NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2002 NCAA Championships

165 lb

Champion Joe Heskett, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Joe HeskettISU
  2. 2Matt LackeyILL
  3. 3Tyrone LewisOKST
  4. 4Eugene HarrisOregon
  5. 5Mark FeeAPP
  6. 6Robbie WallerOU
  7. 7Josh HensonPENN
  8. 8Chris 'Doc' VecchioPSU

Championship

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Burt Pierson, California-Davis over Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 11–7 · View bout
  2. Charles Martelli, Michigan over Nick Harrington, Rider (NJ) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State over Chris Carlino, California-Fullerton — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over John Garriques, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. John Clark (8), Ohio State over Craig Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Ryan Kane, Northwestern (IL) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  8. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Tom McMath (4), West Virginia — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  9. Matt King (10), Edinboro (PA) over Mike Mitchell, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  10. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  11. Nate Baker, Minnesota over Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  12. Nick Frost, Arizona State over Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) — Fall 6:49 · View bout
  13. Nick Nemeth (12), Kent State (OH) over Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  14. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  15. Tyron Woodley, Missouri over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  16. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Seth Cameron, James Madison (VA) — Fall 1:34 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State over Burt Pierson, California-Davis — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Matt King (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  3. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Nate Baker, Minnesota — MD 12–2 · View bout
  4. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Nick Nemeth (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  5. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Tyron Woodley, Missouri — Fall 0:47 · View bout
  6. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Charles Martelli, Michigan — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  7. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over John Clark (8), Ohio State — MD 15–6 · View bout
  8. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Nick Frost, Arizona State — MD 14–5 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Eugene Harris (7), Oregon — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) — Fall 5:24 · View bout
  2. Matt Lackey (2), Illinois over Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Joe Heskett (1), Iowa State over Matt Lackey (2), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) over Mike Mitchell, Duke (NC) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  2. Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Harrington, Rider (NJ) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) over Chris Carlino, California-Fullerton — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  4. Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa over Craig Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  5. Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) over Seth Cameron, James Madison (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) over Ryan Kane, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  7. Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State over John Garriques, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Tom McMath (4), West Virginia over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Nemeth (12), Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Charles Martelli, Michigan over Pat O'Donnell, Harvard (MA) — MD 17–4 · View bout
  3. Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) over Nate Baker, Minnesota — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. John Clark (8), Ohio State over Oscar Santiago, Purdue (IN) — Dec 15–10 · View bout
  5. Nick Frost, Arizona State over Nate Lawrenz, Northern Iowa — MD 13–2 · View bout
  6. Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State over Burt Pierson, California-Davis — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  7. Tom McMath (4), West Virginia over Matt King (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dflt · View bout
  8. Tyron Woodley, Missouri over Bill Boeh, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) over John Clark (8), Ohio State — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  2. Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State over Nick Frost, Arizona State — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  3. Tom McMath (4), West Virginia over Charles Martelli, Michigan — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Tyron Woodley, Missouri over Carl Fronhofer, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State over Tyron Woodley, Missouri — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Chris Vitale (6), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  3. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Pierre Pryor, North Carolina State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over Tom McMath (4), West Virginia — MD 11–3 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma over Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Eugene Harris (7), Oregon over Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) — MD 18–9 · View bout
  2. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tyrone Lewis (3), Oklahoma State over Eugene Harris (7), Oregon — Dec 8–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mark Fee, Appalachian State (NC) over Robbie Waller (9), Oklahoma — Dflt · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Josh Henson (5), Pennsylvania over Chris 'Doc' Vecchio (11), Penn State — Dec 11–9 · View bout

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