2000 NCAA Championships

March 16-18, 2000 · St. Louis

Team Champion

Iowa116 pts

Head Coach: Jim Zalesky · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Jeremy Hunter PSU	Steve Garland UVA	Jody Strittmatter IOWA
133 lbs	Eric Juergens IOWA	Cody Sanderson ISU	Joe Warren MICH
141 lbs	Carl Perry ILL	Michael Lightner OKLA	Doug Schwab IOWA
149 lbs	Tony Davis UNI	Adam Tirapelle ILL	Dave Esposito LEH
157 lbs	Brett Matter PENN	Larry Quisel BSU	T.J. Williams IOWA
165 lbs	Donny Pritzlaff WIS	Joe Heskett ISU	Steven Blackford ASU
174 lbs	Byron Tucker OKLA	Josh Koscheck EDIN	—
184 lbs	Cael Sanderson ISU	Vertus Jones WVU	Brandon Eggum MINN
197 lbs	Brad Vering NEB	Zach Thompson ISU	Mark Muñoz OKST
285 lbs	Brock Lesnar MINN	Wes Hand IOWA	Trent Hynek ISU

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 Consi Semi Semifinal Consi 4 Consi 8 #2 Quarterfinal Consi 8 #1 Consi 16 #2 Round of 16 Consi 16 #1 Consi Pigtail Round of 32 Pigtail

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Donny Pritzlaff WIS1st	DEC 4-2	Joe Heskett ISU2nd
Medal Round
Steven Blackford ASU3rd	MAJ DEC 10-2	Chris Martin VT4th
Kirk White BSU5th	DEC 7-3	Travis Doto LEH6th
Brad Pike MINN7th	DEC 9-3	Joey Killar HARV8th
Consi Semi
Steven Blackford ASU	DEC 12-10	Kirk White BSU
Chris Martin VT	DEC 6-2	Travis Doto LEH
Semifinal
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	DEC 4-2	Steven Blackford ASU
Joe Heskett ISU	DEC 11-4	Chris Martin VT
Consi 4
Travis Doto LEH	DEC 3-1	Joey Killar HARV
Kirk White BSU	DEC 5-4	Brad Pike MINN
Consi 8 #2
Brad Pike MINN	DEC 2-1	Joel Dramis NCST
Joey Killar HARV	DEC 2-1	Ty Wilcox OKST
Kirk White BSU	DEC 5-3	Rangi Smart BYU
Travis Doto LEH	DEC 2-0	Robbie Waller OKLA
Quarterfinal
Joe Heskett ISU	PIN 5:50	Brad Pike MINN
Chris Martin VT	DEC 5-4	Kirk White BSU
Steven Blackford ASU	DEC 8-3	Joey Killar HARV
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	DEC 12-7	Travis Doto LEH
Consi 8 #1
Robbie Waller OKLA	DEC 6-4	Hunter Guenot BLOOM
Ty Wilcox OKST	DEC 5-1	Matt Erwin VMI
Joel Dramis NCST	DEC 4-2	Matt Anderson IOWA
Rangi Smart BYU	DEC 3-1	Vernon Cannon CMU
Consi 16 #2
Hunter Guenot BLOOM	DEC 6-2	Bill Zeman ILL
Ty Wilcox OKST	DEC 4-0	Ian Nelms CSUB
Matt Erwin VMI	DEC 8-2	Peter Butville Marquette University
Joel Dramis NCST	DEC 4-1	Greg DeGrand MSU
Vernon Cannon CMU	DEC 5-2	Jeff Rusak ODU
Robbie Waller OKLA	DEC 3-2	Yanni Diamond EDIN
Matt Anderson IOWA	DEC 3-2	Heath Eslinger CHAT
Rangi Smart BYU	DEC 4-0	Mike Pierce Portland State University
Round of 16
Brad Pike MINN	DEC 2-1	Robbie Waller OKLA
Steven Blackford ASU	MAJ DEC 11-0	Vernon Cannon CMU
Joey Killar HARV	DEC 3-1	Rangi Smart BYU
Travis Doto LEH	DEC 7-0	Heath Eslinger CHAT
Chris Martin VT	DEC 4-3	Ty Wilcox OKST
Kirk White BSU	DEC 3-2	Matt Erwin VMI
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	MAJ DEC 15-5	Joel Dramis NCST
Joe Heskett ISU	DEC 5-2	Bill Zeman ILL
Consi 16 #1
Hunter Guenot BLOOM	PIN 2:01	Noel Thompson HOF
Greg DeGrand MSU	PIN 2:05	Denis Alampiev AU
Jeff Rusak ODU	DEC 10-8	Nick Nemeth KENT
Mike Pierce Portland State University	DEC 7-5	Ephraim Walker Howard University
Ian Nelms CSUB	DEC 6-2	Seth Cameron JMU
Matt Anderson IOWA	DEC 6-5	Carl Fronhofer PITT
Peter Butville Marquette University	DEC 5-3	Nate Lawrenz UNI
Yanni Diamond EDIN	DEC 5-2	Peter Rogers OSU
Consi Pigtail
Noel Thompson HOF	DEC 6-4	David Dietrich DREX
Peter Rogers OSU	DEC 5-2	Josh Weidman MD
Carl Fronhofer PITT	DEC 8-3	Kirk Moore PUR
Round of 32
Joe Heskett ISU	PIN 2:07	Ephraim Walker Howard University
Brad Pike MINN	DEC 9-4	Nick Nemeth KENT
Robbie Waller OKLA	DEC 7-4	Jeff Rusak ODU
Kirk White BSU	DEC 4-2	Carl Fronhofer PITT
Rangi Smart BYU	DEC 6-2	Hunter Guenot BLOOM
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	MAJ DEC 19-7	Ian Nelms CSUB
Matt Erwin VMI	DEC 4-0	Matt Anderson IOWA
Vernon Cannon CMU	DEC 5-4	Peter Rogers OSU
Heath Eslinger CHAT	DEC 4-2	Nate Lawrenz UNI
Joel Dramis
Pigtail
Denis Alampiev AU	DEC 10-8	David Dietrich DREX
Yanni Diamond EDIN	DEC 8-2	Kirk Moore PUR
Matt Anderson IOWA	TF 26-10	Josh Weidman MD