NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2005 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Zack Esposito, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Zack EspositoOKST
  2. 2Phillip SimpsonARMY
  3. 3Jon MasaHOF
  4. 4Eric TannenbaumMICH
  5. 5Ty EusticeIOWA
  6. 6Dustin ManottiCOR
  7. 7Matt StornioloOU
  8. 8Mark DiSalvoCMU

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Anthony Baza, California-Bakersfield over Josh Medina, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Ben Cherrington (8), Boise State (ID) over John Cox, Navy (MD) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    3. Craig Henning (11), Wisconsin over Rayes Gonzales, Boston (MA) — Dec 13–11 · View bout
    4. Darren McKnight (12), Michigan State over Ron Doppelheuer, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
    5. Doug Withstandley, Purdue (IN) over Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    6. Dustin Manotti (3), Cornell (NY) over Quincy Osborn, Minnesota — TF 18–3 · View bout
    7. Eric Tannenbaum (5), Michigan over Travis Shufelt, Nebraska — Dec 6–4 · View bout
    8. Jeff Harrison (7), Northern Iowa over Tyde Prater, Virginia Tech — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    9. Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) over Eddie Dahlen, Portland State (OR) — MD 12–0 · View bout
    10. Mark Cartella, Drexel (PA) over Levi Duyn, Citadel (SC) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    11. Mark DiSalvo (10), Central Michigan over Cody Greene, Missouri — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    12. Matt Storniolo (4), Oklahoma over Daniel Elliott, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Fall 6:40 · View bout
    13. Patrick Williams, Arizona State over Issac Knable, Indiana (IN) — Fall 6:39 · View bout
    14. Phillip Simpson (2), Army (NY) over Alex Hernandez, North Carolina State — MD 12–0 · View bout
    15. Ty Eustice (6), Iowa over Mike Grimes, Northern Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    16. Zack Esposito (1), Oklahoma State over Matt Anderson, Lehigh (PA) — MD 13–2 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Dustin Manotti (3), Cornell (NY) over Patrick Williams, Arizona State — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Eric Tannenbaum (5), Michigan over Darren McKnight (12), Michigan State — MD 8–0 · View bout
    3. Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) over Ben Cherrington (8), Boise State (ID) — MD 13–5 · View bout
    4. Mark DiSalvo (10), Central Michigan over Jeff Harrison (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    5. Matt Storniolo (4), Oklahoma over Mark Cartella, Drexel (PA) — MD 9–0 · View bout
    6. Phillip Simpson (2), Army (NY) over Anthony Baza, California-Bakersfield — MD 11–2 · View bout
    7. Ty Eustice (6), Iowa over Craig Henning (11), Wisconsin — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    8. Zack Esposito (1), Oklahoma State over Doug Withstandley, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–0 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Dustin Manotti (3), Cornell (NY) over Ty Eustice (6), Iowa — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    2. Eric Tannenbaum (5), Michigan over Matt Storniolo (4), Oklahoma — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    3. Phillip Simpson (2), Army (NY) over Mark DiSalvo (10), Central Michigan — Fall 2:32 · View bout
    4. Zack Esposito (1), Oklahoma State over Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Phillip Simpson (2), Army (NY) over Dustin Manotti (3), Cornell (NY) — MD 8–0 · View bout
    2. Zack Esposito (1), Oklahoma State over Eric Tannenbaum (5), Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Zack Esposito (1), Oklahoma State over Phillip Simpson (2), Army (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Daniel Elliott, Gardner-Webb (NC) over Levi Duyn, Citadel (SC) — Fall 5:27 · View bout
    2. John Cox, Navy (MD) over Eddie Dahlen, Portland State (OR) — MD 14–2 · View bout
    3. Josh Medina, Lock Haven (PA) over Alex Hernandez, North Carolina State — Dec 12–6 · View bout
    4. Mike Grimes, Northern Illinois over Rayes Gonzales, Boston (MA) — Dec 14–8 · View bout
    5. Quincy Osborn, Minnesota over Issac Knable, Indiana (IN) — Fall 2:24 · View bout
    6. Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State (OH) over Matt Anderson, Lehigh (PA) — Fall 0:46 · View bout
    7. Travis Shufelt, Nebraska over Ron Doppelheuer, Edinboro (PA) — MD 16–3 · View bout
    8. Tyde Prater, Virginia Tech over Cody Greene, Missouri — Dec 9–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Ben Cherrington (8), Boise State (ID) over Quincy Osborn, Minnesota — Dec 4–0 · View bout
    2. Jeff Harrison (7), Northern Iowa over Daniel Elliott, Gardner-Webb (NC) — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    3. Josh Medina, Lock Haven (PA) over Darren McKnight (12), Michigan State — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    4. Mike Grimes, Northern Illinois over Doug Withstandley, Purdue (IN) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    5. Patrick Williams, Arizona State over John Cox, Navy (MD) — MD 15–7 · View bout
    6. Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State (OH) over Craig Henning (11), Wisconsin — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    7. Travis Shufelt, Nebraska over Anthony Baza, California-Bakersfield — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    8. Tyde Prater, Virginia Tech over Mark Cartella, Drexel (PA) — Dec 10–7 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Ben Cherrington (8), Boise State (ID) over Mike Grimes, Northern Illinois — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    2. Patrick Williams, Arizona State over Ryan Hurley, Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 5:58 · View bout
    3. Travis Shufelt, Nebraska over Jeff Harrison (7), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
    4. Tyde Prater, Virginia Tech over Josh Medina, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) over Travis Shufelt, Nebraska — MD 13–4 · View bout
    2. Mark DiSalvo (10), Central Michigan over Ben Cherrington (8), Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    3. Matt Storniolo (4), Oklahoma over Patrick Williams, Arizona State — MD 12–2 · View bout
    4. Ty Eustice (6), Iowa over Tyde Prater, Virginia Tech — Dec 3–2 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) over Matt Storniolo (4), Oklahoma — MD 11–3 · View bout
    2. Ty Eustice (6), Iowa over Mark DiSalvo (10), Central Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Eric Tannenbaum (5), Michigan over Ty Eustice (6), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    2. Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) over Dustin Manotti (3), Cornell (NY) — MD 11–3 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Jon Masa (9), Hofstra (NY) over Eric Tannenbaum (5), Michigan — Dec 8–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Ty Eustice (6), Iowa over Dustin Manotti (3), Cornell (NY) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Matt Storniolo (4), Oklahoma over Mark DiSalvo (10), Central Michigan — Dec 3–2 · View bout