NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2001 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Mark Munoz, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Mark MunozOKST
  2. 2Pat QuirkILL
  3. 3Owen ElzenMINN
  4. 4Rusty CookBSU
  5. 5Mike FickellPENN
  6. 6David ShunamonEDIN
  7. 7Brad VeringNEB
  8. 8Nik FeketeMSU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over David Tyner, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 17–5 · View bout
  2. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Greg Eynon, Millersville (PA) — MD 10–0 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton over Ryan Pallinger, American (DC) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Leonard Bridgeforth, Delaware State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Brett Faustman, Central Michigan over Chris Jones, Drexel (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Craig Rumsey, Wyoming over Chael Sonnen (6), Oregon — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  5. David Sandberg, Pittsburgh (PA) over Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) — Fall 6:57 · View bout
  6. Jason Payne, Northern Iowa over Zach Breitenbach (10), North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Joe DeGain (12), Michigan over Avery Zerkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  8. Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — MD 9–1 · View bout
  9. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nik Fekete, Michigan State — MD 14–6 · View bout
  10. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over Dan Bednar, Ohio — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Nick Preston (9), Ohio State over David Schenk, California-Poly — MD 11–3 · View bout
  12. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) — Fall 5:49 · View bout
  13. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  14. Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) over Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  15. Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  16. Waymon May (8), Oklahoma over Pete Mielnik, Penn State — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton over David Sandberg, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  3. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Brett Faustman, Central Michigan — TF 21–6 · View bout
  4. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over Craig Rumsey, Wyoming — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Nick Preston (9), Ohio State over Waymon May (8), Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Joe DeGain (12), Michigan — MD 10–1 · View bout
  7. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over Jason Payne, Northern Iowa — MD 14–6 · View bout
  8. Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) over Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Nick Preston (9), Ohio State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 16–10 · View bout
  3. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over Brad Vering (2), Nebraska — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota — Dec 13–9 · View bout
  2. Pat Quirk (7), Illinois over Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Mark Munoz (1), Oklahoma State over Pat Quirk (7), Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Greg Eynon, Millersville (PA) over Chael Sonnen (6), Oregon — Fall 2:26 · View bout
  2. Pete Mielnik, Penn State over David Tyner, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Leonard Bridgeforth, Delaware State — Fall 1:46 · View bout
  2. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Greg Eynon, Millersville (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Zach Breitenbach (10), North Carolina State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Avery Zerkle, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Chris Jones, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Pete Mielnik, Penn State over David Schenk, California-Poly — MD 15–6 · View bout
  7. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Ryan Pallinger, American (DC) — Fall 3:55 · View bout
  8. Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State over Clint Osborn, North Carolina — MD 21–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) over Joe DeGain (12), Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Dan Bednar, Ohio over Brett Faustman, Central Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over David Sandberg, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Ty Matthews, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  5. Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) over Pete Mielnik, Penn State — Fall 5:58 · View bout
  6. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Craig Rumsey, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  7. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Jason Payne, Northern Iowa — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  8. Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State over Waymon May (8), Oklahoma — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Corey Anderson, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Jon Bush, Purdue (IN) — Dec 11–8 · View bout
  3. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State over Dan Bednar, Ohio — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Zach Thompson (3), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Rick Romero, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Nik Fekete, Michigan State over Babak Nejadmaghaddam, California-Fullerton — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Nick Preston (9), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) over Brad Vering (2), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Nik Fekete, Michigan State — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) over Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Owen Elzen (5), Minnesota over Rusty Cook (4), Boise State (ID) — Fall 3:59 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mike Fickell (11), Pennsylvania over David Shunamon, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brad Vering (2), Nebraska over Nik Fekete, Michigan State — Dec 14–8 · View bout