2002 Midlands Championships

December 28-29, 2002

Team Champion

University of Michigan66.5 pts

Runner-up: Central Michigan

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Travis Lee COR	Luke Eustice IOWA	Nick Simmons MSU
133 lbs	Foley Dowd MICH	Zach Roberson ISU	Matt Azevedo Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club
141 lbs	Dylan Long UNI	Dana Holland ASU	Aaron Holker ISU
149 lbs	Dustin Manotti COR	John Fisher Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club	Jon Masa Haf
157 lbs	Keaton Anderson OSU	Gray Maynard MSU	Heath Eslinger Gatorw
165 lbs	Matt Lackey ILL	Joe Heskett Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club	Troy Letters LEH
174 lbs	Joe Williams Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club	Tyler Nixt IOWA	Brian Glynn It.
184 lbs	Jessman Smith IOWA	Clint Wattenberg COR	Gerald Harris Cleveland State University
197 lbs	Jon Trenge eh	Lee Fullhart Gator Wrestling Club	Chris Skretkowicz HOF
285 lbs	Steve Mocco IOWA	Tommy Rowlands OSU	Kevin Hoy AF

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

WINNER	METHOD	OPPONENT
Finals
Travis Lee COR1st	DEC 9-3	Luke Eustice IOWA2nd
Medal Round
Nick Simmons MSU3rd	DEC 4-3	A.J. Grant MICH4th
Kyle Ott ILL5th	FORFEIT	Chris Rodrigues UNC6th
Jose Leon Unattached7th	DEC 6-4	Efren Ceballos CSUB8th
Consi Semi
A.J. Grant MICH	DEC 2-0	Chris Rodrigues UNC
Semifinal
Luke Eustice IOWA	DEC 7-2	Kyle Ott ILL
Travis Lee COR	DEC 3-1	A.J. Grant MICH
Consi 4
Nick Simmons MSU	DEC 8-4	Efren Ceballos CSUB
Chris Rodrigues UNC	PIN 2:56	Jose Leon Unattached
Efren Ceballos CSUB	DEC 8-3	Grant Nakamura ISU
Consi 8 #2
Nick Simmons MSU	PIN 0:37	Heath McKim AF
Nick Simmons MSU	DEC 7-3	Kyle Ott ILL
Jose Leon Unattached	DEC 3-2	Adam Smith PSU
Chris Rodrigues UNC	PIN 2:54	Jessee Sundell ISU
Quarterfinal
Luke Eustice IOWA	DEC 9-3	Adam Smith PSU
Kyle Ott ILL	DEC 5-1	Chris Rodrigues UNC
A.J. Grant MICH	DEC 4-2	Nick Simmons MSU
Travis Lee COR	DEC 8-7	Efren Ceballos CSUB
Consi 8 #1
Heath McKim AF	DEC 3-2	Matt Valenti PENN
Grant Nakamura ISU	PIN 3:09	Jack Anaya CSUB
Jose Leon Unattached	MAJ DEC 12-4	Kyle Stoffer CMU
Jessee Sundell ISU	PIN 2:40	John Velez NW
Jessee Sundell ISU	PIN 3:42	Seth Lisa WVU
John Velez NW	DEC 7-2	Mike Silengo PENN
Consi 16 #2
Matt Valenti PENN	DEC 2-1	Mario Stuart LEH
Jack Anaya CSUB	DEC 7-4	Jeremy Mendoza ASU
Jose Leon Unattached	DEC 10-3	Rich Caisse APP
Kyle Stoffer CMU	DEC 4-1	Marlon Felton NIU
Matt Valenti PENN	PIN 1:45	Dexter Wright EIU
Mike Silengo PENN	DEC 5-4	Nathan Costello OSU
Heath McKim AF	DEC 3-0	Nathan Peterson STAN
Round of 16
Luke Eustice IOWA	DEFAULT	Grant Nakamura ISU
Adam Smith PSU	MAJ DEC 18-6	Jack Anaya CSUB
Kyle Ott ILL	DEC 7-3	Mario Stuart LEH
Chris Rodrigues UNC	PIN 1:18	Heath McKim AF
Nick Simmons MSU	DEC 3-0	John Velez NW
Travis Lee COR	DEC 7-5	Kyle Stoffer CMU
A.J. Grant MICH	MAJ DEC 9-0	Jessee Sundell ISU
Efren Ceballos CSUB	DEC 4-3	Rich Caisse APP
Consi 16 #1
Nathan Peterson STAN	DEC 9-8	Pat Flynn HOF
Nick Kehagias University of Chicago	MAJ DEC 14-5	Joseph Betterman Wildcat Wrestling Club
Jeremy Mendoza ASU	DEC 9-4	Matt Morkel IOWA
Jose Leon Unattached	DEC 8-6	Jesse Zobeck IOWA
Marlon Felton NIU	MAJ DEC 16-5	Jake Moore ISU
Seth Lisa WVU	DEC 4-3	Rocco Mansueto Cleveland State University
Nathan Costello OSU	FORFEIT	Matt Shankey IOWA
Consi Pigtail
Pat Flynn HOF	DEC 5-3	Ryan McClester CIT
Round of 32
Adam Smith PSU	DEC 5-4	Ryan McClester CIT
Grant Nakamura ISU	DEC 9-3	Nathan Costello OSU
Adam Smith PSU	DEC 3-1	Rocco Mansueto Cleveland State University
Kyle Ott ILL	DEC 4-2	Marlon Felton NIU
Mario Stuart LEH	MAJ DEC 13-4	Jake Moore ISU
Heath McKim AF	DEC 6-3	Jesse Zobeck IOWA
Chris Rodrigues UNC	DEC 3-0	Jose Leon Unattached
A.J. Grant MICH	DEC 10-3	Jeremy Mendoza ASU
Jessee Sundell ISU	DEC 8-7	Jeremy Mendoza ASU

Round of 64
Dexter Wright EIU	DEC 6-5	Matt Shankey IOWA