NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2009 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Darrion Caldwell, North Carolina State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Darrion CaldwellNCST
  2. 2Brent MetcalfIOWA
  3. 3Kyle RuschellWIS
  4. 4Lance PalmerOHST
  5. 5Andrew 'Jake' PatacsilPUR
  6. 6Bryce SaddorisNAVY
  7. 7Kyle BorshoffAMER
  8. 8Heinrich BarnesORST

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State over George Hickman, Bloomsburg (PA) — Fall 4:48 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) over Kellon Balum, Virginia — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Kevin LeValley, Bucknell (PA) — Fall 6:01 · View bout
  3. Bryce Saddoris (7), Navy (MD) over Nick Stabile, North Carolina — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  4. Darrion Caldwell (3), North Carolina State over Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania — Fall 3:27 · View bout
  5. Desmond 'Desi' Green, Buffalo (NY) over Mitchell Polkowske, Northern Colorado — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  6. Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State over Robert Sanders, Nebraska — MD 11–3 · View bout
  7. Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) over Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin over DJ Meagher, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  9. Kyle Terry (9), Oklahoma over Trevor Kittleson, Northern Iowa — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  10. Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State over Matt Cathell, Delaware State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  11. Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) over Bubba Jenkins (2), Penn State — Dec 12–6 · View bout
  12. Matt Kyler (8), Army (NY) over Dan Waddell, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:26 · View bout
  13. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State over Jason Chamberlain, Boise State (ID) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  14. Paul 'PJ' Gillespie, Hofstra (NY) over David Jauregui, West Virginia — Fall 2:33 · View bout
  15. Steve Brown (11), Central Michigan over Michael Roberts, Boston (MA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  16. Trevor Chinn (12), Lehigh (PA) over Pete Yates, Virginia Tech — Dflt · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) over Steve Brown (11), Central Michigan — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State — Fall 3:47 · View bout
  3. Bryce Saddoris (7), Navy (MD) over Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. Darrion Caldwell (3), North Carolina State over Desmond 'Desi' Green, Buffalo (NY) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  5. Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin over Trevor Chinn (12), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  6. Kyle Terry (9), Oklahoma over Matt Kyler (8), Army (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  7. Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State over Mitch Mueller, Iowa State — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  8. Paul 'PJ' Gillespie, Hofstra (NY) over Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Kyle Terry (9), Oklahoma — MD 14–5 · View bout
  2. Bryce Saddoris (7), Navy (MD) over Paul 'PJ' Gillespie, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Darrion Caldwell (3), North Carolina State over Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  4. Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State over Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa over Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  2. Darrion Caldwell (3), North Carolina State over Bryce Saddoris (7), Navy (MD) — MD 13–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Darrion Caldwell (3), North Carolina State over Brent Metcalf (1), Iowa — Dec 11–6 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania over George Hickman, Bloomsburg (PA) — Dec 10–5 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania over Mitchell Polkowske, Northern Colorado — MD 11–2 · View bout
  2. David Jauregui, West Virginia over Bubba Jenkins (2), Penn State — MD 10–1 · View bout
  3. DJ Meagher, Cornell (NY) over Pete Yates, Virginia Tech — Dflt · View bout
  4. Jason Chamberlain, Boise State (ID) over Matt Cathell, Delaware State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  5. Kevin LeValley, Bucknell (PA) over Robert Sanders, Nebraska — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Michael Roberts, Boston (MA) over Kellon Balum, Virginia — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  7. Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro (PA) over Nick Stabile, North Carolina — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  8. Trevor Kittleson, Northern Iowa over Dan Waddell, Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania over Matt Kyler (8), Army (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Desmond 'Desi' Green, Buffalo (NY) over Trevor Kittleson, Northern Iowa — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  3. Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State over Michael Roberts, Boston (MA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  4. Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) over Jason Chamberlain, Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  5. Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) over DJ Meagher, Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  6. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State over Torsten Gillespie, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  7. Steve Brown (11), Central Michigan over Kevin LeValley, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Trevor Chinn (12), Lehigh (PA) over David Jauregui, West Virginia — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State over Cesar Grajales, Pennsylvania — MD 11–3 · View bout
  2. Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) over Matt Fittery, Lock Haven (PA) — Fall 5:49 · View bout
  3. Mitch Mueller, Iowa State over Trevor Chinn (12), Lehigh (PA) — Fall 0:44 · View bout
  4. Steve Brown (11), Central Michigan over Desmond 'Desi' Green, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) over Mitch Mueller, Iowa State — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  2. Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State over Paul 'PJ' Gillespie, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  3. Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) over Kyle Terry (9), Oklahoma — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  4. Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin over Steve Brown (11), Central Michigan — Dec 9–8 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) over Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State — MD 10–2 · View bout
  2. Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin over Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin over Bryce Saddoris (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State over Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Ruschell (5), Wisconsin over Lance Palmer (4), Ohio State — Dec 5–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Andrew 'Jake' Patacsil (6), Purdue (IN) over Bryce Saddoris (7), Navy (MD) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Kyle Borshoff (10), American (DC) over Heinrich Barnes, Oregon State — MD 9–1 · View bout