Zach Elam
NCAA championship record, 2019–2024. Regular-season results are not included.
Zach Elam wrestled for Missouri at five NCAA championships, 2019–2024, and went 17–11. Elam placed sixth at 285 lb in 2023 and fourth at 285 lb in 2024.
NCAA career
Every NCAA bout · 28
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Josiah Hill · Arkansas-Little Rock | 6 | 27 | Fall 1:50 |
| Round of 16 | W | Josh Heindselman · Oklahoma | 6 | 11 | Dec 4–0 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | 6 | 3 | Dec 1–8 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Hunter Catka · Virginia Tech | 6 | 26 | Dec 1–0 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Yaraslau Slavikouski · Rutgers (NJ) | 6 | 13 | Dec 2–0 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | 6 | 4 | Dec 1–0 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | 6 | 3 | MD 2–14 |
| 2023 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Jacob Bullock · Indiana (IN) | 10 | 23 | Dec 4–1 |
| Round of 16 | W | Owen Trephan · North Carolina State | 10 | 7 | Dec 4–0 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | 10 | 2 | MD 8–17 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Colton McKiernan · Southern Illinois Edwardsville | 10 | 12 | Dec 11–5 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | 10 | 11 | Dec 2–0 |
| Consolation semifinal | L | Tony Cassioppi · Iowa | 10 | 4 | Dec 0–4 |
| 5th-place bout | L | Lucas Davison · Northwestern (IL) | 10 | 9 | Dec 3–4 |
| 2022 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | 16 | 17 | Dec 5–4 |
| Round of 16 | L | Gable Steveson · Minnesota | 16 | 1 | TF 8–23 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Taye Ghadiali · Campbell (NC) | 16 | 15 | Fall 5:58 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Matt Stencel · Central Michigan | 16 | 8 | Fall 0:32 |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Tony Cassioppi · Iowa | 16 | 3 | Dec 0–4 |
| 2021 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Brandon Metz · North Dakota State | 11 | 22 | MD 11–0 |
| Round of 16 | L | Gannon Gremmel · Iowa State | 11 | 6 | Dec 1–3 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Christian Lance · Nebraska | 11 | 12 | Dec 3–1 |
| Consolation round 3 | L | Austin Harris · Oklahoma State | 11 | 29 | Fall 3:58 |
| 2019 · 285 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Matt Voss · George Mason (VA) | 20 | 13 | Dec 3–1 |
| Round of 16 | L | Jordan Wood · Lehigh (PA) | 20 | 4 | Dec 0–3 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Jacob Aven · Purdue (IN) | 20 | 33 | Fall 4:22 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Conan Jennings · Northwestern (IL) | 20 | 12 | Dec 3–1 |
| Consolation round 4 | L | Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | 20 | 7 | Dec 0–1 |
Scoring · 2019 to 2024
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 | ||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Josiah Hill · Arkansas-Little Rock | Round of 32 | W Fall | – | 1:50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Sheet |
| Josh Heindselman · Oklahoma | Round of 16 | W Decision | 4–0 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | Quarterfinal | L Decision | 1–8 | 7:00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Sheet |
| Hunter Catka · Virginia Tech | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 1–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sheet |
| Yaraslau Slavikouski · Rutgers (NJ) | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 2–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| Cohlton Schultz · Arizona State | Consolation semifinal | W Decision | 1–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Sheet |
| Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | 3rd-place bout | L Major decision | 2–14 | 7:00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | Sheet |
| 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Bullock · Indiana (IN) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 4–1 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Sheet |
| Owen Trephan · North Carolina State | Round of 16 | W Decision | 4–0 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Sheet |
| Wyatt Hendrickson · Air Force (CO) | Quarterfinal | L Major decision | 8–17 | 7:00 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 17 | Sheet |
| Colton McKiernan · Southern Illinois Edwardsville | Consolation round 4 | W Decision | 11–5 | 7:00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | Sheet |
| Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | Consolation round 5 | W Decision | 2–0 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| Tony Cassioppi · Iowa | Consolation semifinal | L Decision | 0–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Sheet |
| Lucas Davison · Northwestern (IL) | 5th-place bout | L Decision | 3–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Sheet |
| 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | Round of 32 | W Decision | 5–4 | 7:00 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Sheet |
| Gable Steveson · Minnesota | Round of 16 | L Technical fall | 8–23 | 5:47 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | Sheet |
| Taye Ghadiali · Campbell (NC) | Consolation round 2 | W Fall | – | 5:58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Sheet |
| Matt Stencel · Central Michigan | Consolation round 3 | W Fall | – | 0:32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Sheet |
| Tony Cassioppi · Iowa | Consolation round 4 | L Decision | 0–4 | 7:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Sheet |
| 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Metz · North Dakota State | Round of 32 | W Major decision | 11–0 | 7:00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Sheet |
| Gannon Gremmel · Iowa State | Round of 16 | L Decision | 1–3 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Sheet |
| Christian Lance · Nebraska | Consolation round 2 | W Decision | 3–1 | 7:30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Austin Harris · Oklahoma State | Consolation round 3 | L Fall | – | 3:58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sheet |
| 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Voss · George Mason (VA) | Round of 32 | W Decision | 3–1 | 7:15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Jordan Wood · Lehigh (PA) | Round of 16 | L Decision | 0–3 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Sheet |
| Jacob Aven · Purdue (IN) | Consolation round 2 | W Fall | – | 4:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sheet |
| Conan Jennings · Northwestern (IL) | Consolation round 3 | W Decision | 3–1 | 8:30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | Sheet |
| Trent Hillger · Wisconsin | Consolation round 4 | L Decision | 0–1 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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: “Zach Elam”, March Matness, NCAA Division I championship record, release affad6e7. https://www.marchmatness.app/wrestlers/wr_t6cwoarsalermjbk/zach-elam