NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2009 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Jake Varner, Iowa State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Jake VarnerISU
  2. 2Craig BresterNEB
  3. 3Hudson TaylorMD
  4. 4Tyrel ToddMICH
  5. 5Max AskrenMIZZ
  6. 6Brent ChriswellBSU
  7. 7Brandon HalseyCSUB
  8. 8Cam SimazCOR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Craig Brester (1), Nebraska over Charles 'Andrew' Silber, American (DC) — MD 16–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Brandon Halsey (7), California-Bakersfield over Jimmy Hamel, Buffalo (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) over Patrick Bond, Illinois — Dec 9–2 · View bout
  3. Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) over Andrew Anderson (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Cayle Byers (9), George Mason (VA) over John McClure, Eastern Michigan — MD 11–3 · View bout
  5. Clayton Foster (8), Oklahoma State over Chad Beatty, Iowa — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  6. Craig Brester (1), Nebraska over Joe Fagiano, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  7. Eric Chine, Kent State (OH) over Brent Jones (12), Virginia — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  8. Eric Lapotsky, Oklahoma over Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  9. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) — Fall 1:32 · View bout
  10. Jake Varner (2), Iowa State over Daniel 'DJ' Bruce, Virginia Tech — TF 17–2 · View bout
  11. Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion (VA) over Dennis Drury, North Carolina — Dec 11–4 · View bout
  12. Jon Oplinger, Drexel (PA) over Dallas Herbst (5), Wisconsin — Dec 7–5 · View bout
  13. Logan Brown, Purdue (IN) over Dan Tulley, Duke (NC) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  14. Luke Feist, Stanford (CA) over John Hall, Boston (MA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  15. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Raymond Bennet, Millersville (PA) — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  16. Tyrel Todd (4), Michigan over Tyler Sorensen, South Dakota State — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Brandon Halsey (7), California-Bakersfield over Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland — Fall 0:40 · View bout
  2. Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) over Luke Feist, Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  3. Cayle Byers (9), George Mason (VA) over Clayton Foster (8), Oklahoma State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  4. Craig Brester (1), Nebraska over Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 14–5 · View bout
  5. Jake Varner (2), Iowa State over Logan Brown, Purdue (IN) — MD 11–0 · View bout
  6. Jon Oplinger, Drexel (PA) over Eric Chine, Kent State (OH) — Dec 9–8 · View bout
  7. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  8. Tyrel Todd (4), Michigan over Eric Lapotsky, Oklahoma — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Craig Brester (1), Nebraska over Cayle Byers (9), George Mason (VA) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Jake Varner (2), Iowa State over Brandon Halsey (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  4. Tyrel Todd (4), Michigan over Jon Oplinger, Drexel (PA) — MD 8–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Craig Brester (1), Nebraska over Tyrel Todd (4), Michigan — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  2. Jake Varner (2), Iowa State over Max Askren (6), Missouri — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Jake Varner (2), Iowa State over Craig Brester (1), Nebraska — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Charles 'Andrew' Silber, American (DC) over Daniel 'DJ' Bruce, Virginia Tech — Dec 10–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Anderson (11), Northern Iowa over Raymond Bennet, Millersville (PA) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Chad Beatty, Iowa over John McClure, Eastern Michigan — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  3. Charles 'Andrew' Silber, American (DC) over Dan Tulley, Duke (NC) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Dallas Herbst (5), Wisconsin over Brent Jones (12), Virginia — Fall 1:11 · View bout
  5. Jimmy Hamel, Buffalo (NY) over Andrew 'Odie' Delaney, Citadel (SC) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  6. Joe Fagiano, Hofstra (NY) over Dennis Drury, North Carolina — Dec 11–10 · View bout
  7. Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) over Tyler Sorensen, South Dakota State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  8. Patrick Bond, Illinois over John Hall, Boston (MA) — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) over Joe Fagiano, Hofstra (NY) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  2. Clayton Foster (8), Oklahoma State over Patrick Bond, Illinois — MD 10–1 · View bout
  3. Dallas Herbst (5), Wisconsin over Logan Brown, Purdue (IN) — Fall 1:52 · View bout
  4. Eric Chine, Kent State (OH) over Charles 'Andrew' Silber, American (DC) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  5. Eric Lapotsky, Oklahoma over Jimmy Hamel, Buffalo (NY) — Fall 4:16 · View bout
  6. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Pat Bradshaw, Edinboro (PA) — Fall 1:21 · View bout
  7. Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion (VA) over Andrew Anderson (11), Northern Iowa — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  8. Luke Feist, Stanford (CA) over Chad Beatty, Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) over Luke Feist, Stanford (CA) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Lapotsky, Oklahoma over Eric Chine, Kent State (OH) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  3. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Dallas Herbst (5), Wisconsin — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  4. Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion (VA) over Clayton Foster (8), Oklahoma State — Fall 6:02 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Brandon Halsey (7), California-Bakersfield over Jesse Strawn, Old Dominion (VA) — MD 14–3 · View bout
  2. Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) over Eric Lapotsky, Oklahoma — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) over Jon Oplinger, Drexel (PA) — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  4. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Cayle Byers (9), George Mason (VA) — Dec 8–7 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) over Brandon Halsey (7), California-Bakersfield — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) — Fall 2:45 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Max Askren (6), Missouri — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Tyrel Todd (4), Michigan over Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) — Dec 8–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Hudson Taylor (10), Maryland over Tyrel Todd (4), Michigan — Dec 11–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Max Askren (6), Missouri over Brent Chriswell (3), Boise State (ID) — Dec 3–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Brandon Halsey (7), California-Bakersfield over Cam Simaz, Cornell (NY) — MD 14–4 · View bout