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2000 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Byron Tucker, Oklahoma.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Byron TuckerOU
  2. 2Josh KoscheckEDIN
  3. 3Ryan CunninghamCMU
  4. 4Randy PughUNI
  5. 5Rick SpringmanPENN
  6. 6Mark DufresneLEH
  7. 7Kole ClausonWIS
  8. 8Ed MosleyHARV

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Curtis Owen, Arizona State over Ben King, Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) over Delaney Berger, Minnesota — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (1), Oklahoma over William Hill, Michigan State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Cassidy Shults, Bloomsburg (PA) over Mack Rohaly, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Curtis Owen, Arizona State over Austen Palmer, Virginia Military — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Ed Mosley (6), Harvard (MA) over Steve Strange, California-Poly — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Hall, Virginia Tech over Andy Varner (11), California-Bakersfield — Fall 3:30 · View bout
  6. Gabe McMahan (9), Iowa over John Kopnisky, Missouri — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  7. Joe Tucceri, Cornell (NY) over Nathan Coy, Oregon State — Fall 4:57 · View bout
  8. Josh Koscheck (3), Edinboro (PA) over Tony Gansen, Oklahoma State — MD 12–3 · View bout
  9. Kole Clauson (8), Wisconsin over Corey Bell, North Carolina — MD 12–2 · View bout
  10. Mark Bybee (7), Northwestern (IL) over Kevin Boross, North Carolina State — MD 9–0 · View bout
  11. Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) over Mike Feeney (10), Eastern Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  12. Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) over Adam Duncan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 4:05 · View bout
  13. Nick Mengerink (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jason Webster, California-Fullerton — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  14. Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa over Rob Anspach, Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  15. Rick Springman (2), Pennsylvania over Nathan Rickman, James Madison (VA) — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  16. Ryan Cunningham (4), Central Michigan over Charles Martelli, Michigan — MD 15–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (1), Oklahoma over Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) — MD 21–8 · View bout
  2. Ed Mosley (6), Harvard (MA) over Eric Hall, Virginia Tech — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Josh Koscheck (3), Edinboro (PA) over Cassidy Shults, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  4. Kole Clauson (8), Wisconsin over Gabe McMahan (9), Iowa — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) over Mark Bybee (7), Northwestern (IL) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa over Nick Mengerink (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. Rick Springman (2), Pennsylvania over Joe Tucceri, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Ryan Cunningham (4), Central Michigan over Curtis Owen, Arizona State — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (1), Oklahoma over Kole Clauson (8), Wisconsin — Dec 16–9 · View bout
  2. Josh Koscheck (3), Edinboro (PA) over Ed Mosley (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Rick Springman (2), Pennsylvania over Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Ryan Cunningham (4), Central Michigan over Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Byron Tucker (1), Oklahoma over Ryan Cunningham (4), Central Michigan — MD 12–1 · View bout
  2. Josh Koscheck (3), Edinboro (PA) over Rick Springman (2), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Byron Tucker (1), Oklahoma over Josh Koscheck (3), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Delaney Berger, Minnesota over John Kopnisky, Missouri — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Mack Rohaly, Duquesne (PA) over Ben King, Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Charles Martelli, Michigan over Austen Palmer, Virginia Military — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Corey Bell, North Carolina over Delaney Berger, Minnesota — MD 17–8 · View bout
  3. Jason Webster, California-Fullerton over Rob Anspach, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 5:55 · View bout
  4. Mike Feeney (10), Eastern Michigan over Kevin Boross, North Carolina State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Nathan Coy, Oregon State over Nathan Rickman, James Madison (VA) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  6. Steve Strange, California-Poly over Andy Varner (11), California-Bakersfield — Dflt · View bout
  7. Tony Gansen, Oklahoma State over Mack Rohaly, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. William Hill, Michigan State over Adam Duncan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 16–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Bell, North Carolina over Cassidy Shults, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Hall, Virginia Tech over William Hill, Michigan State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Gabe McMahan (9), Iowa over Tony Gansen, Oklahoma State — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  4. Joe Tucceri, Cornell (NY) over Jason Webster, California-Fullerton — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  5. Mark Bybee (7), Northwestern (IL) over Charles Martelli, Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) over Steve Strange, California-Poly — Dec 15–11 · View bout
  7. Mike Feeney (10), Eastern Michigan over Curtis Owen, Arizona State — Fall 4:58 · View bout
  8. Nick Mengerink (12), Pittsburgh (PA) over Nathan Coy, Oregon State — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Hall, Virginia Tech over Corey Bell, North Carolina — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Gabe McMahan (9), Iowa over Maurice Worthy, Army (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Joe Tucceri, Cornell (NY) over Mark Bybee (7), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Mike Feeney (10), Eastern Michigan over Nick Mengerink (12), Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 2:50 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ed Mosley (6), Harvard (MA) over Mike Feeney (10), Eastern Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Kole Clauson (8), Wisconsin over Joe Tucceri, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) over Gabe McMahan (9), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa over Eric Hall, Virginia Tech — MD 14–5 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) over Ed Mosley (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa over Kole Clauson (8), Wisconsin — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa over Rick Springman (2), Pennsylvania — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Ryan Cunningham (4), Central Michigan over Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ryan Cunningham (4), Central Michigan over Randy Pugh (5), Northern Iowa — Fall 3:20 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rick Springman (2), Pennsylvania over Mark Dufresne, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kole Clauson (8), Wisconsin over Ed Mosley (6), Harvard (MA) — MD 10–2 · View bout