NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2003 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Damion Hahn, Minnesota.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Damion HahnMINN
  2. 2Jon TrengeLEH
  3. 3Muhammed 'Mo' LawalOKST
  4. 4Sean StenderUNI
  5. 5Justin RuizNEB
  6. 6Chris SkretkowiczHOF
  7. 7Kyle SmithMICH
  8. 8Marcio BotelhoFS

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. KC Walsh, Boise State (ID) over Greg Sawyer, Rider (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Matt Greenberg (11), Cornell (NY) over Brett Faustman, Central Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Anthony Reynolds (8), Sacred Heart (CT) over Steve 'Stipe' Miocic, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Anton Talamantes, Ohio State over David Shunamon (5), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Chris Skretkowicz (4), Hofstra (NY) over Ryan Cummins, Penn State — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Damion Hahn (6), Minnesota over Ryan McGrath, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  5. Dante Stone, Missouri over Matt Greenberg (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. David Schenk, California-Poly over Paul Velekei, Pennsylvania — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  7. Jon Trenge (1), Lehigh (PA) over KC Walsh, Boise State (ID) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  8. Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska over Lee Kraemer, Wisconsin — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  9. Kyle Smith (9), Michigan over Kevin Kessner, Wyoming — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  10. Morgan Horner (12), Lock Haven (PA) over David Dashiell, North Carolina — MD 9–1 · View bout
  11. Muhammed 'Mo' Lawal (2), Oklahoma State over Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  12. Nik Fekete (7), Michigan State over Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  13. Ryan Bader, Arizona State over Adam Schaaf, Millersville (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  14. Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa over Landon Seefeldt, California-Fullerton — MD 13–1 · View bout
  15. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Josh Carroll, Appalachian State (NC) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  16. Tyrone Byrd, Illinois over Chris Jones, Drexel (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Skretkowicz (4), Hofstra (NY) over David Schenk, California-Poly — MD 13–1 · View bout
  2. Damion Hahn (6), Minnesota over Dante Stone, Missouri — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Jon Trenge (1), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan Bader, Arizona State — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Kyle Smith (9), Michigan over Anthony Reynolds (8), Sacred Heart (CT) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  5. Morgan Horner (12), Lock Haven (PA) over Anton Talamantes, Ohio State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  6. Muhammed 'Mo' Lawal (2), Oklahoma State over Tyrone Byrd, Illinois — MD 13–3 · View bout
  7. Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa over Nik Fekete (7), Michigan State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  8. Tom Grossman, Oklahoma over Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Skretkowicz (4), Hofstra (NY) over Morgan Horner (12), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 14–8 · View bout
  2. Damion Hahn (6), Minnesota over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — Dec 14–2 · View bout
  3. Jon Trenge (1), Lehigh (PA) over Kyle Smith (9), Michigan — Fall 6:55 · View bout
  4. Muhammed 'Mo' Lawal (2), Oklahoma State over Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Damion Hahn (6), Minnesota over Muhammed 'Mo' Lawal (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jon Trenge (1), Lehigh (PA) over Chris Skretkowicz (4), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Damion Hahn (6), Minnesota over Jon Trenge (1), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Brett Faustman, Central Michigan over David Dashiell, North Carolina — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Greg Sawyer, Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. David Shunamon (5), Edinboro (PA) over Brett Faustman, Central Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Chris Jones, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. KC Walsh, Boise State (ID) over Adam Schaaf, Millersville (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Kevin Kessner, Wyoming over Steve 'Stipe' Miocic, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  5. Lee Kraemer, Wisconsin over Josh Carroll, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  6. Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) over Landon Seefeldt, California-Fullerton — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  7. Matt Greenberg (11), Cornell (NY) over Ryan McGrath, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Paul Velekei, Pennsylvania over Ryan Cummins, Penn State — Dec 11–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Dante Stone, Missouri over KC Walsh, Boise State (ID) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  2. David Shunamon (5), Edinboro (PA) over Tyrone Byrd, Illinois — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) over Anton Talamantes, Ohio State — Dflt · View bout
  4. Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska over Kevin Kessner, Wyoming — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Lee Kraemer, Wisconsin over Anthony Reynolds (8), Sacred Heart (CT) — Fall 2:37 · View bout
  6. Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) over David Schenk, California-Poly — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  7. Matt Greenberg (11), Cornell (NY) over Ryan Bader, Arizona State — MD 14–1 · View bout
  8. Nik Fekete (7), Michigan State over Paul Velekei, Pennsylvania — Dec 10–3 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska over Dante Stone, Missouri — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) over Eric Mausser, Clarion (PA) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Matt Greenberg (11), Cornell (NY) over Lee Kraemer, Wisconsin — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Nik Fekete (7), Michigan State over David Shunamon (5), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska over Morgan Horner (12), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Kyle Smith (9), Michigan over Nik Fekete (7), Michigan State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  3. Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) over Tom Grossman, Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa over Matt Greenberg (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska over Kyle Smith (9), Michigan — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa over Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 1:23 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Muhammed 'Mo' Lawal (2), Oklahoma State over Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa over Chris Skretkowicz (4), Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Muhammed 'Mo' Lawal (2), Oklahoma State over Sean Stender (10), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Justin Ruiz (3), Nebraska over Chris Skretkowicz (4), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Smith (9), Michigan over Marcio Botelho, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 2:32 · View bout