NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2000 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Brad Vering, Nebraska.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Brad VeringNEB
  2. 2Zach ThompsonISU
  3. 3Mark MunozOKST
  4. 4Nick MuzashviliMSU
  5. 5Nick PrestonOHST
  6. 6Ross ThatcherPSU
  7. 7Orville PalmerOU
  8. 8Pat QuirkILL

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 13 bouts

    3 byes into the round of 16

    1. AJ Johnson (12), Edinboro (PA) over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — MD 14–5 · View bout
    2. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Todd Hockenbroch, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:23 · View bout
    4. Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) over Brad Heeter, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    5. Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) over Robert Odell, California-Bakersfield — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    6. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Erik Gladish, Arizona State — TF 16–0 · View bout
    7. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Justin Woodruff, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    8. Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    9. Pat Quirk (11), Illinois over Tony Wieland, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    10. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    11. Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) over Matt Huebner, Northwestern (IL) — MD 15–2 · View bout
    12. Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    13. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Josh Lambrecht, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–3 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    2. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Dan Bednar, Ohio — MD 13–5 · View bout
    3. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Joe Downey, Buffalo (NY) — MD 14–0 · View bout
    4. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    5. Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma over AJ Johnson (12), Edinboro (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
    6. Pat Quirk (11), Illinois over Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    8. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Nick Preston (7), Ohio State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    2. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Pat Quirk (11), Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    4. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State over Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Zach Thompson (4), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 5 bouts

    3 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Todd Palmisano, Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    2. Josh Lambrecht, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Robert Odell, California-Bakersfield — TF 15–0 · View bout
    3. Justin Woodruff, Navy (MD) over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — MD 14–5 · View bout
    4. Matt Huebner, Northwestern (IL) over Tony Wieland, Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    5. Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania over Brad Heeter, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Joe Downey, Buffalo (NY) — Fall 1:32 · View bout
    2. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Matt Huebner, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
    3. Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    4. Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) over Justin Woodruff, Navy (MD) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
    5. Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania over AJ Johnson (12), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    6. Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota over Josh Lambrecht, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 10–2 · View bout
    7. Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) over Todd Hockenbroch, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 5:27 · View bout
    8. Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) over Erik Gladish, Arizona State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania over Elliot Williams, James Madison (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    2. Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota over Dan Stine, Pittsburgh (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
    3. Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
    4. Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) over Dan Bednar, Ohio — MD 12–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Viktor Sveda (8), Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    2. Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma over Rusty Cook (6), Boise State (ID) — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    3. Pat Quirk (11), Illinois over Mike Fickell, Pennsylvania — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    4. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Owen Elzen (10), Minnesota — Dec 11–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Pat Quirk (11), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State over Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nick Preston (7), Ohio State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
    2. Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State over Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nick Muzashvili (3), Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Nick Preston (7), Ohio State over Ross Thatcher (9), Penn State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Orville Palmer (5), Oklahoma over Pat Quirk (11), Illinois — MD 10–2 · View bout