NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2004 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Greg Jones, West Virginia.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

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

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 4 bouts

28 byes into the round of 32

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