Wernimont, a senior 157-pounder, increased his personal winning streak to 76 matches and his season record 40-0 with three bonus-point wins at the 2009 Iowa Conference Wrestling Championships. He was named the meet’s Outstanding Wrestler after pinning Dubuque’s Nathan Harm and Cornell’s Aron Kindelsperger in preliminary rounds and posting a 16-5 major decision over Loras’ Erik Hanson in the 157-pound championship match. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)
