Jan. 22, 2004

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The University of Virginia will host the 2004 Mat Jam, featuring the Atlantic Coast Conference and Southern Conference Wrestling Championships, on Saturday, March 6th at UVa's University Hall. A total of 11 schools, six from the SoCon and five from the ACC, will compete in the event with First Round competition set to begin at 11:00 AM. The Semi-Final round is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM, followed by the Semi-Final Consolations at 3:00 PM and the Consolation Finals at 4:30 PM. The ACC and SoCon Finals are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM.

North Carolina (ACC) and Appalachian State (SoCon) will look to defend their 2003 conference championship titles after winning their respective conferences last season. The Tar Heels have won 15 of the 50 total ACC Championship titles. North Carolina's 15 titles are second in the ACC to only Maryland's 20. The Terrapins won the first 20 ACC events from 1954-1973. N.C. State has won 12 ACC titles, Virginia has claimed three and Duke has not won an ACC title in wrestling.

ASU has won six of the 69 total SoCon titles. Chattanooga has claimed a conference best 19 titles, followed by nine by VMI. Former Southern Conference members Washington & Lee and Virginia Tech each recorded seven titles, and other former SoCon members West Virginia, East Carolina and William & Mary gathered five apiece. Current ACC members North Carolina and Maryland each posted a pair of SoCon titles before joining the ACC, while The Citadel and UNC Greensboro have claimed one title each. In 1995, Appalachian State and VMI finished tied for first, and in 1997 ASU, VMI and UNCG finished in a three-way tie for first place. The SoCon did not have a conference championship meet in 1931-1932, 1937, 1939-1940, 1944-1946.

Here is a look at the 2004 Mat Jam schedule of events, the participating schools and the championship history for the ACC and SoCon Wrestling Championships:

2004 Mat Jam Schedule of Events
Time				Event
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM		Open mats and scales
9:00 AM			Weigh-in and skin checks
9:30 AM			Doors Open and ticket sales begin
11:00 AM			First Round
1:00 PM			Semi-Finals
3:00 PM			Semi-Final Consolations
4:30 PM			Consolation Finals
7:00 PM			Finals
					Awards presentations
					Wild Card meetings

Atlantic Coast Conference
Duke
Maryland
N.C. State
North Carolina
Virginia

Southern Conference
Appalachian State
Chattanooga
The Citadel
Davidson
UNC Greensboro
VMI

Atlantic Coast Conference Wrestling Championship History

YEAR	CHAMPION
1954	Maryland
1955	Maryland
1956	Maryland
1957	Maryland
1958	Maryland
1959	Maryland
1960	Maryland
1961	Maryland
1962	Maryland
1963	Maryland
1964	Maryland
1965	Maryland
1966	Maryland
1967	Maryland
1968	Maryland
1969	Maryland
1970	Maryland
1971	Maryland
1972	Maryland
1973	Maryland
1974	Virginia
1975	Virginia
1976	NC State
1977	Virginia
1978	NC State
1979	North Carolina
1980	North Carolina
1981	NC State
1982	NC State
1983	NC State
1984	North Carolina
1985	North Carolina
1986	North Carolina
1987	North Carolina
1988	NC State
1989	NC State
1990	NC State
1991	NC State
1992	North Carolina
1993	North Carolina
1994	North Carolina
1995	North Carolina
1996	NC State
1997	North Carolina
1998	North Carolina
1999	North Carolina
2000	North Carolina
2001	NC State
2002	NC State
2003	North Carolina

Southern Conference Wrestling Championship History

Year	Champion
1930	VMI
1931	NO MEET
1932	NO MEET
1933	Washington & Lee
1934	Washington & Lee
1935	VMI
1936	Washington & Lee
1937	NO MEET
1938	VMI
1939	NO MEET
1940	NO MEET
1941	Washington & Lee
1942	North Carolina
1943	VMI
1944	NO MEET
1945	NO MEET
1946	NO MEET
1947	North Carolina
1948	Washington & Lee
1949	Washington & Lee
1950	Washington & Lee
1951	VMI
1952	Maryland
1953	Maryland
1954	West Virginia
1955	Virginia Tech
1956	Virginia Tech
1957	VMI
1958	Virginia Tech
1959	West Virginia
1960	Virginia Tech
1961	Virginia Tech
1962	Virginia Tech
1963	Virginia Tech
1964	West Virginia
1965	West Virginia
1966	West Virginia
1967	The Citadel
1968	William & Mary
1969	William & Mary
1970	William & Mary
1971	William & Mary
1972	East Carolina
1973	East Carolina
1974	East Carolina
1975	East Carolina
1976	East Carolina
1977	William & Mary
1978	Chattanooga
1979	Chattanooga
1980	Chattanooga
1981	Chattanooga
1982	Chattanooga
1983	Chattanooga
1984	Appalachian State
1985	VMI
1986	Chattanooga
1987	Chattanooga
1988	Chattanooga
1989	Chattanooga
1990	Chattanooga
1991	Chattanooga
1992	Chattanooga
1993	Chattanooga
1994	Chattanooga
1995	Appalachian State, VMI
1996	Appalachian State
1997	Appalachian State, VMI, UNC-Greensboro
1998	Chattanooga
1999	Chattanooga
2000	Chattanooga
2001	Appalachian State
2002	Chattanooga
2003	Appalachian State

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