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
Mark Muñoz OKST1st	DEC 5-3	Pat Quirk ILL2nd
Medal Round
Owen Elzen MINN3rd	PIN 3:59	Rusty Cook BSU4th
Mike Fickell PENN5th	DEC 13-11	David Shunamon EDIN6th
Brad Vering NEB7th	DEC 14-8	Nik Fekete MSU8th
Consi Semi
Owen Elzen MINN	DEC 7-3	David Shunamon EDIN
Rusty Cook BSU	DEC 5-4	Mike Fickell PENN
Semifinal
Mark Muñoz OKST	DEC 13-9	Owen Elzen MINN
Pat Quirk ILL	DEC 8-4	Mike Fickell PENN
Consi 4
Rusty Cook BSU	DEC 11-4	Nik Fekete MSU
David Shunamon EDIN	DEC 4-3	Brad Vering NEB
Consi 8 #2
Brad Vering NEB	DEC 2-1	Zach Thompson ISU
Nik Fekete MSU	DEC 3-2	Babek Nejadmaghaddam CSUB
David Shunamon EDIN	DEC 8-4	Rick Romero RU
Rusty Cook BSU	DEC 3-2	Nick Preston OSU
Quarterfinal
Owen Elzen MINN	DEC 6-4	Babek Nejadmaghaddam Cal State-Fullerto
Pat Quirk ILL	DEC 8-4	Brad Vering NEB
Mark Muñoz OKST	DEC 4-3	Nick Preston OSU
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 16-10	Rick Romero RU
Consi 8 #1
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 9-4	Dan Bednar OHIO
Rusty Cook BSU	DEC 3-1	Eric Mausser CLAR
David Shunamon EDIN	DEC 6-2	Corey Anderson COR
Nik Fekete MSU	DEC 11-8	Jon Bush PUR
Consi 16 #2
Jon Bush PUR	PIN 5:58	Pete Mielnik PSU
David Shunamon EDIN	DEC 6-4	David Sandberg PITT
Corey Anderson COR	DEC 5-3	Joe Degain MICH
Zach Thompson ISU	DEC 4-2	Waymon May OKLA
Eric Mausser CLAR	DEC 7-6	Ty Matthews IND
Rusty Cook BSU	DEC 13-7	Jason Payne UNI
Dan Bednar OHIO	DEC 4-2	Brett Faustman CMU
Nik Fekete MSU	DEC 9-4	Craig Rumsey WYO
Round of 16
Mark Muñoz OKST	TF 21-6	Brett Faustman CMU
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 6-2	Waymon May OKLA
Rick Romero RU	DEC 5-3	Jon Bush PUR
Brad Vering NEB	MAJ DEC 11-3	Ty Matthews IND
Owen Elzen MINN	MAJ DEC 10-1	Joe Degain MICH
Pat Quirk ILL	MAJ DEC 14-6	Jason Payne UNI
Babek Nejadmaghaddam Cal State-Fullerto	DEC 3-2	David Sandberg PITT
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 3-1	Craig Rumsey WYO
Consi 16 #1
Corey Anderson COR	PIN 1:46	Leonard Bridgeforth Delaware State University
Rusty Cook BSU	PIN 3:55	Ryan Pallinger AU
Pete Mielnik PSU	MAJ DEC 15-6	David Schenk POLY
Nik Fekete MSU	DEC 6-3	Chris Jones DREX
Dan Bednar OHIO	DEC 7-3	Greg Eynon MVILLE
Zach Thompson ISU	MAJ DEC 21-7	Clint Osborn UNC
Eric Mausser CLAR	DEC 3-2	Avery Zerkle LHU
David Shunamon EDIN	DEC 8-3	Zach Breitenbach NCST
Consi Pigtail
Greg Eynon MVILLE	PIN 2:26	Chael Sonnen UO
Pete Mielnik PSU	DEC 5-4	David Tyner CHAT
Round of 32
Owen Elzen MINN	PIN 5:49	Eric Mausser CLAR
Joe Degain MICH	DEC 9-5	Avery Zerkle LHU
David Sandberg PITT	PIN 6:57	Rusty Cook BSU
Pat Quirk ILL	DEC 5-2	David Shunamon EDIN
Jason Payne UNI	DEC 7-2	Zach Breitenbach NCST
Brett Faustman CMU	DEC 4-1	Chris Jones DREX
Waymon May OKLA	DEC 9-4	Pete Mielnik PSU
Jon Bush PUR	MAJ DEC 9-1	Clint Osborn UNC
Mike Fickell PENN	DEC 6-4	Dan Bednar OHIO
Craig Rumsey WYO
Pigtail
Owen Elzen MINN	MAJ DEC 10-0	Greg Eynon MVILLE
David Shunamon EDIN	MAJ DEC 17-5	David Tyner CHAT