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2004 NCAA Championships

157 lb

Champion Matt Gentry, Stanford (CA).Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1Matt GentrySTAN
  2. 2Jake PercivalOHIO
  3. 3Ryan BertinMICH
  4. 4Alex TirapelleILL
  5. 5Johnny HendricksOKST
  6. 6Travis PaulsonISU
  7. 7Kenny BurlesonMIZZ
  8. 8Phillip SimpsonARMY

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Championship

Opening round · 0 bouts

32 byes into the round of 32

    Round of 32 · 16 bouts

    1. Alex Tirapelle (1), Illinois over Jeremiah 'JJ' Jarvis, California-Davis — Fall 6:49 · View bout
    2. Ben Cherrington, Boise State (ID) over Brett Vanderveer, Pennsylvania — MD 12–2 · View bout
    3. BJ Wright (8), Nebraska over Nick Baima, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–7 · View bout
    4. Brad Harper (12), Purdue (IN) over Joey Bracamonte, Oregon — Dec 8–7 · View bout
    5. Chris Horning, Clarion (PA) over Paul Siemon, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    6. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    7. Jake Percival (4), Ohio over James Woodall, Penn State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
    8. Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State over Brian Cobb, California-Bakersfield — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    9. Kenny Burleson (5), Missouri over Matt Nagel, Minnesota — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    10. Matt Gentry (2), Stanford (CA) over Dave Miller Jr., Rider (NJ) — Fall 4:18 · View bout
    11. Matt Lebe (9), West Virginia over Joe Johnston, Iowa — Dec 10–7 · View bout
    12. Phillip Simpson (7), Army (NY) over Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) — TF 15–0 · View bout
    13. Ryan Bertin (3), Michigan over Andrew Shuler, Wyoming — MD 14–5 · View bout
    14. Scott Garren, North Carolina State over Mike Kimberlin, Northwestern (IL) — Fall 1:31 · View bout
    15. Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) over Brad Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
    16. Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State over Charlie Brenneman, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 11–4 · View bout

    Round of 16 · 8 bouts

    1. Alex Tirapelle (1), Illinois over Ben Cherrington, Boise State (ID) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. BJ Wright (8), Nebraska over Matt Lebe (9), West Virginia — Fall 2:44 · View bout
    3. Jake Percival (4), Ohio over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    4. Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State over Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
    5. Kenny Burleson (5), Missouri over Brad Harper (12), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    6. Matt Gentry (2), Stanford (CA) over Chris Horning, Clarion (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    7. Phillip Simpson (7), Army (NY) over Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
    8. Ryan Bertin (3), Michigan over Scott Garren, North Carolina State — MD 10–2 · View bout

    Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

    1. Alex Tirapelle (1), Illinois over BJ Wright (8), Nebraska — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    2. Jake Percival (4), Ohio over Kenny Burleson (5), Missouri — Dec 9–6 · View bout
    3. Matt Gentry (2), Stanford (CA) over Phillip Simpson (7), Army (NY) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
    4. Ryan Bertin (3), Michigan over Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 7–4 · View bout

    Semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Jake Percival (4), Ohio over Alex Tirapelle (1), Illinois — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Matt Gentry (2), Stanford (CA) over Ryan Bertin (3), Michigan — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Final · 1 bout

    1. Matt Gentry (2), Stanford (CA) over Jake Percival (4), Ohio — Dec 4–2 · View bout

    Consolation

    Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

    1. Andrew Shuler, Wyoming over Mike Kimberlin, Northwestern (IL) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
    2. Brian Cobb, California-Bakersfield over Dan Thompson, Citadel (SC) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
    3. Charlie Brenneman, Lock Haven (PA) over Justin Nestor, Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
    4. James Woodall, Penn State over Brad Cieleski, Slippery Rock (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
    5. Jeremiah 'JJ' Jarvis, California-Davis over Brett Vanderveer, Pennsylvania — Dec 5–1 · View bout
    6. Joe Johnston, Iowa over Nick Baima, Northern Iowa — Dec 12–5 · View bout
    7. Matt Nagel, Minnesota over Joey Bracamonte, Oregon — Dec 10–6 · View bout
    8. Paul Siemon, Hofstra (NY) over Dave Miller Jr., Rider (NJ) — Dflt · View bout

    Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

    1. Brian Cobb, California-Bakersfield over Ben Cherrington, Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    2. Charlie Brenneman, Lock Haven (PA) over Scott Roth, Cornell (NY) — Fall 1:48 · View bout
    3. Chris Horning, Clarion (PA) over Matt Nagel, Minnesota — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    4. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Jeremiah 'JJ' Jarvis, California-Davis — Dec 11–4 · View bout
    5. Joe Johnston, Iowa over Scott Garren, North Carolina State — Dflt · View bout
    6. Matt Lebe (9), West Virginia over Andrew Shuler, Wyoming — Dec 3–2 · View bout
    7. Paul Siemon, Hofstra (NY) over Brad Harper (12), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–4 · View bout
    8. Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State over James Woodall, Penn State — MD 10–1 · View bout

    Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

    1. Charlie Brenneman, Lock Haven (PA) over Paul Siemon, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–3 · View bout
    2. Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) over Joe Johnston, Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout
    3. Matt Lebe (9), West Virginia over Brian Cobb, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–4 · View bout
    4. Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State over Chris Horning, Clarion (PA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

    Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

    1. Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State over Charlie Brenneman, Lock Haven (PA) — MD 11–1 · View bout
    2. Kenny Burleson (5), Missouri over Derek Zinck (11), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
    3. Phillip Simpson (7), Army (NY) over Matt Lebe (9), West Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
    4. Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State over BJ Wright (8), Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout

    Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

    1. Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State over Phillip Simpson (7), Army (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
    2. Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State over Kenny Burleson (5), Missouri — Dec 6–4 · View bout

    Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

    1. Alex Tirapelle (1), Illinois over Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
    2. Ryan Bertin (3), Michigan over Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State — Dec 8–4 · View bout

    Placement bouts

    3rd-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Ryan Bertin (3), Michigan over Alex Tirapelle (1), Illinois — Dec 3–1 · View bout

    5th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Johnny Hendricks (6), Oklahoma State over Travis Paulson (10), Iowa State — Fall 4:47 · View bout

    7th-place bout · 1 bout

    1. Kenny Burleson (5), Missouri over Phillip Simpson (7), Army (NY) — Dec 6–4 · View bout