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2009 NCAA Championships

149 lb

Champion Darrion Caldwell, North Carolina State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  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

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