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