NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2009 NCAA Championships

125 lb

Champion Troy Nickerson, Cornell (NY).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Troy NickersonCOR
  2. 2Paul DonahoeEDIN
  3. 3Brandon PrecinNW
  4. 4Anthony RoblesASU
  5. 5Angel EscobedoIND
  6. 6Zach SandersMINN
  7. 7Scotti SentesCMU
  8. 8Nic BedelyonKENT

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Brad Pataky, Penn State over Ian Moser, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:40 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Angel Escobedo (3), Indiana (IN) over Brian Owen, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Anthony Robles (12), Arizona State over Nikko Triggas, Ohio State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  3. Bernard 'BJ' Futrell, Illinois over Billy Chamberlain, Duquesne (PA) — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Tony Mustari, Northern Colorado — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  5. Charlie Falck (5), Iowa over Derek Reber, Bucknell (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  6. James Nicholson (6), Old Dominion (VA) over Brad Pataky, Penn State — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  7. Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech over Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  8. Joey Fio (7), Oklahoma over Demetrius Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  9. Michael Martinez, Wyoming over Marcos Orozco, California-Davis — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  10. Paul Donahoe (1), Edinboro (PA) over Obe Blanc, Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  11. Rollie Peterkin (8), Pennsylvania over Eric Olanowski, Michigan State — MD 12–1 · View bout
  12. Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan over Brandon Zoetewey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  13. Steve Bonanno, Hofstra (NY) over Brendan Byrne, Maryland — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  14. Troy Nickerson (2), Cornell (NY) over Mike Watts, Michigan — Fall 5:51 · View bout
  15. Tyler Clark (9), Iowa State over Prescott Garner, Navy (MD) — MD 19–5 · View bout
  16. Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota over Jay Ivanco, Clarion (PA) — Dec 13–6 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Angel Escobedo (3), Indiana (IN) over Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Anthony Robles (12), Arizona State over Charlie Falck (5), Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Michael Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Joey Fio (7), Oklahoma over Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  5. Paul Donahoe (1), Edinboro (PA) over Bernard 'BJ' Futrell, Illinois — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  6. Rollie Peterkin (8), Pennsylvania over Tyler Clark (9), Iowa State — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Troy Nickerson (2), Cornell (NY) over Steve Bonanno, Hofstra (NY) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  8. Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota over James Nicholson (6), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Angel Escobedo (3), Indiana (IN) over Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  2. Anthony Robles (12), Arizona State over Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  3. Paul Donahoe (1), Edinboro (PA) over Rollie Peterkin (8), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  4. Troy Nickerson (2), Cornell (NY) over Joey Fio (7), Oklahoma — Fall 0:14 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Paul Donahoe (1), Edinboro (PA) over Anthony Robles (12), Arizona State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Troy Nickerson (2), Cornell (NY) over Angel Escobedo (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Troy Nickerson (2), Cornell (NY) over Paul Donahoe (1), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Ian Moser, Bloomsburg (PA) over Derek Reber, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Pataky, Penn State over Jay Ivanco, Clarion (PA) — MD 12–2 · View bout
  2. Brandon Zoetewey, California-Bakersfield over Demetrius Johnson, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 11–6 · View bout
  3. Brendan Byrne, Maryland over Mike Watts, Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  4. Marcos Orozco, California-Davis over Tony Mustari, Northern Colorado — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  5. Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) over Brian Owen, Boise State (ID) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  6. Nikko Triggas, Ohio State over Ian Moser, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 1:21 · View bout
  7. Obe Blanc, Oklahoma State over Billy Chamberlain, Duquesne (PA) — Fall 3:18 · View bout
  8. Prescott Garner, Navy (MD) over Eric Olanowski, Michigan State — Dec 9–7 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Brad Pataky, Penn State over Bernard 'BJ' Futrell, Illinois — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  2. Brandon Zoetewey, California-Bakersfield over Michael Martinez, Wyoming — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  3. Charlie Falck (5), Iowa over Brendan Byrne, Maryland — Fall 6:30 · View bout
  4. Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech over Prescott Garner, Navy (MD) — MD 18–5 · View bout
  5. Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) over Tyler Clark (9), Iowa State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Nikko Triggas, Ohio State over Steve Bonanno, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Obe Blanc, Oklahoma State over James Nicholson (6), Old Dominion (VA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan over Marcos Orozco, California-Davis — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Charlie Falck (5), Iowa over Brandon Zoetewey, California-Bakersfield — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) over Brad Pataky, Penn State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Obe Blanc, Oklahoma State over Jarrod Garnett, Virginia Tech — MD 17–4 · View bout
  4. Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan over Nikko Triggas, Ohio State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Obe Blanc, Oklahoma State — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) over Joey Fio (7), Oklahoma — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan over Rollie Peterkin (8), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  4. Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota over Charlie Falck (5), Iowa — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan — MD 13–2 · View bout
  2. Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota over Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) — MD 9–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Anthony Robles (12), Arizona State over Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota — MD 19–10 · View bout
  2. Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Angel Escobedo (3), Indiana (IN) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Precin (4), Northwestern (IL) over Anthony Robles (12), Arizona State — Dec 3–1 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Angel Escobedo (3), Indiana (IN) over Zach Sanders (11), Minnesota — MD 8–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Scotti Sentes (10), Central Michigan over Nic Bedelyon, Kent State (OH) — Dec 7–2 · View bout