NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2001 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Michael Lightner, Oklahoma.

There is no bracket drawing for this weight yet. Every recorded bout is listed below by round.

Place winners

  1. 1Michael LightnerOU
  2. 2Doug SchwabIOWA
  3. 3Eric LarkinASU
  4. 4Grant HoerrWIS
  5. 5Mark ConleyNAVY
  6. 6Sean GrayVT
  7. 7Robert SessleyOHST
  8. 8Chad EriksonMINN

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Jason DeBruin (6), Hofstra (NY) over Tom Waldron, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Zach Roberson (9), Iowa State over Jeremy Hart, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 13–5 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Chad Erikson (7), Minnesota over Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 1:35 · View bout
  2. Charles Walker (8), Oklahoma State over Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Cory Ace, Edinboro (PA) over Jason DeBruin (6), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  4. Donnie DeFilippis (5), George Mason (VA) over Frankie Edgar, Clarion (PA) — Fall 2:48 · View bout
  5. Doug Schwab (1), Iowa over Mark Conley, Navy (MD) — TF 23–6 · View bout
  6. Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State over Mark Rial, Northern Iowa — MD 14–5 · View bout
  7. Grant Hoerr (11), Wisconsin over Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  8. Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Matt Goldstein, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  9. Michael Lightner (2), Oklahoma over Tony Abbate, Slippery Rock (PA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  10. Mike Castillo, Illinois over Jason Mester (10), Central Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  11. Mike Castillo, Illinois over Andrew Gharst, California-Poly — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  12. Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) over Pat Diaz, James Madison (VA) — Fall 6:27 · View bout
  13. Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) over Mike Settembrino, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  14. Sean Gray (4), Virginia Tech over Robert Sessley, Ohio State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  15. Shane Cunanan, Oregon State over Coyte Cooper, Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  16. Zach Roberson (9), Iowa State over Mark Mansueto, Maryland — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chad Erikson (7), Minnesota over Mike Castillo, Illinois — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Charles Walker (8), Oklahoma State over Zach Roberson (9), Iowa State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Doug Schwab (1), Iowa over Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — TF 22–7 · View bout
  4. Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State over Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  5. Grant Hoerr (11), Wisconsin over Cory Ace, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  6. Michael Lightner (2), Oklahoma over Shane Cunanan, Oregon State — TF 17–2 · View bout
  7. Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) over Donnie DeFilippis (5), George Mason (VA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Sean Gray (4), Virginia Tech over Mike Castillo, Illinois — Dec 11–8 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Doug Schwab (1), Iowa over Charles Walker (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Grant Hoerr (11), Wisconsin over Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Michael Lightner (2), Oklahoma over Chad Erikson (7), Minnesota — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Sean Gray (4), Virginia Tech over Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Schwab (1), Iowa over Sean Gray (4), Virginia Tech — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  2. Michael Lightner (2), Oklahoma over Grant Hoerr (11), Wisconsin — MD 8–0 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Michael Lightner (2), Oklahoma over Doug Schwab (1), Iowa — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Frankie Edgar, Clarion (PA) over Tom Waldron, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Jeremy Hart, Appalachian State (NC) over Jason Mester (10), Central Michigan — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro over Jeremy Hart, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Coyte Cooper, Indiana (IN) over Tony Abbate, Slippery Rock (PA) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) over Jason DeBruin (6), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  4. Mark Conley, Navy (MD) over Matt Goldstein, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Rial, Northern Iowa over Mike Settembrino, Seton Hall (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Pat Diaz, James Madison (VA) over Frankie Edgar, Clarion (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout
  7. Robert Sessley, Ohio State over Andrew Gharst, California-Poly — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  8. Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois over Mark Mansueto, Maryland — MD 15–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Donnie DeFilippis (5), George Mason (VA) over Coyte Cooper, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) over Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  3. Mark Conley, Navy (MD) over Cory Ace, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Mark Rial, Northern Iowa over Zach Roberson (9), Iowa State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Mike Castillo, Illinois over Corey Williams, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  6. Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) over Ryan Egan, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  7. Robert Sessley, Ohio State over Mike Castillo, Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Shane Cunanan, Oregon State over Pat Diaz, James Madison (VA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Mark Conley, Navy (MD) over Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Rial, Northern Iowa over Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Castillo, Illinois over Donnie DeFilippis (5), George Mason (VA) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Robert Sessley, Ohio State over Shane Cunanan, Oregon State — Fall 1:54 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chad Erikson (7), Minnesota over Mark Rial, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State over Mike Castillo, Illinois — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  3. Mark Conley, Navy (MD) over Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Robert Sessley, Ohio State over Charles Walker (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State over Chad Erikson (7), Minnesota — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Conley, Navy (MD) over Robert Sessley, Ohio State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State over Sean Gray (4), Virginia Tech — Dflt · View bout
  2. Grant Hoerr (11), Wisconsin over Mark Conley, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Larkin (3), Arizona State over Grant Hoerr (11), Wisconsin — Dec 8–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Conley, Navy (MD) over Sean Gray (4), Virginia Tech — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Robert Sessley, Ohio State over Chad Erikson (7), Minnesota — Dec 7–6 · View bout