Greg Jones

August 10, 1982 - Present

Greg Jones is West Virginia's only three-time NCAA champion during his wrestling career from 2001-05.

Posting a career record of 128-4, Jones won the NCAA Championship as a freshman in 2002 at 174 pounds, as a junior in 2004 at 184 pounds and as a senior in 2005 at 184 pounds. With three NCAA individual championships, Jones became the 39th wrestler in NCAA history to win three national championships, the 20th wrestler to win titles at two different weight classes and the 10thwrestler to win a national title as a freshman.

Jones is the only West Virginia wrestler to post an undefeated season, doing it in 2004 with a record of 27-0 and once again in 2005, posting a mark of 26-0. He ended his career on a 51-match win streak.

A four-time Eastern Wrestling League champion, Jones holds WVU records for best mark as a freshman (34-2), best record of the 167/174-pound weight class (34-2) and most NCAA Tournament wins (17) and is tied for the most NCAA Tournament appearances (4).

The Slickville, Pennsylvania, native appeared in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic three times, winning each match. He is a two-time recipient of WVU's Red Brown Cup, given to WVU's Most Outstanding Student-Athlete, and became the first Mountaineer to be named to the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Wrestler in 2005.

Jones was the fourth wrestler in EWL history to claim four EWL titles and led the league in points twice. He finished his EWL career with a record of 27-0 in dual meets.

Other awards and titles for Jones during his WVU career include 2005 – Most Outstanding Wrestler at the NCAA Championships, Most Outstanding Wrestler at the EWL Championships, EWL points champion, College Sports Television National Athlete of the Week, WVU's Coca-Cola Community All-American; 2004 – West Virginia Sports Writers Association's Hardman Award winner, one of 23 U.S. athletes nominated for the AAU James E. Sullivan award, EWL points leader, Hodge Trophy finalist, EWL Wrestler of the Year, Midlands Classic champion; 2002 – EWL Wrestler and Freshman of the Year and Amateur Wrestling News Freshman of the Year.

In 2010, Jones was inducted into the EWL Wrestling Hall of Fame, the Southwestern Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of fame in 2013 and in 2019, the Pennsylvania Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He is one of two WPIAL high school wrestlers to win three NCAA titles. Jones was inducted into the Dapper Dan Wrestling Classic Hall of Fame.

In 2010, he was named to InterMat's Top 10 College Wrestlers of the 2000s.

Following his collegiate wrestling career, Jones served as an assistant coach and associate head coach at WVU for nine seasons.

All American Awards:

Season
2005
School
West Virginia
Tournament
Division I
Weight
184
Place
1
Season
2004
School
West Virginia
Tournament
Division I
Weight
184
Place
1
Season
2002
School
West Virginia
Tournament
Division I
Weight
174
Place
1

College Season Records:

Season
2005
School
West Virginia
Class
Senior
Bouts
25
Wins
25
Losses
0
Ties
0
Falls
5
Win PCT.
100
Place
1st
Season
2004
School
West Virginia
Class
Junior
Bouts
26
Wins
26
Losses
0
Ties
0
Falls
7
Win PCT.
100
Place
1st
Season
2003
School
West Virginia
Class
Sophomore
Bouts
32
Wins
30
Losses
2
Ties
0
Falls
6
Win PCT.
93.75
Place
DNP
Season
2002
School
West Virginia
Class
Freshman
Bouts
36
Wins
34
Losses
2
Ties
0
Falls
6
Win PCT.
94.44
Place
1st
Season
2001
School
West Virginia
Class
Freshman
Bouts
11
Wins
11
Losses
0
Ties
0
Falls
1
Win PCT.
100
Place
DNW
Season
Career
Bouts
130
Wins
126
Losses
4
Ties
0
Falls
25
Win PCT.
96.92

All Rankings:

Season
2005
Rank Date
03/08/2005
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2005
Rank Date
02/15/2005
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2005
Rank Date
02/09/2005
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2005
Rank Date
01/25/2005
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2005
Rank Date
01/07/2005
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2005
Rank Date
12/09/2004
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2005
Rank Date
11/12/2004
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2004
Rank Date
02/26/2004
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2004
Rank Date
03/19/2004
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2004
Rank Date
03/08/2004
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2004
Rank Date
02/06/2004
Weight
184
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2004
Rank Date
12/05/2003
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2004
Rank Date
11/07/2003
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2003
Rank Date
11/06/2002
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2003
Rank Date
03/21/2003
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2003
Rank Date
02/17/2003
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2003
Rank Date
02/04/2003
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2003
Rank Date
01/09/2003
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia
Season
2003
Rank Date
12/08/2002
Weight
174
Rank
1
School
West Virginia

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