Steve Blackford
NCAA championship record, 1998–2001. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
17wins
7losses
0individual titles
2wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Arizona State | 165 | 3 | 5th | 6–2 | 8 bouts |
| 2000 | Arizona State | 165 | 3 | 3rd | 5–1 | 6 bouts |
| 1999 | Arizona State | 165 | 9 | 4th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 1998 | Arizona State | 150 | 6 | Lost consolation round 4 | 2–2 | 4 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 24
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Chris Vitale · Lehigh (PA) | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 9–12 |
| Consolation round 1 | W | Jed Pennell · Oregon State | 3 | No seed listed | MD 12–2 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Dave Guarino · Buffalo (NY) | 3 | No seed listed | MD 12–0 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Nick Nemeth · Kent State (OH) | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 11–6 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Chris Martin · Virginia Tech | 3 | 7 | Dec 5–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Ben Shirk · Iowa | 3 | No seed listed | MD 11–3 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Matt Lackey · Illinois | 3 | 5 | Dec 4–5 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Kevin Stanley · Indiana (IN) | 3 | 9 | Dec 8–5 |
| 2000 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Yanni Diamond · Edinboro (PA) | 3 | No seed listed | Dec 7–1 |
| Round of 16 | W | Vernon Cannon · Central Michigan | 3 | No seed listed | MD 11–0 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Joey Killar · Harvard (MA) | 3 | 6 | Dec 8–3 |
| Semifinal | L | Donny Pritzlaff · Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | Dec 2–4 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Kirk White · Boise State (ID) | 3 | 4 | Dec 12–10 |
| 3rd-place bout | W | Chris Martin · Virginia Tech | 3 | 12 | MD 10–2 |
| 1999 · 165 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Kris Bishop · James Madison (VA) | 9 | No seed listed | Fall 4:35 |
| Round of 16 | W | Richard Taylor · West Virginia | 9 | No seed listed | MD 10–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Joe Heskett · Iowa State | 9 | 1 | Dec 3–2 |
| Semifinal | L | Rodney Jones · Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | Dec 6–7 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Joey Killar · Harvard (MA) | 9 | 7 | Dec 7–4 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Joe Heskett · Iowa State | 9 | 1 | Dec 2–7 |
| 1998 · 150 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | John Fogarty · Cornell (NY) | 6 | No seed listed | Fall 3:53 |
| Round of 16 | W | Darryl Christian · Oregon | 6 | 11 | Dec 4–1 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Chad Kraft · Minnesota | 6 | 3 | Dec 3–4 |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Rodney Jones · Oklahoma | 6 | No seed listed | Dec 7–8 |