NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2021 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion AJ Ferrari Jr., Oklahoma State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  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

Consolation

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