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Time Capsule: When Ben Askren Won Fargo

It's hard to believe 2002 was 14 years ago. It was the year that Ben Askren was on top of the 171-pound weight class in Fargo as he outplaced Jake Herbert,

Jul 13, 2016 by Ryan Holmes

It's hard to believe 2002 was 14 years ago. It was the year that Ben Askren was on top of the 171-pound weight class in Fargo as he outplaced Jake Herbert, who took third at the same weight.

At the NCAA tournament that year, Minnesota won the team title with 126.5 points to outlast Iowa State, who finished second with 104. This was also the year Cael Sanderson made history as he won his fourth NCAA title with a 12-4 win over Lehigh's Jon Trenge.

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But before Cael had his moment, Rob Rohn sent the crowd into a frenzy as he used a cement mixer to pin Josh Lambrecht of Oklahoma after being down by 10 points.

In sum, 2002 was the year Askren was climbing to the top of the podium in the Fargodome, Rohn had one of wrestling's best comeback wins and Cael captured history.

But outside of wrestling, the world was a very different place.

Here are some of the notable things that were happening in 2002.

Topic
NBA	LA Lakers sweep NJ Nets 4-0 to win 56th NBA Championship.
MLB	All-Star games ends in a 7-7 tie when both team ran out of available pitchers.
NFL	The "Tuck Rule" saves Tom Brady.
Pop Culture	Lance Armstrong is disqualified from the 89th Tour de France declaring no winner of the event.
Movies	"Austin Powers in Goldmember" breaks record for highest weekend debut in the month of July by grossing over $73 million.
Music	Nelly's "Hot In Herre" is the No. 1 song through the month of July.
Video Games	"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" was the top video game of the year on PS2.
Gas Prices	The average gas prices for the month of July was about $1.40.