March 21, 2009
St. Louis, Mo.
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Senior
Heinrich Barnes (Pretoria, South Africa) came up short
in the seventh place match on Saturday morning, taking
eighth at the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships.
No. 10 Kyle Borshoff controlled the seventh place match at
149 pounds, scoring a takedown and earning back points early
in the first period. Barnes chalked up the escape in the
second period, but Borshoff added a pair of points in the
third period on an escape and riding time to take a 9-1
major decision.
Barnes becomes the first All-American since 2007 when Ty
Watterson finished fourth at heavyweight, and he garners the
83rd honor for Oregon State.
Barnes was the only wrestler at 149 pounds to be named an
All-American that was not a national top 12 seed.
