NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2000 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Brett Matter, Pennsylvania.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Brett MatterPENN
  2. 2Larry QuiselBSU
  3. 3Tim 'TJ' WilliamsIOWA
  4. 4Corey WallmanWIS
  5. 5Bryan SnyderNEB
  6. 6Luke BeckerMINN
  7. 7Shaun ShapertEDIN
  8. 8Mike ZiskaPITT

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  2. Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Griff Powell, Illinois over Billy Greene, Campbell (NC) — MD 14–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over PJ Boccia, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Nate Wachter, Penn State — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Eugene Harris, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) over Rocky Smart, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Ed Hockenberry (9), Bloomsburg (PA) over Rob Booth, Maryland — MD 12–4 · View bout
  7. Gray Maynard (10), Michigan State over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  8. Joe Carr Jr. (12), West Virginia over Griff Powell, Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  9. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Neil Posmer, Marquette (WI) — Fall 2:03 · View bout
  10. Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) over Ray Stofko, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  11. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Anthony Ralph, Kent State (OH) — TF 20–2 · View bout
  12. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over Shane Roller, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  13. Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield over Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  14. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  15. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Scott Garren, North Carolina State — MD 16–4 · View bout
  16. Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State over Gray Maynard (10), Michigan State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Joe Carr Jr. (12), West Virginia — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  5. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Ed Hockenberry (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  7. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) — MD 13–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  3. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Luke Becker (8), Minnesota — MD 10–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) over Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Brett Matter (2), Pennsylvania over Larry Quisel (5), Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Kevin Stanley, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State over Neil Posmer, Marquette (WI) — TF 17–1 · View bout
  3. Eugene Harris, Oregon over Billy Greene, Campbell (NC) — Fall 4:56 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Anthony Ralph, Kent State (OH) over Rob Booth, Maryland — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Ray Stofko, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  3. Griff Powell, Illinois over Eric Jorgensen, Oregon State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  4. Rocky Smart, Brigham Young (UT) over Eugene Harris, Oregon — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) over Nate Wachter, Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  6. Scott Garren, North Carolina State over Doug Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Shane Roller, Oklahoma State over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) over PJ Boccia, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Ed Hockenberry (9), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) over Scott Garren, North Carolina State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  4. Griff Powell, Illinois over Nathan Vasquez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) over Anthony Ralph, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Shane Roller, Oklahoma State over Gray Maynard (10), Michigan State — Fall 2:15 · View bout
  7. Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) over Joe Carr Jr. (12), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) over Rocky Smart, Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Warren McPherson, Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Griff Powell, Illinois over Shane Roller, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) over Dennis Papadatos, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) over David Kjeldgaard (4), Oklahoma — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Cole Sanderson (7), Iowa State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Griff Powell, Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) over Leo Urbinelli, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Tim Cornish, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Luke Becker (8), Minnesota over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin over Luke Becker (8), Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tim 'TJ' Williams (1), Iowa over Corey Wallman (11), Wisconsin — Dec 7–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Bryan Snyder (3), Nebraska over Luke Becker (8), Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Shaun Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Mike Ziska, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout