben DeLeon, Cal State-Bakersfield [9] Ruben DeLeon 7-4 Jerold Limongelli, Rider Ruben DeLeon 13-4 Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania Ben Vombaur 7-2 Ben Vombaur, Boise State [8] Stephen Abas TF 20-4, 5:57 Matt Ridings, Oklahoma [5] Matt Ridings 11-4 Shawn Williams, Oregon Mario Stuart 12-11 Mario Stuart, Lehigh Mario Stuart 7-6 Tom Noto, Hofstra [12] Jose Leon, Boston University Mario Stuart 17-9 Ahmad Sanders 11-5 Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan Tommy Hoang, Duke Ahmad Sanders 12-3 Tommy Hoang Fall 6:43 Jason Powell, Nebraska [4] Stephen Abas 13-10 Leroy Vega, Minnesota [3] Leroy Vega 13-5 Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa Leroy Vega 15-6 Justin Spates, Missouri Justin Spates 15-3 Sean Shea, George Mason Leroy Vega 13-3 Ryan Escobar, Illinois [11] Ryan Escobar 9-2 Omar Porratta, Millersville Ryan Escobar 6-5 Rich Caisse, Appalachian State Matt Brown 10-3 Matt Brown, Oklahoma State [6] Jody Strittmatter 4-0 Chris Williams, Michigan State [7] Brent Thompson 5-4 Brent Thompson, Kent State A.J. Grant 4-2 Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State A.J. Grant 8-0 A.J. Grant, Michigan [10] Josh Moore, Penn State Jody Strittmatter 12-0 Josh Moore 3-2 TB George Cintron, North Carolina State John Fasana, Portland State Jody Strittmatter 11-0 Jody Strittmatter Fall 5:17 Jody Strittmatter, Iowa [2] Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2001 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 2 of 30 3/15/2001 to 3/17/2001 at Iowa Fasana, Portland State Fasana 6-4 Cintron, North Carolina State Ridings 14-3 125 Consolation Bracket Ridings, Oklahoma Williams 4-3 Mansueto, Cleveland State Williams 15-5 Williams, Michigan State Williams 4-1 Williams 10-8 OT Hoang, Duke Escobar, Illinois Caisse, Appalachian State Caisse 4-4 TB Grant 4-0 Porratta, Millersville Amistade 8-1 Grant Fall 2:10 Amistade, Pittsburgh Stuart, Lehigh Amistade 1-1 TB Shea, George Mason Shea Fall 1:35 Dunmire, Northern Iowa Grant 4-0 Vombaur Fall 6:51 Third Place: Leroy Vega, Minnesota 3-1 Vombaur, Boise State Grant, Michigan Fourth Place: A.J. Grant, Michigan Navarro, Oregon State Navarro 10-5 Fifth Place: Mario Stuart, Lehigh 3-2 Leon, Boston University Navarro Fall 1:40 Sixth Place: Matt Brown, Oklahoma State Thompson, Kent State Seventh Place: Chris Williams, Michigan State 7-5 Moore 7-5 Noto, Hofstra Eighth Place: Ruben DeLeon, Cal State-Bakersfield Williams 11-8 Williams, Oregon DeLeon Fall 4:43 Moore 10-3 Moore, Penn State DeLeon, Cal State-Bakersfie Lenhard, Pennsylvania Limongelli 6-4 Brown 7-6 Limongelli, Rider Spates Fall 2:21 Vega 6-3 Spates, Missouri Vega, Minnesota Brown 9-8 Sharpley, Ohio State McCormack 5-4 McCormack, Lock Haven Brown 5-3 Brown 4-3 Brown, Oklahoma State Sanders, Central Michigan Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2001 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 3 of 30 3/15/2001 