NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2000 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Cael Sanderson, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Cael SandersonISU
  2. 2Vertus JonesWVU
  3. 3Brandon EggumMINN
  4. 4Doug LeeORE
  5. 5Rob RohnLEH
  6. 6Kevin WelshEDIN
  7. 7Cash EdwardsBSU
  8. 8Shawn ScannellRID

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

31 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 15 bouts

    1 byes into the round of 16

    1. Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan over David Potter, Northern Illinois — MD 11–2 · View bout
    2. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — MD 13–3 · View bout
    3. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Adam Schaaf, Millersville (PA) — Fall 3:51 · View bout
    4. Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State over Jeff Knupp, Penn State — Dflt · View bout
    5. Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Regner Jr., Citadel (SC) — MD 13–2 · View bout
    6. Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro over John Christian, Campbell (NC) — Fall 1:32 · View bout
    7. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Jessman Smith, Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) over Kyle Hansen, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    9. Josh States, Buffalo (NY) over Karl Rittger, Brown (RI) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    10. Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield over Tom Ciezki, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
    11. Nate Patrick (5), Illinois over Scott Justus, Virginia Tech — Dec 12–8 · View bout
    12. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan McGrath, Virginia — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    13. Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) over Donovan True, Ohio State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    14. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    15. Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Josh States, Buffalo (NY) — MD 15–4 · View bout
    2. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — TF 21–6 · View bout
    3. Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — Dec 16–9 · View bout
    4. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    5. Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) over Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    6. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    7. Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) over Nate Patrick (5), Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    8. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) — TF 20–5 · View bout
    3. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota — MD 16–5 · View bout
    2. Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia over Doug Lee (6), Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Cael Sanderson (1), Iowa State over Vertus Jones (2), West Virginia — MD 19–6 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Kyle Hansen, Northern Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Jessman Smith, Iowa over Mike Regner Jr., Citadel (SC) — Fall 4:16 · View bout
    3. John Christian, Campbell (NC) over Adam Schaaf, Millersville (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    4. Ryan McGrath, Virginia over David Potter, Northern Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    5. Scott Justus, Virginia Tech over Donovan True, Ohio State — Fall 2:00 · View bout
    6. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Karl Rittger, Brown (RI) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    7. Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) over Jeff Knupp, Penn State — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — Dec 15–8 · View bout
    2. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Nate Patrick (5), Illinois — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    3. Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) over John Christian, Campbell (NC) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    4. Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) over Scott Justus, Virginia Tech — Dec 11–7 · View bout
    5. Jessman Smith, Iowa over Dax Pecaro, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 13–6 · View bout
    6. Josh States, Buffalo (NY) over Tom Ciezki, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 1:56 · View bout
    7. Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — MD 8–0 · View bout
    8. Ryan McGrath, Virginia over Zach Breitenbach, North Carolina State — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Josh States, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. Jessman Smith, Iowa over Andy Hrovat (8), Michigan — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    3. Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield over Jeremy Wilson, Portland State (OR) — Fall 1:50 · View bout
    4. Ryan McGrath, Virginia over Dave Murray (11), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:25 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Daniel Cormier (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 15–10 · View bout
    2. Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) over Jessman Smith, Iowa — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    3. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Lionel Halsey (10), California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    4. Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) over Ryan McGrath, Virginia — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) over Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Doug Lee (6), Oregon over Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Brandon Eggum (4), Minnesota over Doug Lee (6), Oregon — Dec 9–5 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Rob Rohn (9), Lehigh (PA) over Kevin Welsh (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Cash Edwards, Boise State (ID) over Shawn Scannell (12), Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–4 · View bout