NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2001 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Adam Tirapelle, Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Adam TirapelleILL
  2. 2Dave EspositoLEH
  3. 3Mike ZadickIOWA
  4. 4Jared FrayerOU
  5. 5JaMarr BillmanLH
  6. 6Jared LawrenceMINN
  7. 7Mike KulczyckiMICH
  8. 8Eric SchmiesingHOF

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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. Adam Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Malik Elliott, Boston (MA) — MD 12–3 · View bout
    2. Cedric Haymon (12), California-Poly over Tommy Davis, North Carolina State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    3. Collin Robertson, Boise State (ID) over Marc Hoffer (8), American (DC) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    4. Dave Esposito (4), Lehigh (PA) over Bill Maldonado, Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    5. Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) over Dom Surra, Clarion (PA) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    6. JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) over Nate Wachter, Penn State — TF 24–9 · View bout
    7. Jared Frayer, Oklahoma over George Carter, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    8. Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota over Adam Britt, Virginia Military — MD 13–4 · View bout
    9. Joe Henson, Pennsylvania over Erick Glass, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
    10. Keaton Anderson (10), Ohio State over Tony Overstake, Oregon — MD 11–3 · View bout
    11. Mike Kulczycki (11), Michigan over Jesse Jantzen, Harvard (MA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    12. Mike Zadick, Iowa over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — MD 26–12 · View bout
    13. Reggie Wright (1), Oklahoma State over Dana Holland, Arizona State — MD 9–1 · View bout
    14. Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Karl Nadolsky, Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    15. Ty Morgan, Central Michigan over Adrian Austin, George Mason (VA) — MD 15–6 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Adam Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Ty Morgan, Central Michigan — MD 11–2 · View bout
    2. Cedric Haymon (12), California-Poly over Collin Robertson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Dave Esposito (4), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Henson, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    4. JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) over Keaton Anderson (10), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    5. Jared Frayer, Oklahoma over JohnMark Bentley (9), North Carolina — Dec 7–0 · View bout
    6. Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota over Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
    7. Mike Kulczycki (11), Michigan over Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    8. Mike Zadick, Iowa over Reggie Wright (1), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–6 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Adam Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Mike Kulczycki (11), Michigan — Fall 1:55 · View bout
    2. Dave Esposito (4), Lehigh (PA) over Cedric Haymon (12), California-Poly — MD 10–2 · View bout
    3. Jared Frayer, Oklahoma over Mike Zadick, Iowa — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    4. Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota over JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Adam Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. Dave Esposito (4), Lehigh (PA) over Jared Frayer, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Adam Tirapelle (3), Illinois over Dave Esposito (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

    1 byes into the consolation round 2

    1. Bill Maldonado, Iowa State over Erick Glass, Duquesne (PA) — TF 21–6 · View bout
    2. Dana Holland, Arizona State over Scott Frohardt, Air Force (CO) — Fall 2:07 · View bout
    3. Jesse Jantzen, Harvard (MA) over Dom Surra, Clarion (PA) — Fall 1:26 · View bout
    4. Karl Nadolsky, Michigan State over Adam Britt, Virginia Military — Dec 9–3 · View bout
    5. Malik Elliott, Boston (MA) over Adrian Austin, George Mason (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    6. Nate Wachter, Penn State over Tony Overstake, Oregon — Dec 9–4 · View bout
    7. Tommy Davis, North Carolina State over Marc Hoffer (8), American (DC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Maldonado, Iowa State over Keaton Anderson (10), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    2. Collin Robertson, Boise State (ID) over Karl Nadolsky, Michigan State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    3. Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) over Dana Holland, Arizona State — Fall 6:25 · View bout
    4. George Carter, Bloomsburg (PA) over Ty Morgan, Central Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    5. JohnMark Bentley (9), North Carolina over Malik Elliott, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    6. Nate Wachter, Penn State over Joe Henson, Pennsylvania — MD 13–4 · View bout
    7. Reggie Wright (1), Oklahoma State over Jesse Jantzen, Harvard (MA) — MD 14–6 · View bout
    8. Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) over Tommy Davis, North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Bill Maldonado, Iowa State over Ryan Shapert, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 8:23 · View bout
    2. Collin Robertson, Boise State (ID) over Nate Wachter, Penn State — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    3. Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) over George Carter, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    4. Reggie Wright (1), Oklahoma State over JohnMark Bentley (9), North Carolina — Dec 5–0 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) over Cedric Haymon (12), California-Poly — Dec 6–0 · View bout
    2. JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) over Reggie Wright (1), Oklahoma State — Fall 1:49 · View bout
    3. Mike Kulczycki (11), Michigan over Collin Robertson, Boise State (ID) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
    4. Mike Zadick, Iowa over Bill Maldonado, Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Kulczycki (11), Michigan — Dec 13–11 · View bout
    2. Mike Zadick, Iowa over Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jared Frayer, Oklahoma over JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
    2. Mike Zadick, Iowa over Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota — MD 17–5 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Zadick, Iowa over Jared Frayer, Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. JaMarr Billman (7), Lock Haven (PA) over Jared Lawrence (2), Minnesota — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Mike Kulczycki (11), Michigan over Eric Schmiesing (6), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–5 · View bout