NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2005 NCAA Championships

174 lb

Champion Chris Pendleton, Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Chris PendletonOKST
  2. 2Ben AskrenMIZZ
  3. 3Jake HerbertNW
  4. 4Pete FriedlILL
  5. 5Joe MazzurcoCOR
  6. 6Eric HauanUNI
  7. 7Mitch HancockCMU
  8. 8Daniel WatersAMER

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 2 bouts

30 byes into the round of 32

  1. Nick Passolano, Iowa State over Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  2. Pete Friedl (3), Illinois over Kevin Gabrielson, North Carolina State — Dflt · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew Roy (7), Rutgers (NJ) over Ronnie Silva, California-Davis — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  2. Ben Askren (2), Missouri over Mark Himes, Duquesne (PA) — TF 18–2 · View bout
  3. Brady Richardson, Indiana (IN) over Chris Gifford, Fresno State (CA) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Bryce Hasseman (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Sean Jenkins, Rider (NJ) — Fall 4:54 · View bout
  5. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over JJ Holmes, Eastern Michigan — Fall 5:54 · View bout
  6. Daniel Waters, American (DC) over Carlos Ponce, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  7. EK Waldhaus (10), Oklahoma over Nick Roy, Michigan — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa over Kelly Flaherty, Wisconsin — MD 13–1 · View bout
  9. Gabriel Dretsch, Minnesota over Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  10. Imad Kharbush, Stanford (CA) over Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  11. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Jeremy Larson, Oregon State — Dec 11–5 · View bout
  12. Joe Mazzurco (5), Cornell (NY) over Nick Passolano, Iowa State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  13. Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton over Paul Siemon (11), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  14. Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan over RJ Boudro, Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  15. Pete Friedl (3), Illinois over Dustin Wiles, Pennsylvania — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  16. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Rocco Caponi, Virginia — Dec 9–5 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Askren (2), Missouri over Brady Richardson, Indiana (IN) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  2. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Daniel Waters, American (DC) — Dec 14–10 · View bout
  3. EK Waldhaus (10), Oklahoma over Andrew Roy (7), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Imad Kharbush, Stanford (CA) over Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) — MD 16–7 · View bout
  6. Joe Mazzurco (5), Cornell (NY) over Bryce Hasseman (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  7. Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton over Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  8. Pete Friedl (3), Illinois over Gabriel Dretsch, Minnesota — Fall 1:32 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ben Askren (2), Missouri over EK Waldhaus (10), Oklahoma — MD 17–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa — TF 16–1 · View bout
  3. Joe Mazzurco (5), Cornell (NY) over Imad Kharbush, Stanford (CA) — MD 15–4 · View bout
  4. Pete Friedl (3), Illinois over Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Ben Askren (2), Missouri over Pete Friedl (3), Illinois — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Joe Mazzurco (5), Cornell (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Chris Pendleton (1), Oklahoma State over Ben Askren (2), Missouri — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 2 bouts

  1. Jeremy Larson, Oregon State over Kevin Gabrielson, North Carolina State — Dflt · View bout
  2. RJ Boudro, Michigan State over Eric Ring, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Chris Gifford, Fresno State (CA) over Mark Himes, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  2. Dustin Wiles, Pennsylvania over Joe Lowe, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 6:15 · View bout
  3. JJ Holmes, Eastern Michigan over Carlos Ponce, Lock Haven (PA) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  4. Kelly Flaherty, Wisconsin over Rocco Caponi, Virginia — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  5. Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois over Jeremy Larson, Oregon State — Fall 2:22 · View bout
  6. Nick Passolano, Iowa State over Sean Jenkins, Rider (NJ) — MD 9–1 · View bout
  7. Nick Roy, Michigan over Ronnie Silva, California-Davis — TF 20–5 · View bout
  8. Paul Siemon (11), Hofstra (NY) over RJ Boudro, Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Roy (7), Rutgers (NJ) over Kenny Robertson, Eastern Illinois — Fall 4:19 · View bout
  2. Bryce Hasseman (12), Bloomsburg (PA) over Chris Gifford, Fresno State (CA) — MD 13–2 · View bout
  3. Daniel Waters, American (DC) over Paul Siemon (11), Hofstra (NY) — Fall 5:31 · View bout
  4. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Nick Roy, Michigan — Fall 4:56 · View bout
  5. Kelly Flaherty, Wisconsin over Gabriel Dretsch, Minnesota — Fall 6:46 · View bout
  6. Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan over JJ Holmes, Eastern Michigan — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  7. Nick Passolano, Iowa State over Brady Richardson, Indiana (IN) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  8. Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) over Dustin Wiles, Pennsylvania — Dec 8–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew Roy (7), Rutgers (NJ) over Nick Passolano, Iowa State — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  2. Daniel Waters, American (DC) over Travis Frick (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  3. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Bryce Hasseman (12), Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:08 · View bout
  4. Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan over Kelly Flaherty, Wisconsin — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Daniel Waters, American (DC) over EK Waldhaus (10), Oklahoma — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa over Andrew Roy (7), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  3. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Leonel Sanchez, California-Fullerton — Fall 4:42 · View bout
  4. Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan over Imad Kharbush, Stanford (CA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa over Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  2. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Daniel Waters, American (DC) — TF 15–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Joe Mazzurco (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Pete Friedl (3), Illinois over Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jake Herbert (4), Northwestern (IL) over Pete Friedl (3), Illinois — Dec 6–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe Mazzurco (5), Cornell (NY) over Eric Hauan (9), Northern Iowa — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Mitch Hancock (6), Central Michigan over Daniel Waters, American (DC) — Dflt · View bout