Rocky Elam
NCAA championship record, 2021–2026. Regular-season results are not included.
Rocky Elam wrestled for Iowa State and Missouri at five NCAA championships, 2021–2026, and went 20–10. Elam placed fifth at 197 lb in 2021, fourth at 197 lb in 2022, third at 197 lb in 2023 and sixth at 197 lb in 2024.
NCAA career
Every NCAA bout · 30
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Kael Bennie · Utah Valley | 2 | 31 | Dec 9–3 |
| Round of 16 | L | Remy Cotton · Rutgers (NJ) | 2 | 15 | MD 4–12 |
| Consolation round 2 | L | Branson John · Maryland | 2 | 16 | Dec 4–11 |
| 2024 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Mac Stout · Pittsburgh (PA) | 12 | 21 | Dec 6–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jacob Cardenas · Cornell (NY) | 12 | 5 | Dec 4–0 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Michael Beard · Lehigh (PA) | 12 | 4 | Dec 8–2 |
| Semifinal | L | Aaron Brooks · Penn State | 12 | 1 | TF 2–17 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Jacob Cardenas · Cornell (NY) | 12 | 5 | Dec 3–7 |
| 5th-place bout | L | Tanner Sloan · South Dakota State | 12 | 3 | Dec 0–7 |
| 2023 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Andrew Davison · Northwestern (IL) | 3 | 30 | Dec 4–1 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jacob Warner · Iowa | 3 | 14 | Dec 6–2 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Jaxon Smith · Maryland | 3 | 11 | Dec 6–3 |
| Semifinal | L | Tanner Sloan · South Dakota State | 3 | 7 | Dec 2–7 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Jacob Warner · Iowa | 3 | 14 | Dec 3–1 |
| 3rd-place bout | W | Bernie Truax · California-Poly | 3 | 2 | Dec 5–2 |
| 2022 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Michial Foy Jr. · Minnesota | 7 | 26 | Dec 4–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | Yonger Bastida · Iowa State | 7 | 10 | Dec 1–0 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Stephen Buchanan · Wyoming | 7 | 2 | Dec 0–4 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi · Pittsburgh (PA) | 7 | 5 | Dec 6–1 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Eric Schultz · Nebraska | 7 | 3 | Dec 3–2 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Gavin Hoffman · Ohio State | 7 | 21 | Dec 3–2 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Stephen Buchanan · Wyoming | 7 | 2 | Dec 0–1 |
| 2021 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Jake Woodley · Oklahoma | 7 | 26 | Dec 1–4 |
| Consolation round 1 | W | Bryan McLaughlin · Drexel (PA) | 7 | 23 | MD 16–6 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Noah Adams · West Virginia | 7 | 9 | Dec 4–3 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Eric Schultz · Nebraska | 7 | 2 | MD 12–3 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Kordell Norfleet · Arizona State | 7 | 3 | MD 9–1 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Michael Beard · Penn State | 7 | 15 | Dec 5–0 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Myles Amine · Michigan | 7 | 1 | Dec 6–8 |
| 5th-place bout | W | Jake Woodley · Oklahoma | 7 | 26 | Dec 9–3 |
Scoring · 2021 to 2026
The sums over the bouts in scope.
