NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2001 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Stephen Abas, Fresno State (CA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Stephen AbasFS
  2. 2Jody StrittmatterIOWA
  3. 3Leroy VegaMINN
  4. 4AJ GrantMICH
  5. 5Mario StuartLEH
  6. 6Matt BrownOKST
  7. 7Chris WilliamsMSU
  8. 8Ruben DeLeonCSUB

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

29 byes into the round of 32

  1. Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa over Nathan Navarro, Oregon State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:44 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan over Jose Leon, Boston (MA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  2. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) over Chris Williams (7), Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over John Fasana, Portland State (OR) — Fall 5:17 · View bout
  6. Josh Moore, Penn State over George Cintron, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Justin Spates, Missouri over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — MD 15–3 · View bout
  8. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa — MD 13–5 · View bout
  9. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Tom Noto (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  10. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Rich Caisse II, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  11. Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma over Shaun Williams, Oregon — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  12. Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield over Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  13. Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois over Omar Porratta, Millersville (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  14. Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) over Kore Sharpley, Ohio State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  15. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Jacob Gray, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 4:38 · View bout
  16. Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) over Jason Powell (4), Nebraska — Fall 6:43 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan over Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over Josh Moore, Penn State — MD 11–0 · View bout
  4. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Justin Spates, Missouri — MD 15–6 · View bout
  5. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma — Dec 12–11 · View bout
  6. Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield over Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  7. Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois over Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over AJ Grant (10), Michigan — MD 12–0 · View bout
  2. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan — MD 17–9 · View bout
  4. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa over Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) — TF 20–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Jody Strittmatter (2), Iowa — Dec 13–10 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Nathan Navarro, Oregon State over Jason Powell (4), Nebraska — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) over Jacob Gray, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  2. Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. John Fasana, Portland State (OR) over George Cintron, North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Nathan Navarro, Oregon State over Jose Leon, Boston (MA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Rich Caisse II, Appalachian State (NC) over Omar Porratta, Millersville (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) over Eric Dunmire, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  7. Shaun Williams, Oregon over Tom Noto (12), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  8. Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) over Kore Sharpley, Ohio State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) over Sean Shea, George Mason (VA) — Fall 6:51 · View bout
  2. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Josh Moore, Penn State over Shaun Williams, Oregon — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  4. Justin Spates, Missouri over Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  5. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  6. Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma over John Fasana, Portland State (OR) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  7. Nathan Navarro, Oregon State over Brent Thompson, Kent State (OH) — Fall 1:40 · View bout
  8. Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) over Rich Caisse II, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Matt Ridings (5), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Josh Moore, Penn State over Nathan Navarro, Oregon State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Justin Spates, Missouri — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  4. Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) over Ben Vombaur (8), Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Shawn Amistade, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Ryan Escobar (11), Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Ahmad Sanders, Central Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield over Josh Moore, Penn State — Fall 4:43 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Chris Williams (7), Michigan State — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State over Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 2:10 · View bout
  2. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Leroy Vega (3), Minnesota over AJ Grant (10), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Matt Brown (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Williams (7), Michigan State over Ruben DeLeon (9), California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–5 · View bout