July 10, 2003
ARIZONA STATE won its second Pac-10 Championship in the last three years. The Sun Devils won the title with a mark of 134, knocking off the defending Conference champion BOISE STATE Broncos, who finished second with 127 points. All 10 Conference institutions sent qualifiers to the NCAA Tournament with seven wrestlers claiming All-America status.
For the third consecutive season, Arizona State's Eric Larkin was named Pac-10 Wrestler of the Year, after winning in the 149-pound weight class at the Pac-10 Championships and earning a National title at the NCAA meet.
Larkin was also named the Most Outstanding Wrestler for his title at the Pac-10 Championships and garnered the honor at the NCAA Tournament as well.
CAL POLY's Ryan Halsey won Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year honors, while ARIZONA STATE's Thom Ortiz won his first Pac-10 Coach of the Year award.
TEAM RESULTS
| 1. | Arizona State | 134.00 |
| 2. | Boise State | 127.00 |
| 3. | Oregon State | 93.50 |
| 4. | Cal Poly | 73.50 |
| 5. | Oregon | 68.00 |
| 6. | CS Bakersfield | 43.00 |
| 7. | UC Davis | 46.50 |
| 8. | CS Fullerton | 44.50 |
| 9. | Stanford | 37.50 |
| 10. | Portland State | 31.50 |
INDIVIDUAL SCORES
125 Pounds
Championship
Ben VomBaur (BSU) def. Efren Ceballos (CSUB), 9-3
Third Place
Vic Moreno (CP) def. Michael Delaney (OSU), 3-2
133 Pounds
Championship
Mike Simpson (ASU) def. Jesse Brock (BSU), 3-2
Third Place
Matt Sanchez (CSUB) def. Nate Ybarra (CP), 13-5
141 Pounds
Championship
Gabe Vigil (BSU) def. Dana Holland (ASU), 3-2
Third Place
Casey Hunt (ORE) def. Juan Mora (CSUF), 13-10
149 Pounds
Championship
Eric Larkin (ASU) def. Collin Robertson (BSU), 11-1
Third Place
Matt Cox (CP) def. Nick Davis (UCD), 6-4
157 Pounds
Championship
Jeremiah Jarvis (UCD) def. Brian Cobb (CSUB), F, default
Third Place
Rocky Smart (ASU) def. Ben Cherrington (BSU), 9-6
165 Pounds
Championship
Nick Frost (ASU) def. Eric Arbogast (PSU), 13-4
Third Place
Matt Ellis (OSU) def. Luke Larwin (ORE), 3-1
174 Pounds
Championship
Curtis Owen (ASU) def. Shane Webster (ORE), 3-1
Third Place
Jake Huffman (OSU) def. Chris Carlino (CSUF), 8-3
184 Pounds
Championship
Ryan Halsey (CP) def. Jed Pennell (OSU), F, 1:22
Third Place
Tony D'Amico (BSU) def. Bryan Travers (CSUB), 15-4
197 Pounds
Championship
Ryan Bader (ASU) def. K.C. Walsh (BSU), 2-1
Third Place
David Schenk (CP) def. Landon Seefeldt (CSUF), 3-2
Heavyweight
Championship
Kellan Fluckiger (ASU) def. Boe Rushton (BSU), 5-0
Third Place
Andy Bowlby (OSU) def. Dan Howe (CP), F, 2:32
PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIP's MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER: Eric Larkin, ASU
WRESTLER OF THE YEAR: Eric Larkin, ASU
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Halsey, Cal Poly
COACH OF THE YEAR: Thom Ortiz, ASU
NCAA Championships (40th annual)
March 20-22, 2003 - Kansas City, Missouri
TEAM RESULTS
(Top 10 and Pac-10 teams)
| 1. | Oklahoma State | 143.0 |
| 2. | Minnesota | 104.5 |
| 3. | Oklahoma | 78.0 |
| 4. | Lehigh | 69.0 |
| 5. | ARIZONA STATE | 65.0 |
| 6. | Penn State | 62.0 |