| Opponent | Round | Result | Score | Mat time | TD | E | R | NF | Stall | RT | Pts | Sheet | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | F | A | F | A | F | A | D | C | F | A | F | A | ||||||
| 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kael Bennie · Utah Valley | Round of 32 | W Decision | 9–3 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Sheet |
| Remy Cotton · Rutgers (NJ) | Round of 16 | L Major decision | 4–12 | 7:00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | Sheet |
| Branson John · Maryland | Consolation round 2 | L Decision | 4–11 | 7:00 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Sheet |
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mac Stout · Pittsburgh (PA) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 6–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Sheet |
| Jacob Cardenas · Cornell (NY) | Round of 16 | W Decision | 4–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Michael Beard · Lehigh (PA) | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 8–2 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | Sheet |
| Aaron Brooks · Penn State | Semifinal | L Technical fall | 2–17 | 5:45 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | Sheet |
| Jacob Cardenas · Cornell (NY) | Consolation semifinal | L Decision | 3–7 | 7:00 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | Sheet |
| Tanner Sloan · South Dakota State | 5th-place bout | L Decision | 0–7 | 7:00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Sheet |
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Davison · Northwestern (IL) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 4–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Sheet |
| Jacob Warner · Iowa | Round of 16 | W Decision | 6–2 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Sheet |
| Jaxon Smith · Maryland | Quarterfinal | W Decision | 6–3 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Sheet |
| Tanner Sloan · South Dakota State | Semifinal | L Decision | 2–7 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | Sheet |
| Jacob Warner · Iowa | Consolation semifinal | W Decision | 3–1 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Bernie Truax · California-Poly | 3rd-place bout | W Decision | 5–2 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Sheet |
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michial Foy Jr. · Minnesota | Round of 32 | W Decision | 4–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Sheet |
| Yonger Bastida · Iowa State | Round of 16 | W Decision | 1–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sheet |
| Stephen Buchanan · Wyoming | Quarterfinal | L Decision | 0–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Sheet |
| Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi · Pittsburgh (PA) | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 6–1 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | Sheet |
| Eric Schultz · Nebraska | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 3–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Sheet |
| Gavin Hoffman · Ohio State | Consolation semifinal | W Decision | 3–2 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Sheet |
| Stephen Buchanan · Wyoming | 3rd-place bout | L Decision | 0–1 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Sheet |
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jake Woodley · Oklahoma | Round of 32 | L Decision | 1–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Sheet |
| Bryan McLaughlin · Drexel (PA) | Consolation round 1 | W Major decision | 16–6 | 7:00 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | Sheet |
| Noah Adams · West Virginia | Consolation round 2 | W Decision | 4–3 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Sheet |
| Eric Schultz · Nebraska | Consolation round 3 | W Major decision | 12–3 | 7:00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | Sheet |
| Kordell Norfleet · Arizona State | Consolation round 4 | W Major decision | 9–1 | 7:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Sheet |
| Michael Beard · Penn State | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 5–0 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Sheet |
| Myles Amine · Michigan | Consolation semifinal | L Decision | 6–8 | 9:00 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Sheet |
| Jake Woodley · Oklahoma | 5th-place bout | W Decision | 9–3 | 7:00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Sheet |
TD takedowns · E escapes · R reversals · NF near-fall points · Stall stalling drawn / called · RT riding-time points · Pts points; F for, A against.
How these are counted
Every figure here is counted from the scoring record, bout by bout, from the counts on each scoring sheet.
A bout counts once for each side: a wrestler's for columns are their own counts and the against columns are the opponent's; a team's are the sums over its qualifiers' bouts that year.
- Takedowns
- For: takedowns scored. Against: takedowns allowed.
- Escapes
- For: escapes. Against: escapes allowed.
- Reversals
- For: reversals. Against: reversals allowed.
- Near-fall points
- For: near-fall points. Against: near-fall points allowed.
- Stalling calls
- For: drawn, the stalling calls against the opponent. Against: called, the stalling calls against this side.
- Riding-time points
- For: riding-time points. Against: riding-time points allowed.
- Points
- For: points scored. Against: points allowed.
Points is the sum of every scoring row credited to that side, penalties and riding time included; points allowed is the opponent's sum. Cautions, penalty points and the tiebreak riding-time rows are carried in the data and shown on the bout page, not in these tables.
Statistics include only bouts whose scoring sheet is reconciled: the sheet's rows add up to every printed period total and to the scoreboard. A sheet that does not reconcile, and a bout with no wrestling, are left out, and the scoring record's hub says how many and why.
The scoring record begins in 2012, the first championship with full bout-level data: every bout's scoring sheet, not only its result. Earlier championships have their brackets and results in the record, but not their scoring sheets.
Totals are the sums over the bouts in scope. Per qualifier divides the totals by the record's qualifier count for that program and year, the same count the program page prints (team rows only). Per bout divides the totals by the bouts in scope. Per 7 min is the totals times 420 divided by the sum of the mat time, in seconds, over the bouts in scope: one pooled rate, never a mean of per-bout rates. A bout with no mat time is left out of both the numerator and the denominator of that unit, and the page says how many are left out.
Rates list wrestlers with three or more bouts; a wrestler with fewer is left out of the per-bout and per-7-minute lists.
Cite this page: “Rocky Elam”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_3ch5jmzxjjyjmkvz/rocky-elam