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2000 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Cael Sanderson, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Cael SandersonISU
  2. 2Vertus JonesWVU
  3. 3Brandon EggumMINN
  4. 4Doug LeeORE
  5. 5Rob RohnLEH
  6. 6Kevin WelshEDIN
  7. 7Cash EdwardsBSU
  8. 8Shawn ScannellRID

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan over David Potter, Northern Illinois — MD 11–2 · View bout
    2. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — MD 13–3 · View bout
    3. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Adam Schaaf, Millersville (PA) — Fall 3:51 · View bout
    4. Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State over Jeff Knupp, Penn State — Dflt · View bout
    5. Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Regner Jr., Citadel (SC) — MD 13–2 · View bout
    6. Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro over John Christian, Campbell (NC) — Fall 1:32 · View bout
    7. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Jessman Smith, Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) over Kyle Hansen, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    9. Josh States, Buffalo (NY) over Karl Rittger, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    10. Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield over Tom Ciezki, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
    11. Nate Patrick (5), Illinois over Scott Justus, Virginia Tech — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    12. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan McGrath, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    13. Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) over Donovan True, Ohio State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    14. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    15. Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Josh States, Buffalo (NY) — MD 15–4 · View bout
    2. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — TF 21–6 · View bout
    3. Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — Dec 16–9 · View bout
    4. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    5. Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) over Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    7. Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) over Nate Patrick (5), Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    8. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
    3. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota — MD 16–5 · View bout
    2. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Doug Lee (6), Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia — MD 19–6 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Kyle Hansen, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Jessman Smith, Iowa over Mike Regner Jr., Citadel (SC) — Fall 4:16 · View bout
    3. John Christian, Campbell (NC) over Adam Schaaf, Millersville (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Ryan McGrath, Virginia over David Potter, Northern Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    5. Scott Justus, Virginia Tech over Donovan True, Ohio State — Fall 2:00 · View bout
    6. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Karl Rittger, Brown (RI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    7. Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) over Jeff Knupp, Penn State — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
    2. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Nate Patrick (5), Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    3. Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) over John Christian, Campbell (NC) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    4. Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) over Scott Justus, Virginia Tech — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    5. Jessman Smith, Iowa over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 13–6 · View bout
    6. Josh States, Buffalo (NY) over Tom Ciezki, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 1:56 · View bout
    7. Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — MD 8–0 · View bout
    8. Ryan McGrath, Virginia over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Josh States, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Jessman Smith, Iowa over Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    3. Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield over Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) — Fall 1:50 · View bout
    4. Ryan McGrath, Virginia over Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:25 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 15–10 · View bout
    2. Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) over Jessman Smith, Iowa — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    3. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) over Ryan McGrath, Virginia — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) over Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Doug Lee (6), Oregon — Dec 9–5 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout