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2021 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion AJ Ferrari Jr., Oklahoma State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

From the final and the 3rd, 5th, and 7th place bouts

  1. 1AJ Ferrari Jr.OKST
  2. 2Santino 'Nino' BonaccorsiPITT
  3. 3Myles AmineMICH
  4. 4Jacob WarnerIOWA
  5. 5Rocky ElamMIZZ
  6. 6Jake WoodleyOU
  7. 7Michael BeardPSU
  8. 8Stephen BuchananWYO

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Bill Janzer (33), Rutgers (NJ) over Logan Andrew (32), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Colin McCracken (29), Kent State (OH) — TF 17–2 · View bout
  2. Cameron Caffey (10), Michigan State over Bryan McLaughlin (23), Drexel (PA) — MD 14–6 · View bout
  3. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Nick Reenan (28), North Carolina State — Dec 9–7 · View bout
  4. Jake Woodley (26), Oklahoma over Rocky Elam (7), Missouri — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  5. John 'Jake' Jakobsen (16), Lehigh (PA) over JT Brown (17), Army (NY) — Fall 7:50 · View bout
  6. Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (11), Virginia over Chris Kober (22), Campbell (NC) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  7. Kordell Norfleet (3), Arizona State over Trey Rogers (30), Hofstra (NY) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  8. Lucas Davison (12), Northwestern (IL) over Marcus Coleman (21), Iowa State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  9. Michael Beard (15), Penn State over Jacob Koser (18), Navy (MD) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  10. Myles Amine (1), Michigan over Bill Janzer (33), Rutgers (NJ) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  11. Noah Adams (9), West Virginia over Ben Smith (24), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  12. Owen Pentz (31), North Dakota State over Eric Schultz (2), Nebraska — Fall 4:51 · View bout
  13. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Nick Stemmet (27), Stanford (CA) — MD 15–2 · View bout
  14. Stephen Buchanan (8), Wyoming over JJ Dixon (25), Oregon State — Fall 3:34 · View bout
  15. Tanner Sloan (13), South Dakota State over Max Shaw (20), North Carolina — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  16. Thomas Penola (19), Purdue (IN) over Greg Bulsak (14), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Tanner Sloan (13), South Dakota State — Dec 5–0 · View bout
  2. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Lucas Davison (12), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–0 · View bout
  3. Jake Woodley (26), Oklahoma over Cameron Caffey (10), Michigan State — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Kordell Norfleet (3), Arizona State over Thomas Penola (19), Purdue (IN) — Dec 8–4 · View bout
  5. Michael Beard (15), Penn State over Owen Pentz (31), North Dakota State — MD 17–8 · View bout
  6. Myles Amine (1), Michigan over John 'Jake' Jakobsen (16), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (11), Virginia — MD 13–3 · View bout
  8. Stephen Buchanan (8), Wyoming over Noah Adams (9), West Virginia — Fall 1:59 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Jacob Warner (5), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Jake Woodley (26), Oklahoma over Michael Beard (15), Penn State — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  3. Myles Amine (1), Michigan over Stephen Buchanan (8), Wyoming — Dec 7–6 · View bout
  4. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Kordell Norfleet (3), Arizona State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Myles Amine (1), Michigan — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  2. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (6), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jake Woodley (26), Oklahoma — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. AJ Ferrari Jr. (4), Oklahoma State over Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (6), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Trey Rogers (30), Hofstra (NY) over Logan Andrew (32), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Ben Smith (24), Cleveland State (OH) over JJ Dixon (25), Oregon State — MD 12–4 · View bout
  2. Chris Kober (22), Campbell (NC) over Nick Stemmet (27), Stanford (CA) — Dec 12–7 · View bout
  3. Eric Schultz (2), Nebraska over Jacob Koser (18), Navy (MD) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  4. Greg Bulsak (14), Clarion (PA) over Trey Rogers (30), Hofstra (NY) — MD 10–1 · View bout
  5. JT Brown (17), Army (NY) over Bill Janzer (33), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  6. Marcus Coleman (21), Iowa State over Nick Reenan (28), North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Max Shaw (20), North Carolina over Colin McCracken (29), Kent State (OH) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Bryan McLaughlin (23), Drexel (PA) — MD 16–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cameron Caffey (10), Michigan State over Ben Smith (24), Cleveland State (OH) — Fall 5:00 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz (2), Nebraska over John 'Jake' Jakobsen (16), Lehigh (PA) — MD 10–2 · View bout
  3. Lucas Davison (12), Northwestern (IL) over Chris Kober (22), Campbell (NC) — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  4. Marcus Coleman (21), Iowa State over Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (11), Virginia — Fall 5:38 · View bout
  5. Owen Pentz (31), North Dakota State over JT Brown (17), Army (NY) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  6. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Noah Adams (9), West Virginia — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  7. Tanner Sloan (13), South Dakota State over Greg Bulsak (14), Clarion (PA) — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  8. Thomas Penola (19), Purdue (IN) over Max Shaw (20), North Carolina — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Cameron Caffey (10), Michigan State over Owen Pentz (31), North Dakota State — Fall 2:40 · View bout
  2. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Eric Schultz (2), Nebraska — MD 12–3 · View bout
  3. Tanner Sloan (13), South Dakota State over Lucas Davison (12), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  4. Thomas Penola (19), Purdue (IN) over Marcus Coleman (21), Iowa State — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Cameron Caffey (10), Michigan State — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  2. Michael Beard (15), Penn State over Tanner Sloan (13), South Dakota State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  3. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Kordell Norfleet (3), Arizona State — MD 9–1 · View bout
  4. Stephen Buchanan (8), Wyoming over Thomas Penola (19), Purdue (IN) — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Stephen Buchanan (8), Wyoming — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  2. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Michael Beard (15), Penn State — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Warner (5), Iowa over Jake Woodley (26), Oklahoma — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  2. Myles Amine (1), Michigan over Rocky Elam (7), Missouri — Dec 8–6 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Myles Amine (1), Michigan over Jacob Warner (5), Iowa — Dec 5–3 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Jake Woodley (26), Oklahoma — Dec 9–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Michael Beard (15), Penn State over Stephen Buchanan (8), Wyoming — Dec 10–8 · View bout