NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2002 NCAA Championships

285 lb

Champion Tommy Rowlands, Ohio State.

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

Place winners

  1. 1Tommy RowlandsOHST
  2. 2Steve MoccoIOWA
  3. 3John LockhartILL
  4. 4Jake VercelliPUR
  5. 5Steven 'Garrett' LowneyMINN
  6. 6Paul HynekUNI
  7. 7Dawid RechulHARV
  8. 8Kevin HoyAF

Championship

Round of 32 · 14 bouts

  1. Adrian Thompson, Howard (DC) over Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  2. Boe Rushton, Boise State (ID) over Craig Teftt, Binghamton (NY) — Fall 1:52 · View bout
  3. Bronson Lingamfelter, Brown (RI) over Matt Brink, Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Jake Vercelli (6), Purdue (IN) over Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State over Jacob Lininger, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Eric Webb, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. John Testa (12), Clarion (PA) over Steve Kovach, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Kellan Fluckinger (10), Arizona State over Jack Leffler, Central Michigan — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  9. Leonce Crump (3), Oklahoma over Ryan Kehler, West Virginia — MD 12–0 · View bout
  10. Matt Feast, Pennsylvania over Matt Kenny, North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Pat Cummins, Penn State over Mike Carroll, Drexel (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  12. Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa over Ryan Painter, Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Steve Mocco (2), Iowa over Greg Forbes, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 2:18 · View bout
  14. Tommy Rowlands (1), Ohio State over Mark Knauer, Iowa State — Fall 4:31 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Jake Vercelli (6), Purdue (IN) over James Huml (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. John Testa (12), Clarion (PA) over John Lockhart (5), Illinois — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  3. Kellan Fluckinger (10), Arizona State over Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Leonce Crump (3), Oklahoma over Bronson Lingamfelter, Brown (RI) — Fall 4:39 · View bout
  5. Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa over Adrian Thompson, Howard (DC) — Fall 0:47 · View bout
  6. Steve Mocco (2), Iowa over Matt Feast, Pennsylvania — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Steven 'Garrett' Lowney (4), Minnesota over Boe Rushton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  8. Tommy Rowlands (1), Ohio State over Pat Cummins, Penn State — MD 14–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Jake Vercelli (6), Purdue (IN) over Leonce Crump (3), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Steve Mocco (2), Iowa over Kellan Fluckinger (10), Arizona State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Steven 'Garrett' Lowney (4), Minnesota over John Testa (12), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Tommy Rowlands (1), Ohio State over Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Steve Mocco (2), Iowa over Jake Vercelli (6), Purdue (IN) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Tommy Rowlands (1), Ohio State over Steven 'Garrett' Lowney (4), Minnesota — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Tommy Rowlands (1), Ohio State over Steve Mocco (2), Iowa — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 6 bouts

  1. Jack Leffler, Central Michigan over Jacob Lininger, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) over Ryan Painter, Virginia — MD 12–1 · View bout
  3. Mark Knauer, Iowa State over Mike Carroll, Drexel (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Matt Kenny, North Carolina over Greg Forbes, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  5. Ryan Kehler, West Virginia over Matt Brink, Michigan — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Steve Kovach, Navy (MD) over Eric Webb, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Boe Rushton, Boise State (ID) over Jack Leffler, Central Michigan — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) over Pat Cummins, Penn State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State over Craig Teftt, Binghamton (NY) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  4. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Matt Kenny, North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  5. Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) over Bronson Lingamfelter, Brown (RI) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  6. Mark Knauer, Iowa State over James Huml (11), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Ryan Kehler, West Virginia over Adrian Thompson, Howard (DC) — Fall 1:01 · View bout
  8. Steve Kovach, Navy (MD) over Matt Feast, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) over Ryan Kehler, West Virginia — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Boe Rushton, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) over Mark Knauer, Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Steve Kovach, Navy (MD) over Jason Cooley (7), Oregon State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) over Kellan Fluckinger (10), Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Leonce Crump (3), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout
  3. Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) over John Testa (12), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa over Steve Kovach, Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa over Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jake Vercelli (6), Purdue (IN) over Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Steven 'Garrett' Lowney (4), Minnesota — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. John Lockhart (5), Illinois over Jake Vercelli (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Steven 'Garrett' Lowney (4), Minnesota over Paul Hynek (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Dawid Rechul, Harvard (MA) over Kevin Hoy (8), Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–5 · View bout