2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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.

2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

Tournament information
Sport	College wrestling
Location	St. Louis, Missouri
Venue(s)	Savvis Center
Participants	68
Final positions
Champions	Oklahoma State (32nd title)
1st runners-up	Iowa
2nd runners-up	Ohio State
MVP	Jesse Jantzen (Harvard)
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Team results

Rank School Points 1 Oklahoma State 123.5 2 Iowa 82 3 Ohio State 77.5 3 Lehigh 76.5 5 Nebraska 74 6 Iowa State 70 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

References

• 2004 NCAA Tournament Results