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 Round of 32

Finals
Brad Vering NEB1st	DEC 2-1	Zach Thompson ISU2nd
Medal Round
Mark Muñoz OKST3rd	DEC 3-2	Nick Muzashvili MSU4th
Nick Preston OSU5th	DEC 2-1	Ross Thatcher PSU6th
Orville Palmer OKLA7th	MAJ DEC 10-2	Pat Quirk ILL8th
Consi Semi
Mark Muñoz OKST	DEC 8-6	Nick Preston OSU
Nick Muzashvili MSU	DEC 3-2	Ross Thatcher PSU
Semifinal
Brad Vering NEB	DEC 5-2	Nick Muzashvili MSU
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 3-2	Mark Muñoz OKST
Consi 4
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 3-2	Pat Quirk ILL
Ross Thatcher PSU	DEC 5-4	Orville Palmer OKLA
Consi 8 #2
Pat Quirk ILL	DEC 13-8	Mike Fickell PENN
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 4-3	Viktor Sveda IND
Ross Thatcher PSU	DEC 11-6	Owen Elzen MINN
Orville Palmer OKLA	DEC 12-5	Rusty Cook BSU
Quarterfinal
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 3-2	Orville Palmer OKLA
Mark Muñoz OKST	DEC 6-4	Ross Thatcher PSU
Nick Muzashvili MSU	DEC 5-4	Pat Quirk ILL
Brad Vering NEB	DEC 5-4	Nick Preston OSU
Consi 8 #1
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 8-7	Elliot Williams JMU
Owen Elzen MINN	TF 15-0	Dan Stine PITT
Viktor Sveda IND	MAJ DEC 12-3	Dan Bednar OHIO
Rusty Cook BSU	DEC 7-1	Corey Anderson COR
Consi 16 #2
Corey Anderson COR	PIN 1:32	Joe Downey BUFF
Rusty Cook BSU	PIN 5:27	Todd Hockenbroch BLOOM
Elliot Williams JMU	DEC 12-9	Justin Woodruff NAVY
Dan Bednar OHIO	DEC 2-0	Matt Huebner NW
Viktor Sveda IND	DEC 8-6	Erik Gladish ASU
Dan Stine PITT	DEC 2-1	Clint Osborn UNC
Owen Elzen MINN	MAJ DEC 10-2	Josh Lambrecht CHAT
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 5-4	A.J. Johnson EDIN
Round of 16
Mark Muñoz OKST	MAJ DEC 13-5	Dan Bednar OHIO
Orville Palmer OKLA	MAJ DEC 10-1	A.J. Johnson EDIN
Zach Thompson ISU	MAJ DEC 11-3	Elliot Williams JMU
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 5-4	Owen Elzen MINN
Ross Thatcher PSU	DEC 8-6	Viktor Sveda IND
Nick Muzashvili MSU	MAJ DEC 14-0	Joe Downey BUFF
Pat Quirk ILL	DEC 3-2	Rusty Cook BSU
Brad Vering NEB	DEC 11-5	Dan Stine PITT
Consi 16 #1
Josh Lambrecht CHAT	TF 15-0	Robert Odell CSUB
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 4-3	Brad Heeter SRU
Justin Woodruff NAVY	MAJ DEC 14-5	Babek Nejadmaghaddam CSUF
Corey Anderson COR	DEC 5-2	Todd Palmisano RIDER
Matt Huebner NW	DEC 4-2	Tony Wieland UNI
Round of 32
Dan Bednar OHIO	PIN 1:23	Todd Hockenbroch BLOOM
Ross Thatcher PSU	DEC 11-4	Todd Palmisano RIDER
Viktor Sveda IND	DEC 5-4	Corey Anderson COR
Elliot Williams JMU	DEC 9-8	Robert Odell CSUB
Pat Quirk ILL	DEC 4-3	Tony Wieland UNI
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 10-6	Justin Woodruff NAVY
Brad Vering NEB	DEC 6-3	Mike Fickell PENN
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 9-3	Josh Lambrecht CHAT
Owen Elzen MINN	DEC 4-0	Babek Nejadmaghaddam CSUF