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
Michael Lightner OKLA1st	DEC 5-4	Doug Schwab IOWA2nd
Medal Round
Eric Larkin ASU3rd	DEC 8-2	Grant Hoerr WIS4th
Mark Conley NAVY5th	FORFEIT	Sean Gray VT6th
Robert Sessley OSU7th	DEC 7-6	Chad Erikson MINN8th
Consi Semi
Eric Larkin ASU	FORFEIT	Sean Gray VT
Grant Hoerr WIS	DEC 10-4	Mark Conley NAVY
Semifinal
Michael Lightner OKLA	MAJ DEC 8-0	Grant Hoerr WIS
Doug Schwab IOWA	DEC 11-9	Sean Gray VT
Consi 4
Eric Larkin ASU	MAJ DEC 11-2	Chad Erikson MINN
Mark Conley NAVY	DEC 4-1	Robert Sessley OSU
Consi 8 #2
Robert Sessley OSU	DEC 3-1	Charles Walker OKST
Mark Conley NAVY	DEC 3-1	Mike Maney LHU
Eric Larkin ASU	DEC 10-6	Mike Castillo MSU
Chad Erikson MINN	DEC 12-5	Mark Rial UNI
Quarterfinal
Sean Gray VT	DEC 6-0	Mike Maney LHU
Doug Schwab IOWA	DEC 3-1	Charles Walker OKST
Grant Hoerr WIS	DEC 3-2	Eric Larkin ASU
Michael Lightner OKLA	MAJ DEC 12-3	Chad Erikson MINN
Consi 8 #1
Robert Sessley OSU	PIN 1:54	Shane Cunanan ORST
Mike Castillo MSU	DEFAULT 3:44	Donnie DeFilippis GMU
Mark Conley NAVY	DEC 3-2	Ralph Lopez California State University, Fresno
Mark Rial UNI	DEC 4-3	Gabe Vigil BSU
Consi 16 #2
Shane Cunanan ORST	DEC 5-2	Pat Diaz JMU
Mark Conley NAVY	DEC 2-1	Cory Ace EDIN
Donnie DeFilippis GMU	DEC 6-4	Coyte Cooper IND
Mark Rial UNI	MAJ DEC 10-2	Zach Roberson ISU
Ralph Lopez California State University, Fresno	DEC 7-5	Ryan Egan NIU
Mike Castillo MSU	DEC 8-4	Corey Williams UNCG
Gabe Vigil BSU	DEC 11-5	Jared Sullivan CHAT
Robert Sessley OSU	DEC 6-3	Mike Castillo ILL
Round of 16
Eric Larkin ASU	DEC 10-4	Ralph Lopez California State University, Fresno
Mike Maney LHU	DEC 6-5	Donnie DeFilippis GMU
Chad Erikson MINN	DEC 8-1	Mike Castillo ILL
Doug Schwab IOWA	TF 22-7	Jared Sullivan CHAT
Charles Walker OKST	DEC 5-2	Zach Roberson ISU
Grant Hoerr WIS	DEC 1-0	Cory Ace EDIN
Michael Lightner OKLA	TF 17-2	Shane Cunanan ORST
Sean Gray VT	DEC 11-8	Mike Castillo MSU
Consi 16 #1
Corey Williams UNCG	DEC 2-1	Jeremy Hart APP
Coyte Cooper IND	MAJ DEC 14-6	Tony Abbate SRU
Mark Rial UNI	DEC 6-3	Mike Settembrino Seton Hall
Gabe Vigil BSU	DEC 12-6	Jason DeBruin HOF
Robert Sessley OSU	DEC 6-0	Andrew Gharst POLY
Pat Diaz JMU	MAJ DEC 10-0	Frank Edgar CLAR
Ryan Egan NIU	MAJ DEC 15-4	Mark Mansueto MD
Mark Conley NAVY	DEC 4-3	Matt Goldstein LEH
Consi Pigtail
Jeremy Hart APP	DEC 5-2	Jason Mester CMU
Frank Edgar CLAR	DEC 5-4	Tom Waldron COR
Round of 32
Donnie DeFilippis GMU	PIN 2:48	Frank Edgar CLAR
Mike Maney LHU	PIN 6:27	Pat Diaz JMU
Chad Erikson MINN	PIN 1:35	Corey Williams UNCG
Jared Sullivan CHAT	DEC 9-4	Matt Goldstein LEH
Zach Roberson ISU	DEC 4-2	Mark Mansueto MD
Sean Gray VT	DEC 6-3	Robert Sessley OSU
Mike Castillo MSU	DEC 8-5	Andrew Gharst POLY
Cory Ace EDIN	DEC 10-7	Jason DeBruin HOF
Michael Lightner OKLA	TF 19-4	Tony Abbate SRU
Ralph Lopez
Pigtail
Jason DeBruin HOF	DEC 5-1	Tom Waldron COR
Zach Roberson ISU	MAJ DEC 13-5	Jeremy Hart APP