| 7. | Michigan | 58.0 |
| 8. | Iowa | 57.5 |
| 9. | Illinois | 53.0 |
| 10. | Cornell | 52.0 |
| 12. | BOISE STATE | 45.0 |
| 31. | CAL POLY | 14.5 |
| 37t. | OREGON | 10.0 |
| 39. | CS BAKERSFIELD | 7.5 |
| 50t. | STANFORD | 3.0 |
| 59t. | UC DAVIS | 2.0 |
| 66t. | OREGON STATE | 1.0 |
| 70t. | CS FULLERTON | 0.0 |
| | PORTLAND STATE | 0.0 |
INDIVIDUAL SCORERS
(Individual Champions and Pac-10 scorers)
125 Pounds
1. Travis Lee, Cornell
6. BEN VOMBAUR, BOISE STATE
133 Pounds
1. Johnny Thompson, Oklahoma State
141 Pounds
1.Teyon Ware, Oklahoma
149 Pounds
1. ERIC LARKIN, ARIZONA STATE
6. COLLIN ROBERTSON, BOISE STATE
157 Pounds
1. Ryan Berlin, Michigan
165 Pounds
1. Matt Lackey, Illinois
174 Pounds
1. Robbie Waller, Oklahoma
4. CURTIS OWEN, ARIZONA STATE
6. SHANE WEBSTER, OREGON
184 Pounds
1. Jake Rosholt, Oklahoma State
197 Pounds
1. Damion Hahn, Minnesota
Heavyweight
1. Steve Mocco, Iowa
3. BOE RUSHTON, BOISE STATE
5. KELLAN FLUCKIGER, ARIZONA STATE
2003 ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS
Ben VomBaur, BSU, 125
Eric Larkin, ASU, 149
Collin Robertson, BSU, 149
Curtis Owen, ASU, 174
Shane Webster, ORE, 174
Boe Rushton, BSU, Hwt.
Kellan Fluckiger, ASU, Hwt.
2003 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
| First Team | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Zac Enoch, Portland State | Sr. | 3.53 | Mathematics |
| Nick Frost, ASU | Jr. | 3.39 | Computer Systems Engineering |
| Jason Harless, ORE | Jr. | 3.73 | General Sciences |
| Casey Kotter, Portland State | Sr. | 3.80 | Business Administration |
| Risto Marttinen, CS Fullerton | So. | 3.86 | Kinesiology |
| Curtis Owen, ASU | Sr. | 4.00 | Psychology |
| Pat Owens, Boise State | Jr. | 3.81 | Physical Education |
| Jed Pennell, OSU | Jr. | 3.82 | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Rocky Smart, ASU | Sr. | 3.51 | History |
| Curt Willener, OSU | Jr. | 3.60 | Business Administration |
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| Second Team | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| Jesse Brock, Boise State | Jr. | 3.17 | Civil Engineering |
| Brian Busby, CS Bakersfield | So. | 3.53 | Natural Sciences |
| Matt Gentry, STAN | So. | 3.48 | Human Biology |
| Brett Gordon, CS Fullerton | Jr. | 3.51 | Business Administration |
| Luke Larwin, ORE | So. | 3.51 | Environmental Science |
| Harold Penson, STAN | Sr. | 3.27 | Economics |
| Paul Rademacher, OSU | Jr. | 3.26 | Exercise and Sport Science |
| Collin Robertson, Boise State | Sr. | 3.10 | Spanish/Secondary Education |
| Jon Sharpe, CS Bakersfield | Jr. | 3.41 | Business Administration |
| Ben VomBaur, Boise State | Sr. | 3.00 | History/Secondary Education |
Honorable Mention: Anthony Baza, RSFr., CS Bakersfield; Chris Carlino, Sr., CS Fullerton; Quinn Collett, Sr., Portland State; Adam Daniel, So., OSU; Brian Duhrkoop, Jr., OSU; Casey Horn, Sr., OSU; Garrett Johnson, So., STAN; Kevin Jones, Jr., UC Davis; Brad Metzler, So., STAN; Tony Overstake, Sr., ORE; Larry Ozowara, RSFr., STAN; Casey Phelps, RSFr., Boise State; Shawn Rizenthaler, RSFr., STAN; John Winters, Sr., OSU.
