NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2002 NCAA Championships

141 lb

Champion Aaron Holker, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Aaron HolkerISU
  2. 2Eric LarkinASU
  3. 3Cedric HaymonCP
  4. 4Robert SessleyOHST
  5. 5Nate ParkerOU
  6. 6Mark ConleyNAVY
  7. 7Chad EriksonMINN
  8. 8Mike ManeyLH

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech over Clint Frease, Brown (RI) — Fall 2:43 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Scott Moore, Penn State — TF 17–0 · View bout
  2. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Mark DiSalvo, Virginia Military — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Chad Caros, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Coyte Cooper (12), Indiana (IN) over Jason Mester, Central Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa over Jon Masa, Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  6. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over Brandon York, Maryland — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) over Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan — MD 19–8 · View bout
  8. John Giacche, Northwestern (IL) over Rob Becker, George Mason (VA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  9. JP Reese, Missouri over Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa — MD 14–4 · View bout
  10. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  11. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over Brad Byers, North Carolina — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  12. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Brad Metzler, Stanford (CA) — Fall 0:57 · View bout
  13. Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) over Darren McLane, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 4:28 · View bout
  14. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Nick Boucher, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  15. Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech over Brian Watson, Oregon — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  16. Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia over Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Coyte Cooper (12), Indiana (IN) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  3. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia — Fall 6:52 · View bout
  4. Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa over John Giacche, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  6. JP Reese, Missouri over Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  7. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa — MD 15–2 · View bout
  2. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over JP Reese, Missouri — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) over Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  4. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State over Nate Parker, Oklahoma — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Aaron Holker (5), Iowa State over Eric Larkin (2), Arizona State — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Clint Frease, Brown (RI) over Jon Masa, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 12–10 · View bout
  2. Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga over Brandon York, Maryland — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brian Watson, Oregon over Brad Metzler, Stanford (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Chad Caros, Edinboro (PA) over Ralph Lopez, Fresno State (CA) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  3. Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan over Jared Sullivan, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  4. Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin over Brad Byers, North Carolina — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Jason Mester, Central Michigan over Scott Moore, Penn State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  6. Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa over Darren McLane, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 4:34 · View bout
  7. Mark DiSalvo, Virginia Military over Nick Boucher, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Rob Becker, George Mason (VA) over Clint Frease, Brown (RI) — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan over Coyte Cooper (12), Indiana (IN) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) over Jason Mester, Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa over John Giacche, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over Mark DiSalvo, Virginia Military — MD 8–0 · View bout
  5. Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) over Rob Becker, George Mason (VA) — Fall 3:42 · View bout
  6. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Grant Hoerr, Wisconsin — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech over Chad Caros, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  8. Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia over Brian Watson, Oregon — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa over Darnell Ruffin, Eastern Michigan — Fall 1:12 · View bout
  2. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over Shane Cunanan (9), West Virginia — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) over Gabe Vigil, Boise State (ID) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Sean Gray (3), Virginia Tech — Dec 12–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Luke Moffitt (7), Iowa — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Phillip Simpson (10), Army (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) over JP Reese, Missouri — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Dylan Long (4), Northern Iowa — Fall 2:54 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota — Dec 9–6 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State over Nate Parker, Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Cedric Haymon (6), California-Poly over Robert Sessley (11), Ohio State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Nate Parker, Oklahoma over Mark Conley (1), Navy (MD) — Dec 8–5 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Chad Erikson (8), Minnesota over Mike Maney, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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