Jacob Cardenas
NCAA championship record, 2022–2025. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
15wins
9losses
0individual titles
1win by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michigan | 197 | 1 | 4th | 4–2 | 6 bouts |
| 2024 | Cornell (NY) | 197 | 5 | 4th | 6–2 | 8 bouts |
| 2023 | Cornell (NY) | 197 | 10 | 8th | 4–3 | 7 bouts |
| 2022 | Cornell (NY) | 197 | 19 | Lost consolation round 2 | 1–2 | 3 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 24
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Wolfgang Frable · Army (NY) | 1 | 32 | MD 10–0 |
| Round of 16 | W | Evan Bates · Northwestern (IL) | 1 | 16 | Dec 4–1 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Gabe Sollars · Indiana (IN) | 1 | 24 | Dec 10–5 |
| Semifinal | L | Josh Barr · Penn State | 1 | 4 | Dec 3–5 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Stephen Little · Arkansas-Little Rock | 1 | 12 | Dec 5–2 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | AJ Ferrari Jr. · California-Bakersfield | 1 | 3 | Dec 0–2 |
| 2024 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Jack Wehmeyer · Columbia (NY) | 5 | 28 | Dec 6–0 |
| Round of 16 | L | Rocky Elam · Missouri | 5 | 12 | Dec 0–4 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Jaxon Smith · Maryland | 5 | 11 | Dec 4–2 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Wyatt Voelker · Northern Iowa | 5 | 19 | MD 11–2 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Silas Allred · Nebraska | 5 | 10 | Dec 5–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | W | Stephen Little · Arkansas-Little Rock | 5 | 9 | Fall 1:11 |
| Consolation semifinal | W | Rocky Elam · Missouri | 5 | 12 | Dec 7–3 |
| 3rd-place bout | L | Stephen Buchanan · Oklahoma | 5 | 8 | Dec 4–9 |
| 2023 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Luke Stout · Princeton (NJ) | 10 | 23 | Dec 3–1 |
| Round of 16 | L | Tanner Sloan · South Dakota State | 10 | 7 | Dec 0–4 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Levi Hopkins · Campbell (NC) | 10 | 24 | MD 13–4 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Luke Surber · Oklahoma State | 10 | 15 | Dec 12–5 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Zac Braunagel · Illinois | 10 | 12 | Dec 6–4 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Jacob Warner · Iowa | 10 | 14 | Dec 2–4 |
| 7th-place bout | L | Max Dean · