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2000 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Brad Vering, Nebraska.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Brad VeringNEB
  2. 2Zach ThompsonISU
  3. 3Mark MunozOKST
  4. 4Nick MuzashviliMSU
  5. 5Nick PrestonOHST
  6. 6Ross ThatcherPSU
  7. 7Orville PalmerOU
  8. 8Pat QuirkILL

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. AJ Johnson (12), Edinboro (PA) over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — MD 14–5 · View bout
    2. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Todd Hockenbroch, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:23 · View bout
    4. Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) over Brad Heeter, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    5. Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) over Robert Odell, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    6. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Erik Gladish, Arizona State — TF 16–0 · View bout
    7. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Justin Woodruff, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    8. Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    9. Pat Quirk (11), Illinois over Tony Wieland, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    10. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    11. Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) over Matt Huebner, Northwestern (IL) — MD 15–2 · View bout
    12. Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    13. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Josh Lambrecht, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    2. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Dan Bednar, Ohio — MD 13–5 · View bout
    3. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Joe Downey, Buffalo (NY) — MD 14–0 · View bout
    4. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma over AJ Johnson (12), Edinboro (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    6. Pat Quirk (11), Illinois over Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    8. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Nick Preston (7), Ohio State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Pat Quirk (11), Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 5 bouts

    3 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Josh Lambrecht, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Robert Odell, California-Bakersfield — TF 15–0 · View bout
    3. Justin Woodruff, Navy (MD) over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — MD 14–5 · View bout
    4. Matt Huebner, Northwestern (IL) over Tony Wieland, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania over Brad Heeter, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Joe Downey, Buffalo (NY) — Fall 1:32 · View bout
    2. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Matt Huebner, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) over Justin Woodruff, Navy (MD) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
    5. Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania over AJ Johnson (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota over Josh Lambrecht, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–2 · View bout
    7. Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) over Todd Hockenbroch, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 5:27 · View bout
    8. Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) over Erik Gladish, Arizona State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania over Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    2. Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota over Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
    3. Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    4. Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) over Dan Bednar, Ohio — MD 12–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma over Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    3. Pat Quirk (11), Illinois over Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    4. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota — Dec 11–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Pat Quirk (11), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nick Preston (7), Ohio State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    2. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma over Pat Quirk (11), Illinois — MD 10–2 · View bout