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Brandon
Williamson

At West Virginia in 2010-11:

At West Virginia in 2009-10:

Started every dual meet at heavyweight
Went 20-9 overall during the season, including a perfect 6-0 in the EWL and 9-4 in dual matches
Earned 37 points to his opponents’ 16 in dual matches
Had an impressive 17 takedowns during the year and achieved six victories by pin
Came in first place at the Washington & Jefferson College Open after defeating five wrestlers
Achieved the runner-up slot at the EWL Championships after defeating Zac Walsh (Bloomsburg) and Quintas McCorkie (Clarion)
Earned a respectable 2-2 mark at the NCAA Championships, defeating No. 9 Jarod Trice (Central Michigan) by pin and No. 7 Dominick Russo (Rutgers) by decision
Pinned Wyoming’s Mathew McLaughlin
Beat Illinois’ Patrick Walker by decision, 7-2
Handled Quintas McCorkie of Clarion by major decision, 8-0 … pinned Bloomsburg’s Zac Walsh to give WVU a come-from-behind win
Blanked Lock Haven’s Dan Craig by decision, 4-0
Garnered a win by decision over 6th-ranked Ryan Tomei of Pitt, 2-1
Blanked Matt Pritchard of Ohio, 4-0
Pinned Cleveland State’s Chris Weber
Defeated No. 20 Chris Birchler of Edinboro by decision, 3-0
Competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, beating Jim Powers (Cal Poly) and Eloheim Palma (NC State)

At Nassau Community College from 2007-09:

2008 junior college heavyweight national champion under coach Paul Schmidt
Two-time junior college All-American
Took third place at the national tournament in 2009
Finished 2009 with a 28-2 overall mark, winning four titles – College of NJ Tournament, The Long Island Open, the Wilkes Open and the Mid-Atlantic Championships
Finished freshman campaign with a 31-10 overall mark

Prep:

Personal:

Wrestling: Williamson Falls Short
Posted: 3.19.10

Wrestling: Williamson Advances at NCAAs
Posted: 3.18.10

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