NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2003 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Matt Lackey, Illinois.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Matt LackeyILL
  2. 2Troy LettersLEH
  3. 3Jacob VolkmannMINN
  4. 4Matt KingEDIN
  5. 5Tyrone LewisOKST
  6. 6John ClarkOHST
  7. 7Frank EdwardsNAVY
  8. 8Tyron WoodleyMIZZ

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio, Penn State over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    2. Drew Kelly, Northern Iowa over Eric Arbogast, Portland State (OR) — MD 13–3 · View bout
    3. Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) over Noel Thompson (8), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    4. Jacob Volkmann (4), Minnesota over Dustin Kawa, North Carolina State — Dec 13–8 · View bout
    5. Jason Erwinski, Northwestern (IL) over Tom McMath, West Virginia — Dec 9–8 · View bout
    6. John Clark (6), Ohio State over Lee Roper, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 11–1 · View bout
    7. Kevin Carr (12), Central Michigan over Jason Gilligan, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
    8. Levi Prevost (10), Wyoming over Matt Ellis, Oregon State — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    9. Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) over Mike Kulczycki, Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    10. Matt Lackey (1), Illinois over Leighton Brady, Boston (MA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
    11. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Nick Passolano (7), Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
    12. Nick Frost, Arizona State over Jacob Klein (11), Nebraska — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    13. Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) over James O'Connor, North Carolina — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    14. Troy Letters (2), Lehigh (PA) over Ben Baca, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 1:17 · View bout
    15. Tyron Woodley (5), Missouri over Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    16. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 3:25 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Jacob Volkmann (4), Minnesota over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio, Penn State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    2. John Clark (6), Ohio State over Nick Frost, Arizona State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    3. Levi Prevost (10), Wyoming over Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    4. Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) over Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    5. Matt Lackey (1), Illinois over Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    6. Troy Letters (2), Lehigh (PA) over Jason Erwinski, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 2:02 · View bout
    7. Tyron Woodley (5), Missouri over Kevin Carr (12), Central Michigan — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    8. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Drew Kelly, Northern Iowa — Fall 1:26 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Jacob Volkmann (4), Minnesota over Tyron Woodley (5), Missouri — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    2. Matt Lackey (1), Illinois over Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    3. Troy Letters (2), Lehigh (PA) over Levi Prevost (10), Wyoming — MD 11–1 · View bout
    4. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over John Clark (6), Ohio State — Dec 11–5 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Matt Lackey (1), Illinois over Jacob Volkmann (4), Minnesota — Dec 6–3 · View bout
    2. Troy Letters (2), Lehigh (PA) over Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 12–7 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Matt Lackey (1), Illinois over Troy Letters (2), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) over Eric Arbogast, Portland State (OR) — MD 11–3 · View bout
    2. Jacob Klein (11), Nebraska over Lee Roper, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 13–1 · View bout
    3. James O'Connor, North Carolina over Leighton Brady, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    4. Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) over Jason Gilligan, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
    5. Nick Passolano (7), Iowa State over Matt Ellis, Oregon State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    6. Noel Thompson (8), Hofstra (NY) over Mike Kulczycki, Michigan — Dec 16–13 · View bout
    7. Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) over Dustin Kawa, North Carolina State — MD 16–7 · View bout
    8. Tom McMath, West Virginia over Ben Baca, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio, Penn State over Nick Passolano (7), Iowa State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
    2. Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
    3. Jason Erwinski, Northwestern (IL) over Nick Nemeth, Kent State (OH) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    4. Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    5. Nick Frost, Arizona State over James O'Connor, North Carolina — MD 12–4 · View bout
    6. Noel Thompson (8), Hofstra (NY) over Drew Kelly, Northern Iowa — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    7. Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) over Jacob Klein (11), Nebraska — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    8. Tom McMath, West Virginia over Kevin Carr (12), Central Michigan — Dec 2–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio, Penn State over Tom McMath, West Virginia — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    2. Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) over Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    3. Jason Erwinski, Northwestern (IL) over Matt Palmer, Columbia (NY) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    4. Noel Thompson (8), Hofstra (NY) over Nick Frost, Arizona State — Dec 8–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) over Levi Prevost (10), Wyoming — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    2. John Clark (6), Ohio State over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio, Penn State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    3. Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) over Jason Erwinski, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–1 · View bout
    4. Tyron Woodley (5), Missouri over Noel Thompson (8), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. John Clark (6), Ohio State over Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    2. Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) over Tyron Woodley (5), Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jacob Volkmann (4), Minnesota over John Clark (6), Ohio State — Fall 1:29 · View bout
    2. Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) over Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jacob Volkmann (4), Minnesota over Matt King (9), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over John Clark (6), Ohio State — Dec 12–6 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Frank Edwards, Navy (MD) over Tyron Woodley (5), Missouri — Dec 3–0 · View bout