NCAA Wrestling Data1928–2026

2024 NCAA Championships

197 lb

Champion Aaron Brooks, Penn State.Original bracket sheet ↗

All-Americans

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

Connected 2024 197-pound bracket

Select a name to highlight their path; select it again to open the profile. Select a score for the bout.

How to read this bracket
  • Tap a name to follow that wrestler; tap it again to open their profile.
  • "Cons →" is where the loser continues in the consolation bracket; tap it to go there.
  • "↩" is where a wrestler arrived from the championship bracket.
  • The score opens the bout.
Final →Placements →

Championship

Consolation

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 (tiebreaker) · 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