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2002 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Joe Heskett, Iowa State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Joe HeskettISU
  2. 2Matt LackeyILL
  3. 3Tyrone LewisOKST
  4. 4Eugene HarrisORE
  5. 5Mark FeeAPP
  6. 6Robbie WallerOU
  7. 7Josh HensonPENN
  8. 8Chris 'Doc' VecchioPSU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Burt Pierson, California-Davis over Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    2. Charles Martelli, Michigan over Nick Harrington, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    3. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State over Chris Carlino, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    5. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over John Garriques, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. John Clark (8), Ohio State over Craig Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    7. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Ryan Kane, Northwestern (IL) — TF 17–2 · View bout
    8. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Tom McMath (4), West Virginia — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    9. Matt King (10), Edinboro (PA) over Mike Mitchell, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    10. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    11. Nate Baker, Minnesota over Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State — Dec 13–11 · View bout
    12. Nick Frost, Arizona State over Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) — Fall 6:49 · View bout
    13. Nick Nemeth (12), Kent State (OH) over Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
    14. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    15. Tyron Woodley, Missouri over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    16. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Seth Cameron, James Madison (VA) — Fall 1:34 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State over Burt Pierson, California-Davis — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Matt King (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dflt · View bout
    3. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Nate Baker, Minnesota — MD 12–2 · View bout
    4. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Nick Nemeth (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    5. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Tyron Woodley, Missouri — Fall 0:47 · View bout
    6. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Charles Martelli, Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    7. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over John Clark (8), Ohio State — MD 15–6 · View bout
    8. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Nick Frost, Arizona State — MD 14–5 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma — MD 10–2 · View bout
    2. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Eugene Harris (7), Oregon — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 5:24 · View bout
    2. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Matt Lackey (2), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) over Mike Mitchell, Duke (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    2. Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Harrington, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    3. Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) over Chris Carlino, California-Fullerton — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    4. Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa over Craig Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    5. Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) over Seth Cameron, James Madison (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    6. Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) over Ryan Kane, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    7. Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State over John Garriques, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    8. Tom McMath (4), West Virginia over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Nemeth (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Charles Martelli, Michigan over Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) — MD 17–4 · View bout
    3. Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) over Nate Baker, Minnesota — Dec 8–3 · View bout
    4. John Clark (8), Ohio State over Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) — Dec 15–10 · View bout
    5. Nick Frost, Arizona State over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — MD 13–2 · View bout
    6. Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State over Burt Pierson, California-Davis — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    7. Tom McMath (4), West Virginia over Matt King (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dflt · View bout
    8. Tyron Woodley, Missouri over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) over John Clark (8), Ohio State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
    2. Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State over Nick Frost, Arizona State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    3. Tom McMath (4), West Virginia over Charles Martelli, Michigan — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    4. Tyron Woodley, Missouri over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State over Tyron Woodley, Missouri — Dec 10–8 · View bout
    2. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    3. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over Tom McMath (4), West Virginia — MD 11–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
    2. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 18–9 · View bout
    2. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Eugene Harris (7), Oregon — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State — Dec 11–9 · View bout