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
Tony Davis UNI1st	DEC 5-1	Adam Tirapelle ILL2nd
Medal Round
Dave Esposito LEH3rd	DEC 11-6	Reggie Wright OKST4th
Eric Schmiesing HOF5th	DEC 9-4	Jared Lawrence MINN6th
Mike Zadick IOWA7th	DEC 7-5	Quinn Foster ASU8th
Consi Semi
Dave Esposito LEH	PIN 0:34	Eric Schmiesing HOF
Reggie Wright OKST	DEC 13-12	Jared Lawrence MINN
Semifinal
Tony Davis UNI	DEC 9-4	Jared Lawrence MINN
Adam Tirapelle ILL	DEC 3-2	Eric Schmiesing HOF
Consi 4
Dave Esposito LEH	PIN 4:23	Quinn Foster ASU
Reggie Wright OKST	DEC 6-2	Mike Zadick IOWA
Consi 8 #2
Quinn Foster ASU	DEC 10-5	Bill Maldonado ISU
Dave Esposito LEH	DEC 4-1	Joe Henson NEB
Reggie Wright OKST	DEC 7-1	Jared Frayer OKLA
Mike Zadick IOWA	DEFAULT 5:33	Karl Nadolsky MSU
Quarterfinal
Tony Davis UNI	DEC 8-4	Quinn Foster ASU
Jared Lawrence MINN	DEC 10-6	Dave Esposito LEH
Eric Schmiesing HOF	DEC 9-5	Reggie Wright OKST
Adam Tirapelle ILL	DEC 3-1	Mike Zadick IOWA
Consi 8 #1
Bill Maldonado ISU	DEC 4-2	Justin Giovinco PITT
Jared Frayer OKLA	DEC 10-6	Melvin Saunders UNCG
Karl Nadolsky MSU	DEC 7-5	George Carter BLOOM
Joe Henson NEB	DEC 7-6	Malik Elliot Boston University
Consi 16 #2
George Carter BLOOM	PIN 2:48	Cairo Moorman Coppin State University
Justin Giovinco PITT	PIN 0:26	Mike Kulczycki MICH
Joe Henson NEB	MAJ DEC 12-4	Max Odom HARV
Melvin Saunders UNCG	DEC 3-2	Tim Myers IND
Karl Nadolsky MSU	DEC 9-3	Brian Roskovich OSU
Bill Maldonado ISU	DEC 3-1	Tommy Davis NCST
Jared Frayer OKLA	MAJ DEC 9-1	Jeff Urban MIZZ
Malik Elliot Boston University	DEC 3-2	Derek Jenkins RIDER
Round of 16
Jared Lawrence MINN	MAJ DEC 11-3	Tim Myers IND
Reggie Wright OKST	MAJ DEC 20-7	Malik Elliot Boston University
Adam Tirapelle ILL	DEC 6-3	Mike Kulczycki MICH
Dave Esposito LEH	DEC 9-4	Jared Frayer OKLA
Tony Davis UNI	MAJ DEC 12-2	Brian Roskovich OSU
Quinn Foster ASU	DEC 13-6	George Carter BLOOM
Eric Schmiesing HOF	DEC 9-3	Joe Henson NEB
Mike Zadick IOWA	DEC 3-1	Bill Maldonado ISU
Consi 16 #1
Tommy Davis NCST	DEC 4-2	John Pozniak UVA
Derek Jenkins RIDER	DEC 10-5	Jeremy Hardman CMU
Max Odom HARV	DEC 6-4	Jon Gough PENN
Jeff Urban MIZZ	MAJ DEC 10-2	Jay McGuffin BSU
Justin Giovinco PITT	MAJ DEC 8-0	Stan Spoor CLAR
Melvin Saunders UNCG	DEC 5-4	Billy Smith WVU
Karl Nadolsky MSU	DEC 7-4	Jason Lawrence EIU
Cairo Moorman Coppin State University	DEC 10-8	Eric Arbogast Portland State University
Consi Pigtail
Jeff Urban MIZZ	PIN 2:01	Dennis Whitby ODU
Max Odom HARV	DEC 5-4	Joey Calavitta CSUF
Round of 32
Tony Davis UNI	PIN 6:46	Max Odom HARV
Quinn Foster ASU	DEC 8-5	Jeremy Hardman CMU
Reggie Wright OKST	PIN 0:27	Eric Arbogast Portland State University
Malik Elliot Boston University	PIN 3:51	Cairo Moorman Coppin State University
Eric Schmiesing HOF	PIN 2:50	Jason Lawrence EIU
Mike Zadick IOWA	DEC 8-6	Melvin Saunders UNCG
Adam Tirapelle ILL	DEC 6-3	Jeff Urban MIZZ
Brian Roskovich OSU	DEC 2-0	Jon Gough PENN
Dave Esposito LEH	DEC 10-3	Justin Giovinco PITT
Pigtail
Adam Tirapelle ILL	PIN 1:58	Joey Calavitta CSUF
Max Odom HARV	PIN 2:59	Dennis Whitby ODU