2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships explained

2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Sport:College wrestling
Location:St. Louis, Missouri
Venues:Savvis Center
Participants:68
Champions:Oklahoma State (32nd title)
Runners-Up1:Iowa
Runners-Up2:Ohio State
Mvp:Jesse Jantzen (Harvard)
Previous:2003
Next:2005

The 2004 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was hosted in St. Louis, Missouri from March 18–20. Dozens of teams competed for the NCAA team championship, and 330 wrestlers competed for individual honors.The Oklahoma State Cowboys crowned one individual champions Chris Pendleton at 174 pounds. The Cowboys had one other wrestler who qualified as an All-American. The tournament was characterized by the even play amongst teams with no schools claiming multiple individual championships. That being said, it was still a comfortable victory for the Cowboys in the overall points count. It was the 2nd consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 32nd NCAA team wrestling championship overall.

Team results

Rank School Points
1 Oklahoma State 123.5
2 Iowa 82
3 Ohio State77.5
3 Lehigh76.5
5 Nebraska 74
6 Iowa State70
7 Illinois 69.5
8 Minnesota 65.5
9 Oklahoma 62.5
10 Michigan 60.5

Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold)

Weight class Championship Match (Champion in boldface)
125 lbs Jason Powell, Nebraska vs. Kyle Ott, Illinois, 17–2
133 lbs Zach Roberson, Iowa State vs. Josh Moore, Penn State, 7–3
141 lbs Cliff Moore, Iowa vs. Matt Murray, Nebraska, 5–2
149 lbs Jesse Jantzen, Harvard vs. Zack Esposito, Oklahoma State, 9–3
157 lbs Matt Gentry, Stanford vs. Jake Percival, Ohio State, 4–2
165 lbs Troy Letters, Lehigh vs. Tyrone Lewis, Oklahoma State, 5–2
174 lbs Chris Pendelton, Oklahoma State vs. Ben Askren, Missouri, 11–4
184 lbs Greg Jones, West Virginia, vs. Ben Heizer, Northern Illinois, 10–5
197 lbs Damion Hahn, Minnesota vs. Ryan Fulsaas, Iowa, 7–2
285 lbs Tommy Rowlands, Ohio State vs. Pat Cummins, Penn State, 6–2

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