NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2022 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Max Dean, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  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

Consolation

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