NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2002 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Aaron Holker, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Aaron HolkerISU
  2. 2Eric LarkinASU
  3. 3Cedric HaymonCP
  4. 4Robert SessleyOHST
  5. 5Nate ParkerOU
  6. 6Mark ConleyNAVY
  7. 7Chad EriksonMINN
  8. 8Mike ManeyLH

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech over Clint Frease, Brown (RI) — Fall 2:43 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Scott Moore, Penn State — TF 17–0 · View bout
  2. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Mark DiSalvo, Virginia Military — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Chad Caros, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Coyte Cooper (12), Indiana (IN) over Jason Mester, Central Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa over Jon Masa, Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  6. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over Brandon York, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) over Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan — MD 19–8 · View bout
  8. John Giacche, Northwestern (IL) over Rob Becker, George Mason (VA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  9. JP Reese, Missouri over Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  10. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  11. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over Brad Byers, North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  12. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Brad Metzler, Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:57 · View bout
  13. Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) over Darren McLane, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 4:28 · View bout
  14. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Nick Boucher, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  15. Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech over Brian Watson, Oregon — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  16. Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia over Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Coyte Cooper (12), Indiana (IN) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  4. Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa over John Giacche, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  6. JP Reese, Missouri over Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  7. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa — MD 15–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over JP Reese, Missouri — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over Nate Parker, Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Clint Frease, Brown (RI) over Jon Masa, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  2. Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Brandon York, Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Watson, Oregon over Brad Metzler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Chad Caros, Edinboro (PA) over Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan over Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin over Brad Byers, North Carolina — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Jason Mester, Central Michigan over Scott Moore, Penn State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa over Darren McLane, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 4:34 · View bout
  7. Mark DiSalvo, Virginia Military over Nick Boucher, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Rob Becker, George Mason (VA) over Clint Frease, Brown (RI) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan over Coyte Cooper (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) over Jason Mester, Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa over John Giacche, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over Mark DiSalvo, Virginia Military — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) over Rob Becker, George Mason (VA) — Fall 3:42 · View bout
  6. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech over Chad Caros, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia over Brian Watson, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa over Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan — Fall 1:12 · View bout
  2. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) over Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over JP Reese, Missouri — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa — Fall 2:54 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Nate Parker, Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout