2000 Midlands Championships

December 29-30, 2000 · Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

Team Champion

University of Minnesota144 pts

Runner-up: Iowa State University

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Jody Strittmatter Unattached	Leroy Vega MINN	Nathan Navarro ORST
133 lbs	Cody Sanderson Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club	Brett Lawrence MINN	Roman Fleszar HOF
141 lbs	Doug Schwab Unattached	Donnie DeFilippis GMU	Jason DeBruin HOF
149 lbs	Jared Lawrence MINN	Dave Esposito LEH	Eric Schmiesing HOF
157 lbs	Chris Bono Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club	Yoshi Nakamura PENN	Luke Becker MINN
165 lbs	Joe Heskett ISU	Brad Pike MINN	Steven Blackford ASU
174 lbs	Joe Williams Hawkeye Wrestling Club	Mike Feeney EMU	Nathan Coy ORST
184 lbs	Cael Sanderson ISU	Nate Patrick ILL	Damion Hahn MINN
197 lbs	Lee Fullhart Hawkeye Wrestling Club	Tim Hartung Minnesota Storm	Chael Sonnen UO
285 lbs	Stephen Neal Dave Schultz WC	Chad Lamer Hawkeye Wrestling Club	Tommy Rowlands OSU

Weight:

125 lbs 133 lbs 141 lbs 149 lbs 157 lbs 165 lbs 174 lbs 184 lbs 197 lbs 285 lbs

Round:

All Rounds Finals Medal Round Consolation Semifinal Quarterfinal Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64

Finals
Lee Fullhart Hawkeye Wrestling Club1st	DEFAULT	Tim Hartung Minnesota Storm2nd
Medal Round
Chael Sonnen UO3rd	DEC 4-2	Zach Thompson ISU4th
Jon Trenge LEH5th	DEC 3-1	Nick Preston OSU6th
Pat Quirk ILL7th	DEC 3-1	Richard Paulikonis Lassen College8th
Consolation
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 6-2	Jon Trenge Unattached
Chael Sonnen UO	DEC 7-2	Nick Preston OSU
Semifinal
Tim Hartung Minnesota Storm	DEC 1-0	Zach Thompson ISU
Lee Fullhart Hawkeye Wrestling Club	TF 18-3	Chael Sonnen UO
Quarterfinal
Tim Hartung Minnesota Storm	DEC 9-2	Mike Fickell PENN
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 2-1	Nick Preston OSU
Lee Fullhart Hawkeye Wrestling Club	DEC 5-2	Jon Trenge Unattached
Chael Sonnen UO	DEC 3-1	Pat Quirk ILL
Round of 16
Tim Hartung Minnesota Storm	MAJ DEC 16-2	David Sandberg PITT
Mike Fickell PENN	PIN 1:28	Robert Odell CSUB
Zach Thompson ISU	MAJ DEC 15-5	Andy Swanson ASU
Nick Preston OSU	PIN 3:51	Sean Prince IND
Lee Fullhart Hawkeye Wrestling Club	PIN 1:25	Matt Daddino HOF
Jon Trenge Unattached	DEC 3-2	Mike Bigrigg NAVY
Chael Sonnen UO	PIN 0:17	Rick Romero RU
Pat Quirk ILL	MAJ DEC 11-3	Eli Ross Unattached
Round of 32
Tim Hartung Minnesota Storm	PIN 2:45	Brett Becks IND
David Sandberg PITT	MAJ DEC 11-0	Stipe Miocic Unattached
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 8-7	Nik Fekete MSU
Robert Odell CSUB	DEC 5-3	Corey Anderson COR
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 3-2	Richard Paulikonis Lassen College
Andy Swanson ASU	PIN 4:05	Chris Graves Unattached
Sean Prince IND	PIN 2:29	Jason Nape NIU
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 8-4	Brett Faustman CMU
Lee Fullhart Hawkeye Wrestling Club	PIN 0:40	Joe Ravenna Triton College
Round of 64
Jon Trenge Unattached	DEC 5-1	Dane Bonnigson EMU