NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2004 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Chris Pendleton, Oklahoma State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Chris PendletonOKST
  2. 2Ben AskrenMIZZ
  3. 3Tyler NixtIOWA
  4. 4Brad DillonLEH
  5. 5Ryan LangePUR
  6. 6Eric HauanUNI
  7. 7Pete FriedlILL
  8. 8Nate YetzerEDIN

Championship

Round of 32 · 12 bouts

  1. Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) over Francis Iorfido, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 12–8 · View bout
  2. EK Waldhaus, Oklahoma over Jon Duncombe (12), Minnesota — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa over Keith Clifton, Citadel (SC) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton over Nick Kozar, Drexel (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Herrington (11), Pennsylvania over Imad Kharbush, Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  6. Matt Kallai, Cleveland State (OH) over Levi Craig, Duke (NC) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  7. Mitch Hancock, Central Michigan over Andrew Roy (8), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Nate Yetzer (7), Edinboro (PA) over Brady Richardson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  9. Noel Thompson (10), Hofstra (NY) over Nick Roy, Michigan — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  10. Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin over Jed Pennell, Oregon State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  11. Tyler Baier, Cornell (NY) over Curtis Yeager, Millersville (PA) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  12. Tyler Nixt (2), Iowa over Ed Pawlak, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Askren (6), Missouri over Matt Herrington (11), Pennsylvania — Fall 2:12 · View bout
  2. Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) over Matt Kallai, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 11–2 · View bout
  3. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton — TF 19–2 · View bout
  4. Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa over EK Waldhaus, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Nate Yetzer (7), Edinboro (PA) over Noel Thompson (10), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 8–7 · View bout
  6. Pete Friedl (9), Illinois over Mitch Hancock, Central Michigan — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  7. Ryan Lange (4), Purdue (IN) over Tyler Baier, Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Tyler Nixt (2), Iowa over Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Askren (6), Missouri over Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  2. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Pete Friedl (9), Illinois — MD 14–3 · View bout
  3. Ryan Lange (4), Purdue (IN) over Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  4. Tyler Nixt (2), Iowa over Nate Yetzer (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Askren (6), Missouri over Tyler Nixt (2), Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Ryan Lange (4), Purdue (IN) — Fall 2:08 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Ben Askren (6), Missouri — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation round 1 · 4 bouts

  1. Ed Pawlak, Buffalo (NY) over Jed Pennell, Oregon State — Dec 10–6 · View bout
  2. Francis Iorfido, Pittsburgh (PA) over Levi Craig, Duke (NC) — MD 13–3 · View bout
  3. Jon Duncombe (12), Minnesota over Keith Clifton, Citadel (SC) — Dflt · View bout
  4. Nick Roy, Michigan over Brady Richardson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Roy (8), Rutgers (NJ) over Matt Kallai, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Ed Pawlak, Buffalo (NY) over EK Waldhaus, Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton over Imad Kharbush, Stanford (CA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Matt Herrington (11), Pennsylvania over Nick Kozar, Drexel (PA) — Fall 0:29 · View bout
  5. Mitch Hancock, Central Michigan over Francis Iorfido, Pittsburgh (PA) — Fall 0:24 · View bout
  6. Noel Thompson (10), Hofstra (NY) over Curtis Yeager, Millersville (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin over Jon Duncombe (12), Minnesota — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  8. Tyler Baier, Cornell (NY) over Nick Roy, Michigan — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Roy (8), Rutgers (NJ) over Matt Herrington (11), Pennsylvania — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Ed Pawlak, Buffalo (NY) over Tyler Baier, Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  3. Mitch Hancock, Central Michigan over Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. Noel Thompson (10), Hofstra (NY) over Ralph DeNisco, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) over Ed Pawlak, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa over Andrew Roy (8), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Nate Yetzer (7), Edinboro (PA) over Mitch Hancock, Central Michigan — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  4. Pete Friedl (9), Illinois over Noel Thompson (10), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) over Nate Yetzer (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa over Pete Friedl (9), Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) over Ryan Lange (4), Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Tyler Nixt (2), Iowa over Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tyler Nixt (2), Iowa over Brad Dillon (3), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 9–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ryan Lange (4), Purdue (IN) over Eric Hauan (5), Northern Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Pete Friedl (9), Illinois over Nate Yetzer (7), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.