NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2004 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Jesse Jantzen, Harvard (MA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jesse JantzenHARV
  2. 2Zack EspositoOKST
  3. 3Ryan ChurellaMICH
  4. 4Dustin ManottiCOR
  5. 5Jeremy SpatesMIZZ
  6. 6Jeff EcklofOU
  7. 7Travis ShufeltNEB
  8. 8Jeff RatliffOHST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Adrian Austin, George Mason (VA) over Matt Cox, California-Poly — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. David Dies, Brown (RI) over Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Anton Dietzen, Illinois over Ben Young, Slippery Rock (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  2. Casey Olson, Fresno State (CA) over Darren McKnight, Michigan State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. David Dies, Brown (RI) over Ty Eustice (9), Iowa — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Dustin Manotti (6), Cornell (NY) over Adrian Austin, George Mason (VA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma over Matt Anderson, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  6. Jeff Harrison, Northern Iowa over Jake Giamoni, North Carolina State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State over Josh Wooton, Northern Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri over Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) — TF 16–0 · View bout
  9. Jesse Jantzen (1), Harvard (MA) over Dan Jankowski, Purdue (IN) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  10. Matt Storniolo (8), Penn State over Sam Alvarenga, Virginia Military — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  11. Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) over Adam Cunningham, Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  12. Mike Torriero, West Virginia over Trent Paulson (5), Iowa State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  13. Patrick Williams, Arizona State over James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  14. Ryan Churella (4), Michigan over Chris Nissen, Air Force (CO) — Fall 6:48 · View bout
  15. Travis Shufelt (3), Nebraska over Tony Hook, Oregon State — MD 13–4 · View bout
  16. Zack Esposito (2), Oklahoma State over Anthony Baza, California-Bakersfield — MD 13–3 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. David Dies, Brown (RI) over Matt Storniolo (8), Penn State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Dustin Manotti (6), Cornell (NY) over Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri over Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. Jesse Jantzen (1), Harvard (MA) over Patrick Williams, Arizona State — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  5. Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) over Mike Torriero, West Virginia — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Ryan Churella (4), Michigan over Casey Olson, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  7. Travis Shufelt (3), Nebraska over Anton Dietzen, Illinois — Fall 4:20 · View bout
  8. Zack Esposito (2), Oklahoma State over Jeff Harrison, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Dustin Manotti (6), Cornell (NY) over Travis Shufelt (3), Nebraska — Dec 10–7 · View bout
  2. Jesse Jantzen (1), Harvard (MA) over David Dies, Brown (RI) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  3. Ryan Churella (4), Michigan over Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Zack Esposito (2), Oklahoma State over Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jesse Jantzen (1), Harvard (MA) over Ryan Churella (4), Michigan — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  2. Zack Esposito (2), Oklahoma State over Dustin Manotti (6), Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jesse Jantzen (1), Harvard (MA) over Zack Esposito (2), Oklahoma State — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh (PA) over Matt Anderson, Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Trent Paulson (5), Iowa State over Matt Cox, California-Poly — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Young, Slippery Rock (PA) over Tony Hook, Oregon State — Dflt · View bout
  2. Darren McKnight, Michigan State over Chris Nissen, Air Force (CO) — Fall 2:29 · View bout
  3. Jake Giamoni, North Carolina State over Anthony Baza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 16–12 · View bout
  4. James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) over Dan Jankowski, Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Josh Wooton, Northern Illinois over Adrian Austin, George Mason (VA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh (PA) over Deonte Penn, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  7. Trent Paulson (5), Iowa State over Adam Cunningham, Central Michigan — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  8. Ty Eustice (9), Iowa over Sam Alvarenga, Virginia Military — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Jake Giamoni, North Carolina State over Mike Torriero, West Virginia — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma over Darren McKnight, Michigan State — Fall 2:42 · View bout
  3. Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State over James Strouse, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 11–9 · View bout
  4. Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh (PA) over Casey Olson, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Storniolo (8), Penn State over Ben Young, Slippery Rock (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
  6. Patrick Williams, Arizona State over Josh Wooton, Northern Illinois — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  7. Trent Paulson (5), Iowa State over Jeff Harrison, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  8. Ty Eustice (9), Iowa over Anton Dietzen, Illinois — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jake Giamoni, North Carolina State over Matt Kocher, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma over Trent Paulson (5), Iowa State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  3. Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State over Ty Eustice (9), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Matt Storniolo (8), Penn State over Patrick Williams, Arizona State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma over David Dies, Brown (RI) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  2. Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State over Mike Maney (12), Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 6:08 · View bout
  3. Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri over Matt Storniolo (8), Penn State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Travis Shufelt (3), Nebraska over Jake Giamoni, North Carolina State — Fall 4:15 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma over Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  2. Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri over Travis Shufelt (3), Nebraska — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Dustin Manotti (6), Cornell (NY) over Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma — Fall 2:52 · View bout
  2. Ryan Churella (4), Michigan over Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri — Dec 6–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Ryan Churella (4), Michigan over Dustin Manotti (6), Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jeremy Spates (7), Missouri over Jeff Ecklof (10), Oklahoma — Dec 7–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Travis Shufelt (3), Nebraska over Jeff Ratliff (11), Ohio State — Dec 5–1 · View bout