NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2025

2009 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Jake Varner, Iowa State.

Placers

Places 1 to 8 as the record has them.

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

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

  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

Bouts as the source workbook records them, in round order. No bracket positions or byes are inferred.