NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2004 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Chris Pendleton, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

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

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 12 bouts

    4 byes into the round of 16

    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

    4 byes into the consolation round 2

    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