2001 Midlands Championships

December 29-30, 2001 · Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL

Team Champion

University of Iowa151 pts

Runner-up: Iowa State University

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Alexis Vila Unattached	Leroy Vega MINN	Mike Simpson ASU
133 lbs	Cliff Moore IOWA	Matt Azevedo Cyclone Wrestling Club	Ryan L'Amoreaux MSU
141 lbs	Eric Larkin ASU	Mark Conley NAVY	Josh Daugherty OSU
149 lbs	Mike Zadick IOWA	Jared Lawrence MINN	Karl Nadolsky MSU
157 lbs	Yoshi Nakamura PENN	Luke Becker MINN	Matt Anderson IOWA
165 lbs	Joe Heskett ISU	Matt Lackey ILL	Troy Letters Unattached
174 lbs	Joe Williams Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club	Rick Springman PENN	Jeff Rusak ODU
184 lbs	Viktor Sveda IND	Tyson Thivierge Montana State - Northern	Jessman Smith IOWA
197 lbs	Cael Sanderson ISU	Lee Fullhart Team Excel	Jon Trenge LEH
285 lbs	Steve Mocco IOWA	Mitch Clark Ohio International WC	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
Viktor Sveda IND1st	DEC 9-5	Tyson Thivierge Montana State - Northern2nd
Medal Round
Jessman Smith IOWA3rd	DEC 5-3	Damion Hahn MINN4th
Clint Wattenberg COR5th	DEC 4-2	Austen Palmer ISU6th
Anton Talamantes OSU7th	DEC 8-5	Ben Heizer NIU8th
Consolation
Tom Tanis RU	PIN 2:18	Clint Freitag MacMurray College
John Wechter MSU	PIN 2:53	Jon Gillespie IOWA
Jason Potter ILL	DEC 6-3	Nick Richmond UNC
John Wechter MSU	MAJ DEC 16-6	James Oliva NIU
Clint Wattenberg COR	DEC 5-5	Ben Heizer NIU
Kyle Bradley EIU	PIN 1:58	Dan Kovats Triton College
Harold Penson STAN	DEC 9-3	Dave Colabella JMU
Tom Tanis RU	MAJ DEC 9-1	Drew Hageman MINN
John Wechter MSU	MAJ DEC 12-2	Alex Lammers CMU
Damion Hahn MINN	DEC 6-3	Isaac Weber ORST
Jessman Smith IOWA	DEC 5-2	Clint Wattenberg COR
Jason Skretkowicz HOF	DEC 3-1	Bob Pizzuto RIDER
Woodley Milord ISU	MAJ DEC 10-0	Kyle Bradley EIU
Andrew Curran NW	DEC 4-3	Mark DeToro Lassen College
Blake Kaplan OSU	DEC 5-0	Tyrone Byrd ILL
Blake Kaplan OSU	DEC 4-2	Jason Potter ILL
Damion Hahn MINN	DEC 3-2	Anton Talamantes OSU
Hunter Guenot Unattached	DEC 3-2	Jason Skretkowicz HOF
Casey Kapustka OSU	DEC 7-3	Woodley Milord ISU
James Oliva NIU	DEC 3-1	Andrew Curran NW
Anton Talamantes OSU	DEFAULT	Tom Tanis RU
Damion Hahn MINN	DEC 5-2	Austen Palmer ISU
Nick Richmond UNC	DEC 6-5	Joe Phillips Cleveland State University
Isaac Weber ORST	DEC 5-2	Harold Penson STAN
Isaac Weber ORST	DEC 1-0	Hunter Guenot Unattached
Clint Wattenberg COR	MAJ DEC 11-3	John Wechter MSU
Tom Tanis RU	DEC 4-2	James Moore LEH
Tyrone Byrd ILL	DEC 4-0	Will Carr ASU
Hunter Guenot Unattached	DEC 2-1	Marcus Schontube PENN
Tom Tanis RU	DEC 6-4	Casey Kapustka OSU
Ben Heizer NIU	DEC 4-2	Blake Kaplan OSU
Semifinal
Viktor Sveda IND	DEC 5-1	Austen Palmer ISU
Tyson Thivierge Montana State - Northern	DEC 6-5	Jessman Smith IOWA
Quarterfinal
Austen Palmer ISU	DEC 2-1	Clint Wattenberg COR
Tyson Thivierge Montana State - Northern	DEC 4-2	Damion Hahn MINN
Viktor Sveda IND	DEC 3-1	Ben Heizer NIU
Jessman Smith IOWA	DEC 12-7	Anton Talamantes OSU
Round of 16
Austen Palmer ISU	DEC 5-0	Drew Hageman MINN
Anton Talamantes OSU	DEC 13-6	Alex Lammers CMU
Viktor Sveda IND	MAJ DEC 10-2	Marcus Schontube PENN
Tyson Thivierge Montana State - Northern	MAJ DEC 8-0	Blake Kaplan OSU
Clint Wattenberg COR	DEC 6-0	Casey Kapustka OSU
Ben Heizer NIU	DEC 3-2	Isaac Weber ORST
Damion Hahn MINN	DEC 5-2	Jason Potter ILL
Jessman Smith IOWA	TF 19-3	James Oliva NIU
Round of 32
Viktor Sveda IND	MAJ DEC 14-5	John Wechter MSU
Marcus Schontube PENN	PIN 2:55	Jon Gillespie IOWA
Blake Kaplan OSU	PIN 1:55	Clint Freitag MacMurray College
Damion Hahn MINN	MAJ DEC 15-7	Kyle Bradley EIU
Isaac Weber ORST	DEC 5-0	Andrew Curran NW
Jason Potter ILL	MAJ DEC 11-3	Woodley Milord ISU
Alex Lammers CMU	DEC 2-1	Bob Pizzuto RIDER
Drew Hageman MINN	DEC 3-2	Will Carr ASU
Austen Palmer ISU	DEC 4-3	Tyrone Byrd ILL

Round of 64
Ben Heizer NIU	DEC 9-2	James Moore LEH
John Wechter MSU	PIN 2:50	Dan Kovats Triton College
Casey Kapustka OSU	DEC 5-3	Jason Skretkowicz HOF