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2001 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Donny Pritzlaff, Wisconsin.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Donny PritzlaffWIS
  2. 2Joe HeskettISU
  3. 3Matt LackeyILL
  4. 4Brad PikeMINN
  5. 5Steve BlackfordASU
  6. 6Kevin StanleyIND
  7. 7Chris VitaleLEH
  8. 8Ben ShirkIOWA

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa over Ryan Bonfiglio, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Nick Catone, Rider (NJ) over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) over Jed Pennell, Oregon State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Boozer (11), Edinboro (PA) over Josh Weidman, Maryland — MD 15–1 · View bout
  2. Ben Shirk, Iowa over Burt Pierson, California-Davis — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Brad Pike (6), Minnesota over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — MD 20–7 · View bout
  4. Charles Martelli (10), Michigan over Tim Ortman, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Chris Martin (7), Virginia Tech over John Clark, Ohio State — Fall 6:43 · View bout
  6. Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) over Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  7. Dave Guarino, Buffalo (NY) over Nick Catone, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Denis Alampiev, American (DC) over Greg Francesca, Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  9. Donny Pritzlaff (1), Wisconsin over Luke Larwin, Oregon — TF 25–8 · View bout
  10. Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) over Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  11. Joe Heskett (2), Iowa State over Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–5 (tiebreaker) · View bout
  12. Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) over Chris Pendleton, Oklahoma State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  13. Matt Lackey (5), Illinois over Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 19–12 · View bout
  14. Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) over Tony Howard, George Mason (VA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  15. Robbie Waller (4), Oklahoma over Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  16. Tony Denke, Nebraska over Ian Nelms (12), California-Bakersfield — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Shirk, Iowa over Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Brad Pike (6), Minnesota over Ben Boozer (11), Edinboro (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  3. Chris Martin (7), Virginia Tech over Charles Martelli (10), Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Donny Pritzlaff (1), Wisconsin over Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) — MD 17–6 · View bout
  5. Joe Heskett (2), Iowa State over Denis Alampiev, American (DC) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  6. Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) over Dave Guarino, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  7. Matt Lackey (5), Illinois over Tony Denke, Nebraska — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. Robbie Waller (4), Oklahoma over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Pike (6), Minnesota over Ben Shirk, Iowa — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Donny Pritzlaff (1), Wisconsin over Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  3. Joe Heskett (2), Iowa State over Chris Martin (7), Virginia Tech — MD 13–3 · View bout
  4. Matt Lackey (5), Illinois over Robbie Waller (4), Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (1), Wisconsin over Matt Lackey (5), Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Joe Heskett (2), Iowa State over Brad Pike (6), Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (1), Wisconsin over Joe Heskett (2), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) over John Clark, Ohio State — MD 13–3 · View bout
  2. Jed Pennell, Oregon State over Burt Pierson, California-Davis — Fall 6:41 · View bout
  3. Ryan Bonfiglio, Princeton (NJ) over Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 21–13 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Pendleton, Oklahoma State over Nick Catone, Rider (NJ) — Fall 3:45 · View bout
  2. Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) over Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Ian Nelms (12), California-Bakersfield over Ryan Bonfiglio, Princeton (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Luke Larwin, Oregon over Tony Howard, George Mason (VA) — Dec 16–14 · View bout
  5. Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa over Josh Weidman, Maryland — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) over Greg Francesca, Virginia — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  7. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Jed Pennell, Oregon State — MD 12–2 · View bout
  8. Tim Ortman, Pennsylvania over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Boozer (11), Edinboro (PA) over Luke Larwin, Oregon — TF 16–0 · View bout
  2. Charles Martelli (10), Michigan over Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) over Chris Pendleton, Oklahoma State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Ian Nelms (12), California-Bakersfield over Denis Alampiev, American (DC) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  5. Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — Fall 0:50 · View bout
  6. Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) over Tony Denke, Nebraska — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  7. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Dave Guarino, Buffalo (NY) — MD 12–0 · View bout
  8. Tim Ortman, Pennsylvania over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Charles Martelli (10), Michigan over Ian Nelms (12), California-Bakersfield — Fall 6:24 · View bout
  2. Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) over Ben Boozer (11), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  3. Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) over Tim Ortman, Pennsylvania — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Shirk, Iowa over Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) over Robbie Waller (4), Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) over Charles Martelli (10), Michigan — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Chris Martin (7), Virginia Tech — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) over Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Ben Shirk, Iowa — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Pike (6), Minnesota over Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Matt Lackey (5), Illinois over Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Matt Lackey (5), Illinois over Brad Pike (6), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Kevin Stanley (9), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Vitale, Lehigh (PA) over Ben Shirk, Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout

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