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2022 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Max Dean, Penn State.Verified bracket Source bracket ↗

All-Americans

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

  1. 1Max DeanPSU
  2. 2Jacob WarnerIOWA
  3. 3Stephen BuchananWYO
  4. 4Rocky ElamMIZZ
  5. 5Yonger BastidaISU
  6. 6Gavin HoffmanOHST
  7. 7Eric SchultzNEB
  8. 8Greg BulsakRUT

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Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Will Feldkamp (32), Clarion (PA) over Matthew Waddell (33), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Fall 1:16 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Cameron Caffey (9), Michigan State over Evan Bockman (24), Utah Valley — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Eric Schultz (3), Nebraska over Cole Urbas (30), Pennsylvania — MD 15–6 · View bout
  3. Gavin Hoffman (21), Ohio State over Tanner Sloan (12), South Dakota State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  4. Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Jacob Cardenas (19), Cornell (NY) — Dec 7–0 · View bout
  5. Jacob Warner (6), Iowa over Alan Clothier (27), Northern Colorado — MD 8–0 · View bout
  6. Jake Woodley (13), Oklahoma over Jacob Koser (20), Navy (MD) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  7. Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (17), Virginia over Kordell Norfleet (16), Arizona State — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  8. Lou Deprez (8), Binghamton (NY) over Jaron Smith (25), Maryland — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  9. Luke Stout (18), Princeton (NJ) over Isaac Trumble (15), North Carolina State — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  10. Max Dean (1), Penn State over Will Feldkamp (32), Clarion (PA) — TF 16–1 · View bout
  11. Patrick Brucki (4), Michigan over Ben Smith (29), Cleveland State (OH) — Dec 8–3 · View bout
  12. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Michial Foy Jr. (26), Minnesota — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  13. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Andrew Davison (28), Northwestern (IL) — MD 9–0 · View bout
  14. Stephen Buchanan (2), Wyoming over JT Brown (31), Army (NY) — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  15. Thomas Penola (11), Purdue (IN) over Owen Pentz (22), North Dakota State — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State over Braxton Amos (23), Wisconsin — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Eric Schultz (3), Nebraska over Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  2. Gavin Hoffman (21), Ohio State over Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jacob Warner (6), Iowa over Thomas Penola (11), Purdue (IN) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Jake Woodley (13), Oklahoma over Patrick Brucki (4), Michigan — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  5. Lou Deprez (8), Binghamton (NY) over Cameron Caffey (9), Michigan State — Dec 5–4 · View bout
  6. Max Dean (1), Penn State over Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (17), Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  7. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  8. Stephen Buchanan (2), Wyoming over Luke Stout (18), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 6–3 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Gavin Hoffman (21), Ohio State over Jake Woodley (13), Oklahoma — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Jacob Warner (6), Iowa over Eric Schultz (3), Nebraska — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  3. Max Dean (1), Penn State over Lou Deprez (8), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 4–3 · View bout
  4. Stephen Buchanan (2), Wyoming over Rocky Elam (7), Missouri — Dec 4–0 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Jacob Warner (6), Iowa over Stephen Buchanan (2), Wyoming — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  2. Max Dean (1), Penn State over Gavin Hoffman (21), Ohio State — Dec 9–3 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Max Dean (1), Penn State over Jacob Warner (6), Iowa — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Cole Urbas (30), Pennsylvania over Matthew Waddell (33), Tennessee-Chattanooga — Dec 7–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Braxton Amos (23), Wisconsin over Michial Foy Jr. (26), Minnesota — Dec 2–0 · View bout
  2. Isaac Trumble (15), North Carolina State over JT Brown (31), Army (NY) — Fall 5:33 · View bout
  3. Jacob Cardenas (19), Cornell (NY) over Cole Urbas (30), Pennsylvania — MD 11–2 · View bout
  4. Jacob Koser (20), Navy (MD) over Ben Smith (29), Cleveland State (OH) — MD 12–0 · View bout
  5. Jaron Smith (25), Maryland over Evan Bockman (24), Utah Valley — MD 16–4 · View bout
  6. Kordell Norfleet (16), Arizona State over Will Feldkamp (32), Clarion (PA) — Dec 13–8 · View bout
  7. Owen Pentz (22), North Dakota State over Alan Clothier (27), Northern Colorado — Fall 2:13 · View bout
  8. Tanner Sloan (12), South Dakota State over Andrew Davison (28), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 5–0 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Cameron Caffey (9), Michigan State over Braxton Amos (23), Wisconsin — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  2. Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Jacob Koser (20), Navy (MD) — MD 8–0 · View bout
  3. Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (17), Virginia over Isaac Trumble (15), North Carolina State — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  4. Kordell Norfleet (16), Arizona State over Luke Stout (18), Princeton (NJ) — Dflt · View bout
  5. Patrick Brucki (4), Michigan over Jacob Cardenas (19), Cornell (NY) — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  6. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Owen Pentz (22), North Dakota State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  7. Thomas Penola (11), Purdue (IN) over Tanner Sloan (12), South Dakota State — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  8. Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State over Jaron Smith (25), Maryland — Dec 11–4 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Thomas Penola (11), Purdue (IN) — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  2. Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (17), Virginia over Cameron Caffey (9), Michigan State — MD 14–4 · View bout
  3. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (5), Pittsburgh (PA) over Patrick Brucki (4), Michigan — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  4. Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State over Kordell Norfleet (16), Arizona State — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Eric Schultz (3), Nebraska over Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello (17), Virginia — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) over Lou Deprez (8), Binghamton (NY) — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  3. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (5), Pittsburgh (PA) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  4. Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State over Jake Woodley (13), Oklahoma — Dec 5–4 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Eric Schultz (3), Nebraska — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State over Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Rocky Elam (7), Missouri over Gavin Hoffman (21), Ohio State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Stephen Buchanan (2), Wyoming over Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State — Dec 4–3 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Stephen Buchanan (2), Wyoming over Rocky Elam (7), Missouri — Dec 1–0 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Yonger Bastida (10), Iowa State over Gavin Hoffman (21), Ohio State — Fall 2:29 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Eric Schultz (3), Nebraska over Greg Bulsak (14), Rutgers (NJ) — Dec 3–2 · View bout