NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2002 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Stephen Abas, Fresno State (CA).

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Stephen AbasFresno State (CA)
  2. 2Luke EusticeIOWA
  3. 3Chris FleegerPUR
  4. 4Ben VombaurBoise State (ID)
  5. 5Jason PowellNEB
  6. 6Skyler HolmanOKST
  7. 7Travis LeeCOR
  8. 8Chris RodriguesUNC

Championship

Opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Heath McKim, Air Force (CO) over Marlon Felton, Northern Illinois — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  2. Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield over Rob Rebmann, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  3. Twan Pham (12), Illinois over Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. AJ Grant (10), Michigan over Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) over Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Chris Fleeger (4), Purdue (IN) over George Cintron, North Carolina State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Chris Williams, Michigan State over Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  5. Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) over Willie Harris III, American (DC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  6. Jason Powell (9), Nebraska over Jesse Leng, Ohio State — Fall 4:18 · View bout
  7. Leroy Vega (2), Minnesota over Jared Opfer, Kent State (OH) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  8. Luke Eustice (7), Iowa over Michael Delaney, Oregon State — Fall 6:47 · View bout
  9. Matt Ridings (6), Oklahoma over Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  10. Shaun Williams (8), Oregon over Heath McKim, Air Force (CO) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  11. Shawn Bunch, Edinboro (PA) over Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  12. Skyler Holman (3), Oklahoma State over Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield — MD 14–2 · View bout
  13. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Jose Leon, Boston (MA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  14. Tom Noto, Hofstra (NY) over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  15. Travis Lee (11), Cornell (NY) over Matthew Pitts, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  16. Twan Pham (12), Illinois over Nathan Peterson, Stanford (CA) — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) over Twan Pham (12), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Fleeger (4), Purdue (IN) over Shawn Bunch, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Luke Eustice (7), Iowa over AJ Grant (10), Michigan — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Shaun Williams (8), Oregon over Jason Powell (9), Nebraska — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Skyler Holman (3), Oklahoma State over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  6. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Chris Williams, Michigan State — MD 11–1 · View bout
  7. Tom Noto, Hofstra (NY) over Leroy Vega (2), Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  8. Travis Lee (11), Cornell (NY) over Matt Ridings (6), Oklahoma — Fall 6:52 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Fleeger (4), Purdue (IN) over Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Luke Eustice (7), Iowa over Tom Noto, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  3. Skyler Holman (3), Oklahoma State over Travis Lee (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 12–9 · View bout
  4. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Shaun Williams (8), Oregon — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Luke Eustice (7), Iowa over Skyler Holman (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Chris Fleeger (4), Purdue (IN) — MD 14–5 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Abas (1), Fresno State (CA) over Luke Eustice (7), Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 3 bouts

  1. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Matthew Pitts, Tennessee-Chattanooga — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Marlon Felton, Northern Illinois over Michael Delaney, Oregon State — MD 9–0 · View bout
  3. Rob Rebmann, Drexel (PA) over George Cintron, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina over Rob Rebmann, Drexel (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Heath McKim, Air Force (CO) over Jesse Leng, Ohio State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jose Leon, Boston (MA) over Rocco Mansueto, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 0:39 · View bout
  4. Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) over Jerold Limongelli, Rider (NJ) — Fall 1:31 · View bout
  5. Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania over Jared Opfer, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield over Willie Harris III, American (DC) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  7. Nathan Peterson, Stanford (CA) over Trap McCormack, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  8. Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) over Marlon Felton, Northern Illinois — Fall 4:05 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina over AJ Grant (10), Michigan — Fall 4:25 · View bout
  2. Chris Williams, Michigan State over Mario Stuart, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Heath McKim, Air Force (CO) over Greg Schaefer, Indiana (IN) — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  4. Jason Powell (9), Nebraska over Matt Sanchez, California-Bakersfield — Fall 2:45 · View bout
  5. Leroy Vega (2), Minnesota over Nathan Peterson, Stanford (CA) — Fall 2:25 · View bout
  6. Matt Ridings (6), Oklahoma over Jose Leon, Boston (MA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Shawn Bunch, Edinboro (PA) over Tommy Hoang, Duke (NC) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  8. Twan Pham (12), Illinois over Mason Lenhard, Pennsylvania — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina over Leroy Vega (2), Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jason Powell (9), Nebraska over Chris Williams, Michigan State — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  3. Matt Ridings (6), Oklahoma over Heath McKim, Air Force (CO) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Shawn Bunch, Edinboro (PA) over Twan Pham (12), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) over Matt Ridings (6), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina over Shaun Williams (8), Oregon — Fall 6:59 · View bout
  3. Jason Powell (9), Nebraska over Tom Noto, Hofstra (NY) — Fall 6:16 · View bout
  4. Travis Lee (11), Cornell (NY) over Shawn Bunch, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 12–10 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) over Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Jason Powell (9), Nebraska over Travis Lee (11), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) over Skyler Holman (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Chris Fleeger (4), Purdue (IN) over Jason Powell (9), Nebraska — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chris Fleeger (4), Purdue (IN) over Ben Vombaur (5), Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jason Powell (9), Nebraska over Skyler Holman (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Travis Lee (11), Cornell (NY) over Chris Rodrigues, North Carolina — MD 14–4 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.