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Like many of the brackets we've been looking at, this one was top heavy with 1x champ 4x AA Lightner, 1 x champ 3 x AA Schwab, and 1x champ 4x AA Larkin as the top 3 that year. The other 5 guys combined for 10 AA honors, none higher than 4th place (Hoerr that year, Sessley in 2002).

Sorry I was not clearer. I listed AA finishes in order starting with senior year, then junior, etc.

I said in post senior year finish back from there

2001 is worth a look

I'm also a fan of the 2004 bracket: 1st Zack Roberson Iowa St 2nd Josh Moore Penn St 3rd Johnny Thompson Oklahoma State 4th Darrell Vasquez Cal Ploy - SLO 5th Travis Lee Cornell 6th Foley Dowd Michigan 7th Mark Jayne Illinois 8th Matt Sanchez Cal State Bakersfield Thompson had won it the two years prior. Lee had won it at 125 the year before. Thompson pinned Roberson in the Big 12 conference finals. Notable non placers were Derek Moore (won it at 141 three years later, lost here in blood round); David Hoffman lost in rd of 16, later was an AA under head coach Tom Brands at Va Tech; Scott Jorgenson who lost here in blood round to Thompson 3-2 never placed but worth mentioning that he fought for the WEC/UFC bantamweight title, losing by decision to Dominick Cruz. Overall honors for the top 8: Roberson 3x AA (in order of senior finish back) 1,4,7 Moore 2x AA (2,3) Thompson 4x AA (3,1,1,2) Vasquez 2x AA (5,4) Lee 4x AA (1,5,1,7) Dowd 1x AA (6) Jayne 2x AA (7,7) Sanchez 2x AA (5,8)

agree 2012 was a noteworthy bracket. Cody Brewer wasn't in it though; he was a 4 x AA 2013-2016.

I believe it is Steve 'Dr. Death' Williams

did he have a pretty distinctive nickname? place his highest in same class as two future Olympic Gold medalists? wrestle on same team as two other future Olympic gold medalists?

appreciate it, and as others have noted thank you for posting these trivia topics, fun to play along and learn new info

I think Coleman Scott is one. 2005 through 2008. Seeded 9, 6, 4, 3; placed 8,5,2,1

Fee App St?

in addition to Taylor I think there are other guys who could have reasonably won OW over Strobel. For starters, the 3 champs from Clarion: 134 champ Rohn won from the 8 seed. No bonus wins other than a 26-6 1st rd win over an unseeded wrestler, but he did beat the 1,4, and 2 seeds to win it all. 167 champ Simpson won from the 4 seed. Started off with two pins over unseeded guys, then beat the 5 in OT, 12-5 over the 1, and 7-3 in finals over the 2 seed. and of course 158 champ Wade Schalles. 4 pins, albeit 3 over unseeded guys, and a 9-2 finals win over the 2 seed. Schalles was OW the year before, maybe there was some sentiment to not give it to same guy 2 years in a row?

Greg Strobel was OW

I think it's Chris Taylor, 1973

thought he might be the guy as well but he won OW that year.