2001 NCAA Championships

March 15-17, 2001 · Iowa

Team Champion

Minnesota138.5 pts

Head Coach: J Robinson · Runner-up: Iowa

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Stephen Abas California State University, Fresno	Jody Strittmatter IOWA	Leroy Vega MINN
133 lbs	Eric Juergens IOWA	Johnny Thompson OKST	Witt Durden OKLA
141 lbs	Michael Lightner OKLA	Doug Schwab IOWA	Eric Larkin ASU
149 lbs	Adam Tirapelle ILL	Dave Esposito LEH	Mike Zadick IOWA
157 lbs	T.J. Williams IOWA	Bryan Snyder NEB	Shane Roller OKST
165 lbs	Donny Pritzlaff WIS	Joe Heskett ISU	Matt Lackey ILL
174 lbs	Josh Koscheck EDIN	Maurice Worthy ARMY	Otto Olson MICH
184 lbs	Cael Sanderson ISU	Daniel Cormier OKST	Viktor Sveda IND
197 lbs	Mark Muñoz OKST	Pat Quirk ILL	Owen Elzen MINN
285 lbs	John Lockhart ILL	Tommy Rowlands OSU	Garrett Lowney MINN

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 3-1	Joe Heskett ISU2nd
Medal Round
Matt Lackey ILL3rd	DEC 3-2	Brad Pike MINN4th
Steven Blackford ASU5th	DEC 8-5	Kevin Stanley IND6th
Chris Vitale LEH7th	DEC 5-2	Ben Shirk IOWA8th
Consi Semi
Brad Pike MINN	DEC 8-3	Kevin Stanley IND
Matt Lackey ILL	DEC 5-4	Steven Blackford ASU
Semifinal
Joe Heskett ISU	DEC 3-1	Brad Pike MINN
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	DEC 6-3	Matt Lackey ILL
Consi 4
Kevin Stanley IND	DEC 9-4	Chris Vitale LEH
Steven Blackford ASU	MAJ DEC 11-3	Ben Shirk IOWA
Consi 8 #2
Ben Shirk IOWA	DEC 7-3	Noel Thompson HOF
Kevin Stanley IND	MAJ DEC 11-3	Charles Martelli MICH
Chris Vitale LEH	DEC 9-6	Robbie Waller OKLA
Steven Blackford ASU	DEC 5-2	Chris Martin VT
Quarterfinal
Matt Lackey ILL	DEC 3-1	Robbie Waller OKLA
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	TF 17-2	Kevin Stanley IND
Joe Heskett ISU	MAJ DEC 13-3	Chris Martin VT
Brad Pike MINN	MAJ DEC 10-2	Ben Shirk IOWA
Consi 8 #1
Charles Martelli MICH	PIN 6:24	Ian Nelms CSUB
Steven Blackford ASU	DEC 11-6	Nick Nemeth KENT
Noel Thompson HOF	DEC 5-3	Tim Ortman PENN
Chris Vitale LEH	DEC 14-10	Ben Boozer EDIN
Consi 16 #2
Nick Nemeth KENT	PIN 0:50	Nate Lawrenz UNI
Noel Thompson HOF	DEC 11-4	Tony Denke NEB
Ian Nelms CSUB	MAJ DEC 11-2	Denis Alampiev AU
Ben Boozer EDIN	TF 16-0	Luke Larwin UO
Steven Blackford ASU	MAJ DEC 12-0	Dave Guarino BUFF
Chris Vitale LEH	DEC 8-3	Chris Pendleton OKST
Tim Ortman PENN	DEC 3-2	Doug Cieleski SRU
Charles Martelli MICH	DEC 3-2	Hunter Guenot BLOOM
Round of 16
Chris Martin VT	DEC 6-5	Charles Martelli MICH
Robbie Waller OKLA	DEC 9-7	Doug Cieleski SRU
Brad Pike MINN	MAJ DEC 10-1	Ben Boozer EDIN
Donny Pritzlaff WIS	MAJ DEC 17-6	Nick Nemeth KENT
Kevin Stanley IND	DEC 9-3	Dave Guarino BUFF
Matt Lackey ILL	MAJ DEC 13-4	Tony Denke NEB
Ben Shirk IOWA	DEC 8-5	Chris Vitale LEH
Joe Heskett ISU	DEC 9-2	Denis Alampiev AU
Consi 16 #1
Chris Pendleton OKST	PIN 3:45	Nick Catone RIDER
Ian Nelms CSUB	DEC 7-5	Ryan Bonfiglio PRIN
Luke Larwin UO	DEC 16-14	Tony Howard GMU
Hunter Guenot BLOOM	DEC 3-1	Pat O'Donnell HARV
Noel Thompson HOF	DEC 9-3	Greg Francesca UVA
Tim Ortman PENN	DEC 4-2	Carl Fronhofer PITT
Nate Lawrenz UNI	MAJ DEC 12-4	Josh Weidman MD
Steven Blackford ASU	MAJ DEC 12-2	Jed Pennell ORST
Consi Pigtail
Jed Pennell ORST	PIN 6:41	Burt Pierson UCD
Carl Fronhofer PITT	MAJ DEC 13-3	John Clark OSU
Ryan Bonfiglio PRIN	MAJ DEC 21-13	Mark Fee APP
Round of 32
Chris Martin VT	PIN 6:43	John Clark OSU
Nick Nemeth KENT	DEC 5-2	Tony Howard GMU
Kevin Stanley IND	DEC 9-3	Chris Pendleton OKST
Robbie Waller OKLA	DEC 3-1	Hunter Guenot BLOOM
Charles Martelli MICH	DEC 6-3	Tim Ortman PENN
Matt Lackey ILL	DEC 19-12	Mark Fee APP
Doug Cieleski SRU	DEC 7-0	Pat O'Donnell HARV
Chris Vitale LEH	DEC 12-9	Steven Blackford ASU
Ben Boozer EDIN	MAJ DEC 15-1	Josh Weidman MD
Brad Pike
Pigtail
Pat O'Donnell HARV	DEC 6-4	Jed Pennell ORST
Nate Lawrenz UNI	DEC 9-3	Ryan Bonfiglio PRIN
Nick Catone RIDER	DEC 4-3	Carl Fronhofer PITT