NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2003 NCAA Championships

133 lb

Champion Johnny Thompson, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Johnny ThompsonOKST
  2. 2Ryan LewisMINN
  3. 3Josh MoorePSU
  4. 4Zach RobersonISU
  5. 5Rad MartinezCLAR
  6. 6Cliff MooreIOWA
  7. 7Evan SolaUNC
  8. 8Brandon LauerWVU

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

27 byes into the round of 32

  1. Justin Owens, Lock Haven (PA) over Joe Cristaldi, Drexel (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  2. Mark Jayne (8), Illinois over Bernard Gardner, Army (NY) — MD 16–5 · View bout
  3. Travis Drake, Appalachian State (NC) over Nate Ybarra, California-Poly — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  4. Witt Durden (4), Oklahoma over Rene Hernandez, Purdue (IN) — MD 13–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 15 bouts

1 byes into the round of 16

  1. Brandon Lauer, West Virginia over Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State — Fall 4:21 · View bout
  2. Cliff Moore (2), Iowa over Sean Markey, Citadel (SC) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  3. Evan Sola, North Carolina over Witt Durden (4), Oklahoma — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Jason Cucolo, Sacred Heart (CT) over Mike Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  5. Joey Malia, Nebraska over Anthony Carrizales, Ohio — Dec 15–13 · View bout
  6. Johnny Thompson (1), Oklahoma State over Tom Clum, Wisconsin — MD 8–0 · View bout
  7. Josh Moore (7), Penn State over Jesse Brock, Boise State (ID) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  8. Mark Jayne (8), Illinois over Joe Alexander, Virginia — Fall 6:32 · View bout
  9. Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield over Dave Roberts, Millersville (PA) — Fall 2:58 · View bout
  10. Pat Dowty, Eastern Illinois over Phil Mansueto (11), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  11. Rad Martinez, Clarion (PA) over Jason Harless, Oregon — MD 9–0 · View bout
  12. Ryan Lewis (3), Minnesota over Justin Owens, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  13. Sam Hiatt, Northern Illinois over Ricky LaForge (10), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  14. Shawn Bunch (9), Edinboro (PA) over Alejandro Alvarez, Cornell (NY) — Dec 14–11 · View bout
  15. Travis Drake, Appalachian State (NC) over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Lauer, West Virginia over Jason Cucolo, Sacred Heart (CT) — Fall 2:19 · View bout
  2. Cliff Moore (2), Iowa over Travis Drake, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Johnny Thompson (1), Oklahoma State over Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:01 · View bout
  4. Josh Moore (7), Penn State over Sam Hiatt, Northern Illinois — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Mark Jayne (8), Illinois over Shawn Bunch (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Pat Garcia, Northern Iowa over Pat Dowty, Eastern Illinois — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  7. Rad Martinez, Clarion (PA) over Evan Sola, North Carolina — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  8. Ryan Lewis (3), Minnesota over Joey Malia, Nebraska — Fall 5:32 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Cliff Moore (2), Iowa over Josh Moore (7), Penn State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Johnny Thompson (1), Oklahoma State over Mark Jayne (8), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Rad Martinez, Clarion (PA) over Brandon Lauer, West Virginia — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Ryan Lewis (3), Minnesota over Pat Garcia, Northern Iowa — Fall 0:36 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Johnny Thompson (1), Oklahoma State over Rad Martinez, Clarion (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Ryan Lewis (3), Minnesota over Cliff Moore (2), Iowa — MD 13–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Johnny Thompson (1), Oklahoma State over Ryan Lewis (3), Minnesota — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Jesse Brock, Boise State (ID) over Bernard Gardner, Army (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Nate Ybarra, California-Poly over Dave Roberts, Millersville (PA) — MD 21–7 · View bout
  3. Rene Hernandez, Purdue (IN) over Justin Owens, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  4. Witt Durden (4), Oklahoma over Joe Cristaldi, Drexel (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 7 bouts

1 byes into the consolation round 2

  1. Alejandro Alvarez, Cornell (NY) over Joe Alexander, Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) over Sean Markey, Citadel (SC) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  3. Jesse Brock, Boise State (ID) over Ricky LaForge (10), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Rene Hernandez, Purdue (IN) over Anthony Carrizales, Ohio — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  5. Tom Clum, Wisconsin over Nate Ybarra, California-Poly — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  6. Witt Durden (4), Oklahoma over Jason Harless, Oregon — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State over Mike Simpson (12), Arizona State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Evan Sola, North Carolina over Jesse Brock, Boise State (ID) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) over Jason Cucolo, Sacred Heart (CT) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Joey Malia, Nebraska over Alejandro Alvarez, Cornell (NY) — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  4. Phil Mansueto (11), Cleveland State (OH) over Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Rene Hernandez, Purdue (IN) over Shawn Bunch (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Tom Clum, Wisconsin over Pat Dowty, Eastern Illinois — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  7. Witt Durden (4), Oklahoma over Sam Hiatt, Northern Illinois — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State over Travis Drake, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 9–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Evan Sola, North Carolina over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  2. Phil Mansueto (11), Cleveland State (OH) over Rene Hernandez, Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Tom Clum, Wisconsin over Joey Malia, Nebraska — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State over Witt Durden (4), Oklahoma — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Lauer, West Virginia over Tom Clum, Wisconsin — Dec 15–13 · View bout
  2. Evan Sola, North Carolina over Pat Garcia, Northern Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Josh Moore (7), Penn State over Phil Mansueto (11), Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 0:30 · View bout
  4. Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State over Mark Jayne (8), Illinois — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Moore (7), Penn State over Evan Sola, North Carolina — Fall 1:05 · View bout
  2. Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State over Brandon Lauer, West Virginia — TF 16–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Josh Moore (7), Penn State over Rad Martinez, Clarion (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State over Cliff Moore (2), Iowa — Dec 14–8 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Josh Moore (7), Penn State over Zach Roberson (5), Iowa State — MD 13–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rad Martinez, Clarion (PA) over Cliff Moore (2), Iowa — Dec 4–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Evan Sola, North Carolina over Brandon Lauer, West Virginia — Dec 4–0 · View bout