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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.

think you meant Virginia Tech

Rohn and Trenge for Lehigh in 2002 was another good 1-2 (and that's what they placed that year). Of their 9 combined wins at that tournament, 7 were pins.

Banachs in 1983 as well

add Douglas and Chaid for Oklahoma, 1985

Teague Morre and Eric Guerrero Oklahoma State '97-'99 were a good 1-2 punch TM 4,1,3 over those 3 seasons, EG 1,1,1

or Eggum, Hartung

you could do an Iowa only on this topic and be rock solid: Ed and Lou Banach the year Ed was at 190 Brands bros Steiner Bros Zap and Terry Brands Alger and Rico Strittmatter and Juergens etc

Jason Bryant would know for sure, but I think Ryan Williams either got sick or injured the year he placed 7th after being one of the favorites or maybe another year he was picked to win and got sick/injured...anyway, still a great story.

of swimming, diving, and wrestling....Mark Lenzi won Olympic Gold in diving in '92 and then earned Bronze in '96. He was a district champ in wrestling before deciding to focus on diving. I beat him once in a summer tournament and revisionist history joke I make is it was that defeat that led him to hang up the shoes and try to be the next Louganis. Added bonus - I beat an Olympic Gold medalist in wrestling.

I'll look later but off the top of my heard, does Uetake make the 3 for 3 wrestle to seed every year club?

Put wrestlers in a pool and sooner or pool wrestling will occur. I had a HS 'mate who was 6'5" and wrestled 185 (state qualifier). He was also a good (local level) competitive swimmer. That dude was the king of pool wrestling.

Pat Smith was seeded #1 all 4 years he won it

escapes me now, think he wrestled for Iowa St? 20-25ish years ago?

Cael