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2000 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Brett Matter, Pennsylvania.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Brett MatterPENN
  2. 2Larry QuiselBSU
  3. 3Tim 'TJ' WilliamsIOWA
  4. 4Corey WallmanWIS
  5. 5Bryan SnyderNEB
  6. 6Luke BeckerMINN
  7. 7Shaun ShapertEDIN
  8. 8Mike ZiskaPITT

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  2. Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Griff Powell, Illinois over Billy Greene, Campbell (NC) — MD 14–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over PJ Boccia, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Nate Wachter, Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Eugene Harris, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) over Rocky Smart, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Ed Hockenberry (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Rob Booth, Maryland — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Gray Maynard (10), Michigan State over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  8. Joe Carr Jr. (12), West Virginia over Griff Powell, Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  9. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Neil Posmer, Marquette (WI) — Fall 2:03 · View bout
  10. Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) over Ray Stofko, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  11. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Anthony Ralph, Kent State (OH) — TF 20–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over Shane Roller, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  13. Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield over Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  14. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  15. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Scott Garren, North Carolina State — MD 16–4 · View bout
  16. Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Gray Maynard (10), Michigan State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Joe Carr Jr. (12), West Virginia — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  5. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Ed Hockenberry (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) — MD 13–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Luke Becker (8), Minnesota — MD 10–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over Neil Posmer, Marquette (WI) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  3. Eugene Harris, Oregon over Billy Greene, Campbell (NC) — Fall 4:56 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Ralph, Kent State (OH) over Rob Booth, Maryland — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Ray Stofko, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Griff Powell, Illinois over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Rocky Smart, Brigham Young (UT) over Eugene Harris, Oregon — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) over Nate Wachter, Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Scott Garren, North Carolina State over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Shane Roller, Oklahoma State over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) over PJ Boccia, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Ed Hockenberry (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) over Scott Garren, North Carolina State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Griff Powell, Illinois over Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) over Anthony Ralph, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Shane Roller, Oklahoma State over Gray Maynard (10), Michigan State — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  7. Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) over Joe Carr Jr. (12), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) over Rocky Smart, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Griff Powell, Illinois over Shane Roller, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) over Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) over David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Griff Powell, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Luke Becker (8), Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin — Dec 7–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Luke Becker (8), Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout