Setting the Scene
What: 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships
When: March 19-21, 2009
Where: St. Louis, Mo. (Scottrade Center)
Times: March 19, Session I (12 pm); Session II (7:30 pm); March 20, Session III (11 am); Session IV (7 pm); March 21, Session V (10:30 am); Session VI (6:30 pm). Note: Times listed are Eastern.
WVU Tournament Notes: 
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Tournament Brackets: Brackets
David Jauregui
149 lbs.
Height: 5-10
Record: 14-4
Four-time qualifier
Meet Notes: Placed third at EWL Championships ... earned a 12-11 win over Edinboro’s Torsten Gillespie en route to the third place match ... beat Bloomsburg’s George Hickman, 4-2(SV2) on Jan. 23 ... registered 15-5 major decision over Illinois’ Eric Terrazas (1/17) ... upset then-11th ranked Trevor Chinn of Lehigh, 6-4, in sudden victory (1/2) ... scored a 7-5 decision over UNC’s Nick Stabile (11/23).
Jauregui Tournament Results
First-round bye
Paul Gillespie (Hofstra) FALL David Jauregui (WVU), 2:33
Wrestlebacks
David Jauregui (WVU) MAJOR #2 seed Bubba Jenkins (PSU), 10-1
David Jauregui (WVU) vs. #12 seed Trevor Chinn (Lehigh)
Ryan Goodman
157 lbs.
Height: 5-8
Record: 8-9
First-time qualifier
Meet Notes: Placed third at EWLs ... notched three wins at tourney ... scored an 8-2 decision over Cleveland State’s Corey Carlo (2/20) ... beat Pitt’s Phil Sorrentino, 2-1 (2/7) ... notched his first league victory against Lock Haven’s Ollie Cooperwood (1/31) ... defeated UC Davis’ Joey Wilson at Las Vegas Invitational ... recorded first win of season against UNC’s Thomas Ferguson (11/23).
Goodman Tournament Results
First-round bye
#2 seed Mike Poeta (Illinois) MAJOR Ryan Goodman (WVU), 14-5
Wrestlebacks
Ryan Goodman (WVU) vs. Jonny Bonilla-Bowman (Hofstra) - Wrestlebacks
Donnie Jones
165 lbs.
Height: 6-0
Record: 10-3
Two-time qualifier
Meet Notes: Finished second at EWLs ... upset then-11th ranked Jarrod King of Edinboro, 5-3 (2/22) ... won 10th-straight match by defeating Cleveland State’s Rob Michaels, 7-3, en route to title match ... pinned Ohio’s Steve Wilson at the 4:18 mark (2/14) ... had a 21-6 tech fall victory over Lock Haven’s Aaron Ernest (1/31) ... upset Bloomsburg’s then-No. 17 Ricky Schmelyun, 9-1 (1/23).
Jones Tournament Results
First-round bye
#3 seed Ryan Morningstar (Iowa) DEC Donnie Jones (WVU), 6-4(SV)
Wrestlebacks
Donnie Jones (WVU) DEC Jeremy Brooks (Millersville), 13-6
Donnie Jones (WVU) vs. Dan Vallimont (Penn State)
Kurt Brenner
174 lbs.
Height: 5-10
Record: 18-4
Four-time qualifier
Meet Notes: Won third league title at EWLs with a 21-6 tech fall over Pitt’s Karl DeCiantis ... scored a 7-4 decision over Illinois’ John Dergo (1/9) ... took a 3-2 decision against Penn State’s then-No. 18 Quentin Wright ... took fourth at Las Vegas Invite ... defeated Wisconsin’s Travis Rutt, 5-2, at Las Vegas Invitational ... also beat Arizona State’s Eric Starks, 10-3 at Las Vegas (12/5).
Brenner Tournament Results
First-round bye
Scott Giffin (Penn) DEC #10 seed Kurt Brenner (WVU), 6-3
Wrestlebacks
#10 seed Kurt Brenner (WVU) DEC Bagna Tovuujav (George Mason), 3-2
#10 seed Kurt Brenner (WVU) vs. Trevor Perry (Indiana)
Dustin Rogers
HWT.
Height: 6-1
Record: 19-5
Three-time qualifier
Meet Notes: Took third at EWLs ... pinned then-No. 13 Zach Sheaffer of Pitt in 1:16 for sixth fall of season ... had a 4-1 victory over then-No. 20 Rashard Goff of Cleveland State (2/20) ... scored a 3-2 decision over then-No. 8 Sheaffer (2/7) ... pinned Illinois’ John Wise in 4:25 (1/9) ... defeated then-No. 19 Ben Berhow of Minnesota, 5-3, for seventh at Las Vegas (12/6) ... had a 5-3 win over then-No. 13 Justin Dobies of UNC (11/23).
Rogers Tournament Results
First-round bye
Dustin Rogers (WVU) MAJOR Zach Hammond (Cornell), 12-2
#1 David Zabriskie (Iowa State) DEC Dustin Rogers (WVU), 9-8
Wrestlebacks
Dustin Rogers (WVU) vs. Joey Fendone (Edinboro)
