Wrestling: Rogers Earns Win in Session I

By Ira Green for MSNsportsNET.com
March 19, 2009

2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships
scottrade center
st. louis, mo.

Session 1

Results

149

Gillespie

< Fall 2:33

Jauregui

Results

157

#2 Poeta

< Major 14-5

Goodman

Results

165

#3 Morningstar

< Dec 6-4

Jones

Results

174

Giffin

< Dec 6-3

#10 Brenner

Results

HWT

Hammond

Major 12-2 >

Rogers

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Donnie Jones	Dustin Rogers

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Fifth-year senior heavyweight Dustin Rogers recorded a 12-2 major decision over Cornell’s Zach Hammond in session one at the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships at the Scottrade Center.

As Rogers’ match progressed, the Corning, Calif., native seemingly got stronger. Ahead 2-1 entering the second period, Rogers tacked on three more points (one escape and one takedown). In the third session, he scored a quick takedown near the edge of the mat and nearly pinned Hammond, but was awarded two back points. Rogers recorded one more takedown and accumulated 3:14 in riding time for the victory. He will faced top-seed David Zabriskie of Iowa State.

Redshirt junior Donnie Jones (165) also had an extremely exciting match against third-seeded Ryan Morningstar. The Slickville, Pa., native went ahead 2-0 on a takedown, but Morningstar earned a reversal to tie the match heading into the second period. Morningstar chose the defensive position and was able to escape and then score a takedown to jump ahead 5-2. Not giving up, Jones earned an escape off the start of the third period and then registered a takedown near the edge of the mat to tie the score. In sudden victory, Jones nearly scored a takedown, but Iowa’s 165-pounder was able to sweep around behind Jones for the winning takedown. Jones will face Millersville’s Jeremy Brooks in the wrestlebacks.

Fifth-year David Jauregui (149) will take on Penn State’s Bubba Jenkins, a No. 2 seed in the wrestlebacks. Classmate Kurt Brenner (174) will also compete in the wrestlebacks, slated to face Bagna Tovuujav of George Mason.

Redshirt freshman Ryan Goodman (157), who lost to No. 2 seed Mike Poeta of Illinois, will face Jonny Bonilla-Bowman of Hofstra in the wrestlebacks.

Session two today starts promptly at 7:30 ET.

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