NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2000 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Donny Pritzlaff, Wisconsin.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Donny PritzlaffWIS
  2. 2Joe HeskettISU
  3. 3Steve BlackfordASU
  4. 4Chris MartinVT
  5. 5Kirk WhiteBSU
  6. 6Travis DotoLEH
  7. 7Brad PikeMINN
  8. 8Joey KillarHARV

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Denis Alampiev, American (DC) over David Dietrich, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Matt Anderson, Iowa over Josh Weidman, Maryland — TF 26–10 · View bout
  3. Yanni Diamond, Edinboro (PA) over Kirk Moore, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bill Zeman, Illinois over Mike Pierce, Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Brad Pike (9), Minnesota over Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Chris Martin (12), Virginia Tech over Greg DeGrand, Michigan State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  4. Donny Pritzlaff (2), Wisconsin over Ian Nelms, California-Bakersfield — MD 19–7 · View bout
  5. Heath Eslinger (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Ephraim Walker, Howard (DC) — Fall 2:07 · View bout
  7. Joel Dramis, North Carolina State over Seth Cameron, James Madison (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Joey Killar (6), Harvard (MA) over Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  9. Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  10. Matt Erwin, Virginia Military over Matt Anderson, Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  11. Richard 'Rangi' Smart (11), Brigham Young (UT) over Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  12. Robbie Waller (8), Oklahoma over Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  13. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Yanni Diamond, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  14. Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) over Peter Butville, Marquette (WI) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  15. Ty Wilcox (5), Oklahoma State over Denis Alampiev, American (DC) — MD 14–2 · View bout
  16. Vernon Cannon, Central Michigan over Peter Rogers, Ohio State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Pike (9), Minnesota over Robbie Waller (8), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Martin (12), Virginia Tech over Ty Wilcox (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Donny Pritzlaff (2), Wisconsin over Joel Dramis, North Carolina State — MD 15–5 · View bout
  4. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Bill Zeman, Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Joey Killar (6), Harvard (MA) over Richard 'Rangi' Smart (11), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) over Matt Erwin, Virginia Military — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Vernon Cannon, Central Michigan — MD 11–0 · View bout
  8. Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) over Heath Eslinger (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–0 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Martin (12), Virginia Tech over Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Donny Pritzlaff (2), Wisconsin over Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  3. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Brad Pike (9), Minnesota — Fall 5:50 · View bout
  4. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Joey Killar (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (2), Wisconsin over Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Chris Martin (12), Virginia Tech — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Donny Pritzlaff (2), Wisconsin over Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) over Kirk Moore, Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) over David Dietrich, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Peter Rogers, Ohio State over Josh Weidman, Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Greg DeGrand, Michigan State over Denis Alampiev, American (DC) — Fall 2:05 · View bout
  2. Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) over Noel Thompson, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 2:01 · View bout
  3. Ian Nelms, California-Bakersfield over Seth Cameron, James Madison (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) over Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  5. Matt Anderson, Iowa over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Mike Pierce, Portland State (OR) over Ephraim Walker, Howard (DC) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  7. Peter Butville, Marquette (WI) over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Yanni Diamond, Edinboro (PA) over Peter Rogers, Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) over Bill Zeman, Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Joel Dramis, North Carolina State over Greg DeGrand, Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Matt Anderson, Iowa over Heath Eslinger (10), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Matt Erwin, Virginia Military over Peter Butville, Marquette (WI) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  5. Richard 'Rangi' Smart (11), Brigham Young (UT) over Mike Pierce, Portland State (OR) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Robbie Waller (8), Oklahoma over Yanni Diamond, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Ty Wilcox (5), Oklahoma State over Ian Nelms, California-Bakersfield — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  8. Vernon Cannon, Central Michigan over Jeff Rusak, Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Joel Dramis, North Carolina State over Matt Anderson, Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Richard 'Rangi' Smart (11), Brigham Young (UT) over Vernon Cannon, Central Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Robbie Waller (8), Oklahoma over Hunter Guenot, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Ty Wilcox (5), Oklahoma State over Matt Erwin, Virginia Military — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Pike (9), Minnesota over Joel Dramis, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Joey Killar (6), Harvard (MA) over Ty Wilcox (5), Oklahoma State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) over Richard 'Rangi' Smart (11), Brigham Young (UT) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) over Robbie Waller (8), Oklahoma — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) over Brad Pike (9), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) over Joey Killar (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Chris Martin (12), Virginia Tech over Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) — Dec 12–10 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steve Blackford (3), Arizona State over Chris Martin (12), Virginia Tech — MD 10–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kirk White (4), Boise State (ID) over Travis Doto (7), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brad Pike (9), Minnesota over Joey Killar (6), Harvard (MA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout