NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2004 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Greg Jones, West Virginia.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

  1. 1Greg JonesWVU
  2. 2Ben HeizerNIU
  3. 3Jake RosholtOKST
  4. 4Paul BradleyIOWA
  5. 5Blake KaplanOHST
  6. 6Brian GlynnILL
  7. 7Kurt BackesISU
  8. 8Travis FrickLEH

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Brian Glynn (9), Illinois over Mark Canty, North Carolina — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Matt Pell (7), Missouri over John Davis, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Nick Catone (11), Rider (NJ) over Brandon Bear, California-Davis — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Paul Bradley (12), Iowa over Greg Gifford, Fresno State (CA) — Fall 4:33 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Ben Heizer (2), Northern Illinois over Rudy Medini, Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Ben Wissel, Purdue (IN) over Paul Velekei, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Travis Pascoe (5), Nebraska — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Brady Reinke, Wisconsin over Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Brian Glynn (9), Illinois over Mike Frank, Duquesne (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout
  6. Dan Pitsch, Oregon State over Nick Ciarcia, Brown (RI) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  7. Eric Bradley (4), Penn State over Ryan Halsey, California-Poly — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  8. Greg Jones (1), West Virginia over Frank Cornely, Duke (NC) — TF 22–7 · View bout
  9. Jake Rosholt (3), Oklahoma State over Sam Wendland, Wyoming — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  10. Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell (NY) over Justin Dyer, Oklahoma — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  11. Josh McLay, Minnesota over Brad Christie, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  12. Matt Pell (7), Missouri over Luke Calvert, Army (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  13. Nate Mesyn, Michigan State over Nick Frost (6), Arizona State — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  14. Nick Catone (11), Rider (NJ) over Ron Howard, Cleveland State (OH) — MD 15–5 · View bout
  15. Paul Bradley (12), Iowa over Alex Clemsen, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  16. Travis Frick (10), Lehigh (PA) over Ed Magrys, Eastern Michigan — Fall 6:59 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Heizer (2), Northern Illinois over Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  2. Ben Wissel, Purdue (IN) over Eric Bradley (4), Penn State — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  3. Brian Glynn (9), Illinois over Brady Reinke, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Greg Jones (1), West Virginia over Josh McLay, Minnesota — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jake Rosholt (3), Oklahoma State over Dan Pitsch, Oregon State — TF 16–0 · View bout
  6. Nate Mesyn, Michigan State over Nick Catone (11), Rider (NJ) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  7. Paul Bradley (12), Iowa over Blake Kaplan, Ohio State — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  8. Travis Frick (10), Lehigh (PA) over Matt Pell (7), Missouri — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Heizer (2), Northern Illinois over Travis Frick (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Greg Jones (1), West Virginia over Brian Glynn (9), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Jake Rosholt (3), Oklahoma State over Nate Mesyn, Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Paul Bradley (12), Iowa over Ben Wissel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Heizer (2), Northern Illinois over Jake Rosholt (3), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Greg Jones (1), West Virginia over Paul Bradley (12), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Greg Jones (1), West Virginia over Ben Heizer (2), Northern Illinois — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 4 bouts

  1. Alex Clemsen, Edinboro (PA) over Brandon Bear, California-Davis — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Ed Magrys, Eastern Michigan over Mark Canty, North Carolina — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State over John Davis, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Ron Howard, Cleveland State (OH) over Greg Gifford, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Frank Cornely, Duke (NC) over Brad Christie, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  2. Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State over Mike Frank, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 3:56 · View bout
  3. Luke Calvert, Army (NY) over Ed Magrys, Eastern Michigan — Fall 1:14 · View bout
  4. Nick Ciarcia, Brown (RI) over Sam Wendland, Wyoming — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  5. Nick Frost (6), Arizona State over Ron Howard, Cleveland State (OH) — TF 18–3 · View bout
  6. Rudy Medini, Rutgers (NJ) over Justin Dyer, Oklahoma — Fall 6:06 · View bout
  7. Ryan Halsey, California-Poly over Paul Velekei, Pennsylvania — MD 13–2 · View bout
  8. Travis Pascoe (5), Nebraska over Alex Clemsen, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Rudy Medini, Rutgers (NJ) — Fall 0:46 · View bout
  2. Eric Bradley (4), Penn State over Luke Calvert, Army (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  3. Frank Cornely, Duke (NC) over Nick Catone (11), Rider (NJ) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State over Dan Pitsch, Oregon State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  5. Matt Pell (7), Missouri over Ryan Halsey, California-Poly — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Nick Ciarcia, Brown (RI) over Brady Reinke, Wisconsin — Fall 1:16 · View bout
  7. Nick Frost (6), Arizona State over Josh McLay, Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  8. Travis Pascoe (5), Nebraska over Jerry Rinaldi, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Eric Bradley (4), Penn State — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State over Frank Cornely, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Matt Pell (7), Missouri over Travis Pascoe (5), Nebraska — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  4. Nick Ciarcia, Brown (RI) over Nick Frost (6), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Nate Mesyn, Michigan State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  2. Brian Glynn (9), Illinois over Matt Pell (7), Missouri — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State over Ben Wissel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Travis Frick (10), Lehigh (PA) over Nick Ciarcia, Brown (RI) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Travis Frick (10), Lehigh (PA) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  2. Brian Glynn (9), Illinois over Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Paul Bradley (12), Iowa — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Jake Rosholt (3), Oklahoma State over Brian Glynn (9), Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jake Rosholt (3), Oklahoma State over Paul Bradley (12), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Blake Kaplan, Ohio State over Brian Glynn (9), Illinois — MD 8–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kurt Backes (8), Iowa State over Travis Frick (10), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

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