NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2009 NCAA Championships

184 lb

Champion Jake Herbert, Northwestern (IL).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jake HerbertNW
  2. 2Mike PucilloOHST
  3. 3Doug UmbehauerRID
  4. 4Phillip KeddyIOWA
  5. 5Joe LeBlancWYO
  6. 6Vince JonesNEB
  7. 7Joshua PattersonBING
  8. 8Louis CaputoHARV

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Vincenzo DiDona, Central Michigan over Justin Kerber, Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–2 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. AJ Kissel, Purdue (IN) over Dustin Kilgore (5), Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa over Eric Cameron, Indiana (IN) — Fall 2:35 · View bout
  3. Christopher Honeycutt (10), Edinboro (PA) over Chris Dagget, Liberty (VA) — MD 13–5 · View bout
  4. David Craig (8), Lehigh (PA) over Rocco Caponi, Virginia — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Doug Umbehauer (7), Rider (NJ) over David Thompson, Bucknell (PA) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  6. Jake Herbert (1), Northwestern (IL) over John Barone, Duke (NC) — Fall 0:53 · View bout
  7. Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming over Jordan Blanton, Illinois — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  8. Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) over Mikal McKee, North Carolina-Greensboro — Fall 1:49 · View bout
  9. Kirk Smith (4), Boise State (ID) over Jerome Ward, Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  10. Louis Caputo (11), Harvard (MA) over Anthony Biondo, Michigan — MD 13–4 · View bout
  11. Mike Pucillo (3), Ohio State over Matthew Gevelinger, Brown (RI) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  12. Patrick Flynn, Oklahoma over Kenneth 'Casey' Caldwell, Navy (MD) — Fall 0:37 · View bout
  13. Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa over Mickey Moran, Buffalo (NY) — Fall 2:28 · View bout
  14. Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech over Christopher McNeil, Oklahoma State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  15. Vince Jones (12), Nebraska over Riley Orozco, California-Bakersfield — Fall 4:15 · View bout
  16. Vincenzo DiDona, Central Michigan over Dorian Henderson, Missouri — Dec 8–1 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Doug Umbehauer (7), Rider (NJ) over Christopher Honeycutt (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Jake Herbert (1), Northwestern (IL) over Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming over David Craig (8), Lehigh (PA) — MD 11–3 · View bout
  4. Kirk Smith (4), Boise State (ID) over Vincenzo DiDona, Central Michigan — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Louis Caputo (11), Harvard (MA) over Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  6. Mike Pucillo (3), Ohio State over Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  7. Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa over Patrick Flynn, Oklahoma — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  8. Vince Jones (12), Nebraska over AJ Kissel, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Doug Umbehauer (7), Rider (NJ) over Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  2. Jake Herbert (1), Northwestern (IL) over Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming — MD 18–5 · View bout
  3. Mike Pucillo (3), Ohio State over Louis Caputo (11), Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  4. Vince Jones (12), Nebraska over Kirk Smith (4), Boise State (ID) — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jake Herbert (1), Northwestern (IL) over Vince Jones (12), Nebraska — MD 11–1 · View bout
  2. Mike Pucillo (3), Ohio State over Doug Umbehauer (7), Rider (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jake Herbert (1), Northwestern (IL) over Mike Pucillo (3), Ohio State — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Christopher McNeil, Oklahoma State over Justin Kerber, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Christopher McNeil, Oklahoma State over Matthew Gevelinger, Brown (RI) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  2. David Thompson, Bucknell (PA) over Chris Dagget, Liberty (VA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Dustin Kilgore (5), Kent State (OH) over Riley Orozco, California-Bakersfield — TF 16–1 · View bout
  4. Eric Cameron, Indiana (IN) over John Barone, Duke (NC) — Fall 0:50 · View bout
  5. Jerome Ward, Iowa State over Dorian Henderson, Missouri — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  6. Kenneth 'Casey' Caldwell, Navy (MD) over Mickey Moran, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  7. Mikal McKee, North Carolina-Greensboro over Anthony Biondo, Michigan — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  8. Rocco Caponi, Virginia over Jordan Blanton, Illinois — MD 13–1 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. AJ Kissel, Purdue (IN) over Kenneth 'Casey' Caldwell, Navy (MD) — Fall 2:36 · View bout
  2. Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa over Mikal McKee, North Carolina-Greensboro — Dec 9–4 · View bout
  3. Christopher Honeycutt (10), Edinboro (PA) over Jerome Ward, Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  4. David Craig (8), Lehigh (PA) over Christopher McNeil, Oklahoma State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  5. Dustin Kilgore (5), Kent State (OH) over Patrick Flynn, Oklahoma — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  6. Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) over Eric Cameron, Indiana (IN) — Fall 1:02 · View bout
  7. Rocco Caponi, Virginia over Tommy Spellman, Virginia Tech — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  8. Vincenzo DiDona, Central Michigan over David Thompson, Bucknell (PA) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. AJ Kissel, Purdue (IN) over Vincenzo DiDona, Central Michigan — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  2. Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa over David Craig (8), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  3. Christopher Honeycutt (10), Edinboro (PA) over Dustin Kilgore (5), Kent State (OH) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  4. Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) over Rocco Caponi, Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming over Christopher Honeycutt (10), Edinboro (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) over Kirk Smith (4), Boise State (ID) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Louis Caputo (11), Harvard (MA) over AJ Kissel, Purdue (IN) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa over Alex Dolly, Northern Iowa — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming over Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) — Fall 2:30 · View bout
  2. Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa over Louis Caputo (11), Harvard (MA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Doug Umbehauer (7), Rider (NJ) over Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming — Dec 13–11 · View bout
  2. Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa over Vince Jones (12), Nebraska — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Doug Umbehauer (7), Rider (NJ) over Phillip Keddy (2), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joe LeBlanc (9), Wyoming over Vince Jones (12), Nebraska — Dec 9–2 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Joshua Patterson (6), Binghamton (NY) over Louis Caputo (11), Harvard (MA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout