2001 NCAA Wrestling Championships
Minnesota breaks Iowa's streak and wins the national championship without crowning a single individual champ. Four wrestlers win titles for the second time, including Stephen Abas of Fresno State, Eric Juergens and T.J. Williams of Iowa, and Don Pritzlaff of Wisconsin while Cael Sanderson of Iowa State wins his third straight and remains undefeated in his career. Matchups: 125: Stephen Abas (Fresno St.) vs. Jody Strittmatter (Iowa) 133: Eric Juergens (Iowa) vs. Johnny ThompsonOK State 141: Michael Lightner (Oklahoma) vs. Doug Schwab (Iowa) 149: Adam Tirapelle (Illinois) vs. Dave Esposito (Lehigh) 157: T.J. Williams (Iowa) vs. Bryan Snyder Nebraska 165: Don Pritzlaff (Wisconsin) vs. Joe Heskett (Iowa State) 174: Josh Koscheck (Edinboro) vs. Maurice Worthy (United States Military Academy) 184: Cael Sanderson (Iowa State) vs. Daniel Cormier OK State 197: Mark Munoz (OK State) vs. Pat Quirk (llinois) 285: John Lockhart (Illinois) vs. Tommy RowlandsOhio State
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