2002 NCAA Championships

March 21-23, 2002 · Albany

Team Champion

Minnesota126.5 pts

Head Coach: J Robinson · Runner-up: Iowa State

WT	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	3RD PLACE
125 lbs	Stephen Abas California State University, Fresno	Luke Eustice IOWA	Chris Fleeger PUR
133 lbs	Johnny Thompson OKST	Ryan Lewis MINN	Witt Durden OKLA
141 lbs	Aaron Holker ISU	Eric Larkin ASU	Cedric Haymon POLY
149 lbs	Jared Lawrence MINN	Jared Frayer OKLA	Jesse Jantzen HARV
157 lbs	Luke Becker MINN	Bryan Snyder NEB	Yoshi Nakamura PENN
165 lbs	Joe Heskett ISU	Matt Lackey ILL	Tyrone Lewis OKST
174 lbs	Greg Jones WVU	Greg Parker PRIN	Josh Koscheck EDIN
184 lbs	Rob Rohn LEH	Josh Lambrecht OKLA	Jessman Smith IOWA
197 lbs	Cael Sanderson ISU	Jon Trenge LEH	Nick Preston OSU
285 lbs	Tommy Rowlands OSU	Steve Mocco IOWA	John Lockhart ILL

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
Cael Sanderson ISU1st	MAJ DEC 12-4	Jon Trenge LEH2nd
Medal Round
Nick Preston OSU3rd	DEC 7-4	Owen Elzen MINN4th
Justin Ruiz NEB5th	DEC 7-6	Scott Barker MIZZ6th
Kyle Smith MICH7th	DEC 10-4	Jason Payne UNI8th
Consi Semi
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 1-1	Justin Ruiz NEB
Owen Elzen MINN	DEC 7-0	Scott Barker MIZZ
Semifinal
Cael Sanderson ISU	MAJ DEC 18-7	Nick Preston OSU
Jon Trenge LEH	MAJ DEC 16-6	Owen Elzen MINN
Consi 4
Scott Barker MIZZ	PIN 6:40	Jason Payne UNI
Justin Ruiz NEB	DEC 7-3	Kyle Smith MICH
Consi 8 #2
Justin Ruiz NEB	PIN 1:50	Pat DeGain IND
Scott Barker MIZZ	PIN 7:00	Eric Mausser CLAR
Jason Payne UNI	DEC 5-3	John Wechter MSU
Kyle Smith MICH	DEC 8-2	Brent Miller WVU
Quarterfinal
Owen Elzen MINN	PIN 4:15	Kyle Smith MICH
Jon Trenge LEH	PIN 1:20	Justin Ruiz NEB
Cael Sanderson ISU	TF 23-8	Jason Payne UNI
Nick Preston OSU	DEC 3-2	Scott Barker MIZZ
Consi 8 #1
Pat DeGain IND	PIN 3:38	Avery Zerkle LHU
Brent Miller WVU	DEC 8-2	Willie Gruenwald OKST
John Wechter MSU	DEC 6-3	David Schenk POLY
Eric Mausser CLAR	DEC 7-2	Chris Jones DREX
Consi 16 #2
Willie Gruenwald OKST	DEC 8-7	Anthony Reynolds SHU
Pat DeGain IND	DEC 5-2	Kyle Cerminara BUFF
Chris Jones DREX	DEC 5-4	Erik Gladish ASU
Eric Mausser CLAR	DEC 5-3	David Shunamon EDIN
Brent Miller WVU	DEC 5-1	Chris Skretkowicz HOF
Avery Zerkle LHU	DEC 5-2	David Sandberg PITT
David Schenk POLY	DEC 6-4	Tom Grossman OKLA
John Wechter MSU	DEC 6-1	Matt Greenberg COR
Round of 16
Cael Sanderson ISU	PIN 6:33	Kyle Cerminara BUFF
Nick Preston OSU	PIN 6:26	Brent Miller WVU
Jon Trenge LEH	PIN 3:15	Matt Greenberg COR
Justin Ruiz NEB	DEC 5-4	Tom Grossman OKLA
Jason Payne UNI	DEC 8-5	David Sandberg PITT
Scott Barker MIZZ	TF 16-1	Anthony Reynolds SHU
Kyle Smith MICH	DEC 5-3	David Shunamon EDIN
Owen Elzen MINN	MAJ DEC 13-1	Chris Jones DREX
Consi 16 #1
Willie Gruenwald OKST	PIN 1:48	Marcio Botelho California State University, Fresno
David Schenk POLY	DEC 7-6	Tyrone Byrd ILL
Erik Gladish ASU	DEC 12-5	Pete Mielnik PSU
Avery Zerkle LHU	DEC 6-5	Nick Ciarcia BRWN
Eric Mausser CLAR	MAJ DEC 11-0	Greg Eynon MVILLE
Chris Skretkowicz HOF	MAJ DEC 14-1	Austin David CHAT
Pat DeGain IND	MAJ DEC 16-7	Greg Sawyer RIDER
John Wechter MSU	MAJ DEC 20-8	Randy Davidson Portland State University
Consi Pigtail
Tyrone Byrd ILL	DEC 2-0	Jason Gore NCST
Round of 32
Cael Sanderson ISU	PIN 3:32	Eric Mausser CLAR
Jon Trenge LEH	PIN 1:47	Marcio Botelho California State University, Fresno
Kyle Cerminara BUFF	DEC 6-2	Greg Eynon MVILLE
Jason Payne UNI	MAJ DEC 10-2	Pete Mielnik PSU
Brent Miller WVU	DEC 6-2	Tyrone Byrd ILL
Tom Grossman OKLA	MAJ DEC 12-3	Austin David CHAT
Matt Greenberg COR	DEC 7-4	Willie Gruenwald OKST
Owen Elzen MINN	MAJ DEC 14-3	Nick Ciarcia BRWN
Kyle Smith MICH	DEC 8-3	Greg Sawyer RIDER
Pigtail
Avery Zerkle LHU	DEC 8-4	Jason Gore NCST