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2024 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Aaron Brooks, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Aaron BrooksPSU
  2. 2Trent HidlayNCST
  3. 3Stephen BuchananOU
  4. 4Jacob CardenasCOR
  5. 5Tanner SloanSDSU
  6. 6Rocky ElamMIZZ
  7. 7Stephen LittleLR
  8. 8Michael BeardLEH

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Evan Bates (33), Northwestern (IL) over John Crawford (32), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Evan Bates (33), Northwestern (IL) — TF 19–4 · View bout
  2. Andy Smith (26), Virginia Tech over Zach Glazier (7), Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  3. Evan Bockman (20), Utah Valley over Levi Hopkins (13), Campbell (NC) — Dec 2–2 · View bout
  4. Garrett Joles (22), Minnesota over Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  5. Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) over Jack Wehmeyer (28), Columbia (NY) — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Joey Novak (17), Wyoming over Luke Stout (16), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  7. John Poznanski (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Wyatt Voelker (19), Northern Iowa — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  8. Lou Deprez (6), Binghamton (NY) over Luke Surber (27), Oklahoma State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  9. Michael Beard (4), Lehigh (PA) over Justin Rademacher (29), Oregon State — TF 26–10 · View bout
  10. Nick Stemmet (18), Stanford (CA) over Max Shaw (15), North Carolina — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  11. Rocky Elam (12), Missouri over Mac Stout (21), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  12. Silas Allred (10), Nebraska over Luke Geog (23), Ohio State — Dec 10–3 · View bout
  13. Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma over Ben Smith (25), Cleveland State (OH) — TF 18–1 · View bout
  14. Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock over Cole Urbas (24), Pennsylvania — TF 22–3 · View bout
  15. Tanner Sloan (3), South Dakota State over Sam Mitchell (30), Buffalo (NY) — Fall 5:26 · View bout
  16. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Krystian Kinsey (31), Virginia — TF 19–4 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Joey Novak (17), Wyoming — Fall 2:21 · View bout
  2. Lou Deprez (6), Binghamton (NY) over Garrett Joles (22), Minnesota — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  3. Michael Beard (4), Lehigh (PA) over Evan Bockman (20), Utah Valley — MD 12–3 · View bout
  4. Rocky Elam (12), Missouri over Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  5. Silas Allred (10), Nebraska over Andy Smith (26), Virginia Tech — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  6. Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma over Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock — MD 14–3 · View bout
  7. Tanner Sloan (3), South Dakota State over John Poznanski (14), Rutgers (NJ) — MD 14–4 · View bout
  8. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Nick Stemmet (18), Stanford (CA) — TF 26–10 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma — Fall 2:45 · View bout
  2. Rocky Elam (12), Missouri over Michael Beard (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  3. Tanner Sloan (3), South Dakota State over Lou Deprez (6), Binghamton (NY) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  4. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Silas Allred (10), Nebraska — MD 11–3 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Rocky Elam (12), Missouri — TF 17–2 · View bout
  2. Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State over Tanner Sloan (3), South Dakota State — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Aaron Brooks (1), Penn State over Trent Hidlay (2), North Carolina State — Dec 6–1 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Sam Mitchell (30), Buffalo (NY) over John Crawford (32), Franklin & Marshall (PA) — MD 14–4 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Cole Urbas (24), Pennsylvania over Ben Smith (25), Cleveland State (OH) — MD 12–3 · View bout
  2. Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland over Luke Surber (27), Oklahoma State — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Justin Rademacher (29), Oregon State over Levi Hopkins (13), Campbell (NC) — Dec 9–6 · View bout
  4. Luke Stout (16), Princeton (NJ) over Evan Bates (33), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  5. Mac Stout (21), Pittsburgh (PA) over Jack Wehmeyer (28), Columbia (NY) — MD 12–4 · View bout
  6. Max Shaw (15), North Carolina over Krystian Kinsey (31), Virginia — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Wyatt Voelker (19), Northern Iowa over Sam Mitchell (30), Buffalo (NY) — TF 19–3 · View bout
  8. Zach Glazier (7), Iowa over Luke Geog (23), Ohio State — MD 16–6 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Andy Smith (26), Virginia Tech over Cole Urbas (24), Pennsylvania — Dec 7–1 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) over Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  3. Joey Novak (17), Wyoming over Max Shaw (15), North Carolina — Dec 9–5 · View bout
  4. John Poznanski (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Justin Rademacher (29), Oregon State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  5. Mac Stout (21), Pittsburgh (PA) over Garrett Joles (22), Minnesota — TF 20–5 · View bout
  6. Nick Stemmet (18), Stanford (CA) over Luke Stout (16), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  7. Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock over Zach Glazier (7), Iowa — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  8. Wyatt Voelker (19), Northern Iowa over Evan Bockman (20), Utah Valley — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Andy Smith (26), Virginia Tech over Nick Stemmet (18), Stanford (CA) — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) over Wyatt Voelker (19), Northern Iowa — MD 11–2 · View bout
  3. John Poznanski (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Mac Stout (21), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 8–5 · View bout
  4. Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock over Joey Novak (17), Wyoming — MD 13–5 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) over Silas Allred (10), Nebraska — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Michael Beard (4), Lehigh (PA) over Andy Smith (26), Virginia Tech — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma over John Poznanski (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 2–1 · View bout
  4. Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock over Lou Deprez (6), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 5–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) over Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock — Fall 1:11 · View bout
  2. Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma over Michael Beard (4), Lehigh (PA) — MD 12–1 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) over Rocky Elam (12), Missouri — Dec 7–3 · View bout
  2. Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma over Tanner Sloan (3), South Dakota State — Dec 6–2 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Buchanan (8), Oklahoma over Jacob Cardenas (5), Cornell (NY) — Dec 9–4 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Tanner Sloan (3), South Dakota State over Rocky Elam (12), Missouri — Dec 7–0 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Little (9), Arkansas-Little Rock over Michael Beard (4), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 10–3 · View bout