to 3/17/2001 at Iowa Championship Pigtail Bouts for 125 Dunmire, Eric - Northern Iowa Dunmire 6-5 Navarro, Nathan - Oregon State Vombaur, Ben - Boise State Vombaur 3-1 Schaefer, Greg - Indiana Strittmatter, Jody - Iowa Strittmatter Fall 2:44 McCormack, Trap - Lock Haven Consolation Pigtail Bouts for 125 McCormack, Trap - Lock Haven McCormack 12-5 Gray, Jacob - Edinboro Williams, Chris - Michigan State Williams 6-2 Schaefer, Greg - Indiana Navarro, Nathan - Oregon State Navarro 11-5 Powell, Jason - Nebraska Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2001 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 4 of 30 3/15/2001 to 3/17/2001 at Iowa Eric Juergens, Iowa [1] Eric Juergens Fall 3:31 Derrick Hayes, Fresno State Eric Juergens 6-4 Scott Bair, Lock Haven 133 Weight Class Witt Durden 8-2 Witt Durden, Oklahoma Eric Juergens 13-6 Kevin Black, Wisconsin [9] Kevin Black Fall 1:50 Juan Venturi, Princeton Kevin Black Fall 5:32 Joe Alexander, Virginia Evan Robinson 12-3 Evan Robinson, Purdue [8] Eric Juergens 2-0 Roman Fleszar, Hofstra [5] Roman Fleszar 5-4 Jeff Ratliff, Ohio State Roman Fleszar 10-4 Bye Shawn Kegal Shawn Kegal, SUNY-Buffalo Urijah Faber, California-Davis Roman Fleszar 10-4 Matt Hunkler 3-2 TB Matt Hunkler, George Mason Matt Picarsic, Harvard Pat McNamara 5-2 Pat McNamara 5-2 Pat McNamara, Michigan State [4] Eric Juergens 10-7 Todd Beckerman, Nebraska [3] Todd Beckerman 14-5 Nick Boucher, Cleveland State Todd Beckerman 19-6 Ben Richards, Oregon State Ben Richards 9-4 Rad Martinez, Clarion Todd Beckerman 2-0 David Douglas, Arizona State [11] David Douglas Fall 6:30 Travis Drake, Appalachian State David Douglas 9-1 Charlie Griggs, Boise State Rob Loper 3-2 TB Rob Loper, Pittsburgh [6] Johnny Thompson 4-3 Matt Azevedo, Iowa State [7] Matt Azevedo 13-4 Dylan Long, Northern Iowa Matt Azevedo 5-1 Derek Butts, Howard Brett Lawrence TF 19-1, 6:40 Brett Lawrence, Minnesota [10] Jordan Webster, Central Michigan Johnny Thompson 6-5 Brandon York 9-3 Brandon York, Maryland Marat Tomaev, Penn State Johnny Thompson 7-3 Johnny Thompson 17-3 Johnny Thompson, Oklahoma State [2] Compiled by wrestlingstats.com 2001 NCAA Wrestling Championship Page 5 of 30 3/15/2001 to 3/17/2001 at Iowa Tomaev, Penn State Tomaev 16-8 Webster, Central Michigan Tomaev 7-4 133 Consolation Bracket Kegal, SUNY-Buffalo Long Fall 6:56 Butts, Howard Long 10-0 Long, Northern Iowa Douglas 5-2 Long 10-1 Hunkler, George Mason Douglas, Arizona State Griggs, Boise State Griggs 5-3 Durden 6-4 OT Drake, Appalachian State Durden 6-2 Durden 10-5 Durden, Oklahoma Fleszar, Hofstra Durden 13-5 Martinez, Clarion Boucher 4-1 Boucher, Cleveland State Durden 5-4 Boucher Fall 3:38 Third Place: Witt Durden, Oklahoma 4-3 Robinson, Purdue Azevedo, Iowa State Fourth Place: Todd Beckerman, Nebraska Picarsic, Harvard Faber 7-5 Fifth Place: Roman Fleszar, Hofstra 6-3 Faber, California-Davis Lawrence 10-1 Sixth Place: Pat McNamara,