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2001 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Stephen Abas, Fresno State (CA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Stephen AbasFS
  2. 2Jody StrittmatterIOWA
  3. 3Leroy VegaMINN
  4. 4AJ GrantMICH
  5. 5Mario StuartLEH
  6. 6Matt BrownOKST
  7. 7Chris WilliamsMSU
  8. 8Ruben DeLeonCSUB

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Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa over Nathan Navarro, Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:44 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan over Jose Leon, Boston (MA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) over Chris Williams (7), Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over John Fasana, Portland State (OR) — Fall 5:17 · View bout
  6. Josh Moore, Penn State over George Cintron, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Justin Spates, Missouri over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — MD 15–3 · View bout
  8. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa — MD 13–5 · View bout
  9. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Tom Noto (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  10. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Rich Caisse II, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  11. Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma over Shaun Williams, Oregon — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  12. Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield over Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  13. Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois over Omar Porratta, Millersville (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  14. Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) over Kore Sharpley, Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  15. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Jacob Gray, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  16. Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) over Jason Powell (4), Nebraska — Fall 6:43 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan over Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over Josh Moore, Penn State — MD 11–0 · View bout
  4. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Justin Spates, Missouri — MD 15–6 · View bout
  5. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma — Dec 12–11 · View bout
  6. Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield over Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  7. Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois over Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over AJ Grant (10), Michigan — MD 12–0 · View bout
  2. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan — MD 17–9 · View bout
  4. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) — TF 20–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa — Dec 13–10 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Nathan Navarro, Oregon State over Jason Powell (4), Nebraska — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) over Jacob Gray, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  2. Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. John Fasana, Portland State (OR) over George Cintron, North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Nathan Navarro, Oregon State over Jose Leon, Boston (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Rich Caisse II, Appalachian State (NC) over Omar Porratta, Millersville (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) over Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  7. Shaun Williams, Oregon over Tom Noto (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  8. Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) over Kore Sharpley, Ohio State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — Fall 6:51 · View bout
  2. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Josh Moore, Penn State over Shaun Williams, Oregon — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Justin Spates, Missouri over Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  5. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma over John Fasana, Portland State (OR) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  7. Nathan Navarro, Oregon State over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  8. Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) over Rich Caisse II, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Josh Moore, Penn State over Nathan Navarro, Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Justin Spates, Missouri — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield over Josh Moore, Penn State — Fall 4:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Chris Williams (7), Michigan State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:10 · View bout
  2. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over AJ Grant (10), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–5 · View bout