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2004 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships

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2005 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Tournament information
SportCollege wrestling
LocationSt. Louis, Missouri
Venue(s)Savvis Center
Participants68
Final positions
ChampionsOklahoma State (32nd title)
1st runners-upIowa
2nd runners-upOhio State
MVPJesse Jantzen (Harvard)
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The 2004 NCAA Wrestling Team Championship was hosted in St. Louis, Missouri from March 18–20. Dozens of teams competed for the NCAA team championship, and 330 wrestlers competed for individual honors.The Oklahoma State Cowboys crowned one individual champions Chris Pendleton at 174 pounds. The Cowboys had one other wrestler who qualified as an All-American. The tournament was characterized by the even play amongst teams with no schools claiming multiple individual championships. That being said, it was still a comfortable victory for the Cowboys in the overall points count. It was the 2nd consecutive NCAA tournament victory by the Cowboys, and their 32nd NCAA team wrestling championship overall.

Team results

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Championship finals (with NCAA champions in bold)

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Weight class Championship Match (Champion in boldface)
125 lbs Jason Powell, Nebraska vs. Kyle Ott, Illinois, 17–2
133 lbs Zach Roberson, Iowa State vs. Josh Moore, Penn State, 7–3
141 lbs Cliff Moore, Iowa vs. Matt Murray, Nebraska, 5–2
149 lbs Jesse Jantzen, Harvard vs. Zack Esposito, Oklahoma State, 9–3
157 lbs Matt Gentry, Stanford vs. Jake Percival, Ohio State, 4–2
165 lbs Troy Letters, Lehigh vs. Tyrone Lewis, Oklahoma State, 5–2
174 lbs Chris Pendelton, Oklahoma State vs. Ben Askren, Missouri, 11–4
184 lbs Greg Jones, West Virginia, vs. Ben Heizer, Northern Illinois, 10–5
197 lbs Damion Hahn, Minnesota vs. Ryan Fulsaas, Iowa, 7–2
285 lbs Tommy Rowlands, Ohio State vs. Pat Cummins, Penn State, 6–2

References

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