NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2023 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi, Pittsburgh (PA).Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

  1. 1Santino 'Nino' BonaccorsiPITT
  2. 2Tanner SloanSDSU
  3. 3Rocky ElamMIZZ
  4. 4Bernie TruaxCP
  5. 5Jacob WarnerIOWA
  6. 6Ethan LairdRID
  7. 7Max DeanPSU
  8. 8Jacob CardenasCOR

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Championship

Consolation

Championship

Opening round · 1 bout

31 byes into the round of 32

  1. Max Shaw (32), North Carolina over Cole Urbas (33), Pennsylvania — Dec 4–1 · View bout

Round of 32 · 16 bouts

  1. Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly over Austin Cooley (31), West Virginia — MD 8–0 · View bout
  2. Ethan Laird (4), Rider (NJ) over Trey Rogers (29), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  3. Isaac Trumble (6), North Carolina State over Nick Stemmet (27), Stanford (CA) — Dec 7–4 · View bout
  4. Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) over Luke Stout (23), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  5. Jacob Warner (14), Iowa over Cameron Caffey (19), Michigan State — Dec 5–1 · View bout
  6. Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland over Michial Foy Jr. (22), Minnesota — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  7. Luke Surber (15), Oklahoma State over Tanner Harvey (18), Oregon State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  8. Max Dean (9), Penn State over Levi Hopkins (24), Campbell (NC) — Dec 6–1 · View bout
  9. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Jacob Koser (28), Navy (MD) — MD 11–1 · View bout
  10. Owen Pentz (16), North Dakota State over Braxton Amos (17), Wisconsin — Dflt · View bout
  11. Rocky Elam (3), Missouri over Andrew Davison (30), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 4–1 · View bout
  12. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Max Shaw (32), North Carolina — MD 10–1 · View bout
  13. Silas Allred (8), Nebraska over Michael Battista (25), Virginia — Dec 13–7 · View bout
  14. Tanner Sloan (7), South Dakota State over Gavin Hoffman (26), Ohio State — Dec 8–1 · View bout
  15. Yonger Bastida (13), Iowa State over Evan Bockman (20), Utah Valley — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  16. Zac Braunagel (12), Illinois over Andy Smith (21), Virginia Tech — Fall 3:59 · View bout

Round of 16 · 8 bouts

  1. Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly over Luke Surber (15), Oklahoma State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  2. Ethan Laird (4), Rider (NJ) over Yonger Bastida (13), Iowa State — Dec 3–1 · View bout
  3. Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland over Isaac Trumble (6), North Carolina State — Fall 2:16 · View bout
  4. Rocky Elam (3), Missouri over Jacob Warner (14), Iowa — Dec 6–2 · View bout
  5. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Owen Pentz (16), North Dakota State — Dec 8–2 · View bout
  6. Silas Allred (8), Nebraska over Max Dean (9), Penn State — Dec 7–2 · View bout
  7. Tanner Sloan (7), South Dakota State over Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–0 · View bout
  8. Zac Braunagel (12), Illinois over Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 7–6 · View bout

Quarterfinal · 4 bouts

  1. Ethan Laird (4), Rider (NJ) over Zac Braunagel (12), Illinois — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Rocky Elam (3), Missouri over Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland — Dec 6–3 · View bout
  3. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Silas Allred (8), Nebraska — Dec 5–3 · View bout
  4. Tanner Sloan (7), South Dakota State over Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly — Dec 6–4 · View bout

Semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Ethan Laird (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  2. Tanner Sloan (7), South Dakota State over Rocky Elam (3), Missouri — Dec 7–2 · View bout

Final · 1 bout

  1. Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi (1), Pittsburgh (PA) over Tanner Sloan (7), South Dakota State — Dec 5–3 · View bout

Consolation

Consolation opening round · 1 bout

  1. Andrew Davison (30), Northwestern (IL) over Cole Urbas (33), Pennsylvania — MD 9–1 · View bout

Consolation round 1 · 8 bouts

  1. Andrew Davison (30), Northwestern (IL) over Cameron Caffey (19), Michigan State — Dec 3–2 · View bout
  2. Evan Bockman (20), Utah Valley over Trey Rogers (29), Hofstra (NY) — Dec 13–6 · View bout
  3. Gavin Hoffman (26), Ohio State over Luke Stout (23), Princeton (NJ) — Dec 10–4 · View bout
  4. Jacob Koser (28), Navy (MD) over Andy Smith (21), Virginia Tech — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  5. Levi Hopkins (24), Campbell (NC) over Michael Battista (25), Virginia — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  6. Max Shaw (32), North Carolina over Braxton Amos (17), Wisconsin — MFF · View bout
  7. Nick Stemmet (27), Stanford (CA) over Michial Foy Jr. (22), Minnesota — Dec 6–5 · View bout
  8. Tanner Harvey (18), Oregon State over Austin Cooley (31), West Virginia — MD 10–2 · View bout

Consolation round 2 · 8 bouts

  1. Isaac Trumble (6), North Carolina State over Jacob Koser (28), Navy (MD) — Dec 10–8 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) over Levi Hopkins (24), Campbell (NC) — MD 13–4 · View bout
  3. Jacob Warner (14), Iowa over Evan Bockman (20), Utah Valley — Fall 1:59 · View bout
  4. Luke Surber (15), Oklahoma State over Max Shaw (32), North Carolina — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  5. Max Dean (9), Penn State over Gavin Hoffman (26), Ohio State — Dec 6–0 · View bout
  6. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Nick Stemmet (27), Stanford (CA) — MD 17–7 · View bout
  7. Tanner Harvey (18), Oregon State over Owen Pentz (16), North Dakota State — TF 20–5 · View bout
  8. Yonger Bastida (13), Iowa State over Andrew Davison (30), Northwestern (IL) — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Consolation round 3 · 4 bouts

  1. Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) over Luke Surber (15), Oklahoma State — Dec 12–5 · View bout
  2. Jacob Warner (14), Iowa over Isaac Trumble (6), North Carolina State — Dec 9–3 · View bout
  3. Max Dean (9), Penn State over Tanner Harvey (18), Oregon State — Dec 10–5 · View bout
  4. Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) over Yonger Bastida (13), Iowa State — Dec 2–1 · View bout

Consolation round 4 · 4 bouts

  1. Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly over Michael Beard (5), Lehigh (PA) — Dec 4–2 · View bout
  2. Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) over Zac Braunagel (12), Illinois — Dec 6–4 · View bout
  3. Jacob Warner (14), Iowa over Silas Allred (8), Nebraska — Dec 1–0 · View bout
  4. Max Dean (9), Penn State over Jaxon Smith (11), Maryland — Dec 3–2 · View bout

Consolation round 5 · 2 bouts

  1. Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly over Max Dean (9), Penn State — Dec 8–6 · View bout
  2. Jacob Warner (14), Iowa over Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout

Consolation semifinal · 2 bouts

  1. Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly over Ethan Laird (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 5–2 · View bout
  2. Rocky Elam (3), Missouri over Jacob Warner (14), Iowa — Dec 3–1 · View bout

Placement bouts

3rd-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Rocky Elam (3), Missouri over Bernie Truax (2), California-Poly — Dec 5–2 · View bout

5th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Jacob Warner (14), Iowa over Ethan Laird (4), Rider (NJ) — Dec 7–3 · View bout

7th-place bout · 1 bout

  1. Max Dean (9), Penn State over Jacob Cardenas (10), Cornell (NY) — Dec 4–2 · View bout