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2001 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Mark Munoz, Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Mark MunozOKST
  2. 2Pat QuirkILL
  3. 3Owen ElzenMINN
  4. 4Rusty CookBSU
  5. 5Mike FickellPENN
  6. 6David ShunamonEDIN
  7. 7Brad VeringNEB
  8. 8Nik FeketeMSU

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Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over David Tyner, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 17–5 · View bout
  2. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Greg Eynon, Millersville (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton over Ryan Pallinger, American (DC) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Leonard Bridgeforth, Delaware State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Brett Faustman, Central Michigan over Chris Jones, Drexel (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Craig Rumsey, Wyoming over Chael Sonnen (6), Oregon — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. David Sandberg, Pittsburgh (PA) over Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) — Fall 6:57 · View bout
  6. Jason Payne, Northern Iowa over Zach Breitenbach (10), North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Joe DeGain (12), Michigan over Avery Zerkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  8. Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — MD 9–1 · View bout
  9. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nik Fekete, Michigan State — MD 14–6 · View bout
  10. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over Dan Bednar, Ohio — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Nick Preston (9), Ohio State over David Schenk, California-Poly — MD 11–3 · View bout
  12. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) — Fall 5:49 · View bout
  13. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  14. Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) over Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  16. Waymon May (8), Oklahoma over Pete Mielnik, Penn State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton over David Sandberg, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Brett Faustman, Central Michigan — TF 21–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over Craig Rumsey, Wyoming — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Nick Preston (9), Ohio State over Waymon May (8), Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Joe DeGain (12), Michigan — MD 10–1 · View bout
  7. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over Jason Payne, Northern Iowa — MD 14–6 · View bout
  8. Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) over Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nick Preston (9), Ohio State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 16–10 · View bout
  3. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over Brad Vering (2), Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  2. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Pat Quirk (7), Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Eynon, Millersville (PA) over Chael Sonnen (6), Oregon — Fall 2:26 · View bout
  2. Pete Mielnik, Penn State over David Tyner, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Leonard Bridgeforth, Delaware State — Fall 1:46 · View bout
  2. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Greg Eynon, Millersville (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Zach Breitenbach (10), North Carolina State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Avery Zerkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Chris Jones, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Pete Mielnik, Penn State over David Schenk, California-Poly — MD 15–6 · View bout
  7. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Ryan Pallinger, American (DC) — Fall 3:55 · View bout
  8. Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — MD 21–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Joe DeGain (12), Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Brett Faustman, Central Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over David Sandberg, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) over Pete Mielnik, Penn State — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  6. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Craig Rumsey, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Jason Payne, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  8. Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State over Waymon May (8), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State over Dan Bednar, Ohio — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Nick Preston (9), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Brad Vering (2), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Nik Fekete, Michigan State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Nik Fekete, Michigan State — Dec 14–8 · View bout