Northwestern University Athletics
Championship Final Results From Midlands 2000
12/30/2000 12:00:00 AM | Wrestling
Dec. 30, 2000
EVANSTON, Ill. - Individual results in the championship bracket of the Midlands 2000 Championship, held December 29-30 at Welsh-Ryan Arena at Northwestern University.
125 Pounds
1st Place - #1 Jody Strittmatter (Iowa-Un) dec. #2 Leroy Vega (Minn.), 12-4
3rd Place - #6 Nathan Navaro (Oregon St.) dec. #5 Chris Williams (Mich. St.), 9-3
5th Place - Luke Eustice (Iowa-UN) dec. Tom Noto (Hofstra), 8-3
7th Place - #8 Ahmad Sanders (Central Mich.) dec. #3 Ryan Escobar (Illinois), 4-2
133 Pounds
1st Place - #6 Cody Sanderson (Sunkist Kids WC) dec. #5 Brett. Lawrence (Minn.), 2-1
3rd Place - #3 Roman Fleszar (Hofstra) dec. #2 Pat McNamara (Mich. St.), 7-4
5th Place - #4 Matt Azevedo (Iowa St.) med def. #1 Teague Moore (Sunkist Kids WC)
7th Place - #9 Jeff Ratliff (Ohio St.) dec. Chad Hay (Illinois-UN), 4-0
141 Pounds
1st Place - #1 Doug Schwab (Iowa-Un) dec. #6 Donnie DeFilippis (George Mason), 16-6
3rd Place - #5 Jason DeBruin (Hofstra) dec. #7 Matt Goldstein (Lehigh-UN), 2-1 TB
5th Place - Robert Sessley (Ohio St.) dec. #3 Mike Castillo (Mich. St.), 5-3
7th Place - Darek Phillips (Central Mich.) dec. #2 Florean Ghinea (Montclair St.), 2-1
149 Pounds
1st Place - #4 Jared Lawrence (Minn,) dec. #2 Dave Esposito (Lehigh), 6-3
3rd Place - #3 Eric Schmiesing (Hofstra) dec. #7 Billy Maldonado (Iowa St.), 7-5
5th Place - Mike Mendoza (Schultz WC) med def. Malik Elliot (Boston Univ.)
7th Place - Ty Morgan (Central Mich.) dec. Jon Forster (Rutgers), 6-3
157 Pounds
1st Place - #1 Chris Bono (Sunkist Kids WC) dec. #3 Yoshi Nakamura (Penn), 3-1
3rd Place - #4 Luke Becker (Minn.) dec. #5 Cole Sanderson (Iowa St.), 9-4
5th Place - #10 Leo Urbanelli (Cornell) med def. #2 Gerry Abas (Fresno St.)
7th Place - #6 Eric Jorgensen (Oregon St.) dec. Griff Powell (Illinois), 3-1
165 Pounds
1st Place - #1 Joe Heskett (Iowa St.) dec. #3 Brad Pike (Minn.), 4-0
3rd Place - #2 Steve Blackford (Ariz. St.) dec. Matt Anderson (Iowa-UN), 6-0
5th Place - #10 Ben Shirk (Iowa-UN) dec. #4 Matt Lackey (Illinois), 5-3
7th Place - #9 Clint Wattenberg (Cornell) dec. #6 Chris Vitale (Lehigh), 6-5
174 Pounds
1st Place - #1 Joe Williams (Hawkeye WC) TF. Michael Feeney (Eastern Mich.), 25-9
3rd Place - #3 Nathan Coy (Oregon St.) dec. #2 Perry Parks (Iowa St.), 10-8
5th Place - #4 Matt Kraft (Minn.) WBF. Greg Parker (Princeton), 1:56
7th Place - Ryan Lange (Purdue) dec. Ryan Hieber (Ohio St.), 3-2
184 Pounds
1st Place - #1 Cael Sanderson (Iowa St.) dec. #2 Nate Patrick (Illinois), 14-7
3rd Place - #3 Damion Hahn (Minn.) dec. #5 Victor Sveda (Indiana), 5-3
5th Place - #6 Doug Lee (Oregon) dec. RD Purcell (Ariz. St.), 9-2
7th Place - #7 Rob Rohn (Lehigh) dec. #8 Francis Volpe (Harvard), 6-2
197 Pounds
1st Place - #3 Lee Fullhart (Hawkeye WC) default #1 Tim Hartung (Minn. Storm)
3rd Place - #7 Chael Sonnen (Oregon) dec. #5 Zach Thompson (Iowa St.), 4-2
5th Place - #6 Jon Trenge (Lehigh) dec. #4 Nick Preston (Ohio St.), 3-1
7th Place - #2 Pat Quirk (Illinois) dec. Richard Paulikonis (Lassen College), 3-1
Heavyweight
1st Place - #1 Steve Neal (Schultz WC) WBF #7 Chad Lamer (Hawkeye WC), 3:25
3rd Place - #3 Tommy Rowlands (Ohio State) med def. #2 Mitch Clark (Ohio Int. WC-UN)
5th Place - Billy Blunt (Fresno St.) default #5 Ryan Kehlar (West Virginia)
7th Place - Eric Webb (Oregon) dec. #8 Jason Cooley (Oregon State), 4-3
TEAM SCORES
1. Minnesota -- 144.0
2. Iowa State -- 133.0
3. Hawkeye WC -- 74.0
4. Hofstra -- 71.0
5. Ohio State -- 66.0
6. Illinois -- 61.0
7. Sunkist Kids WC -- 58.0
8. Michigan State -- 56.0
9. Oregon State -- 55.5
10. Arizona State -- 53.0
Oregon -- 53.0
12. Schultz WC -- 52.5
13. Central Michigan -- 43.5
14. West Virginia -- 39.5
15. Indiana -- 38.5
Pennsylvania -- 38.5
17. Fresno State -- 25.0
George Mason -- 25.0
19. Cornell -- 24.5
Princeton -- 24.5
Others: Purdue 24.0, Montclair St. 22.5, Cal. St.-Bakersfield 20.0, Minnesota Storm WC 20.0, Eastern Mich. 19.0, Northwestern 19.0, Northern Illinois 17.5, Lassen College 17.0, Boston University 13.5, Harvard 10.5, Rutgers 10.5, Wildcat WC 8.5, Chicago 8.0, Cleveland State 8.0, Pittsburgh 7.5, VMI 6.0, San Francisco State 5.5, Navy 5.0, Old Dominion 4.0, Citadel 3.5, Eastern Illinois 3.5, Slippery Rock 3.5, Ultimate WC 3.5, Stanford 3.0, Air Force 2.0, Rider 2.0, Augustana 1.5, UNC-Greensboro 1.5, American 1.0, Anderson College 1.0, Lincoln 0.0, MacMurray 0.0, Maranatha 0.0, Triton 0.0.
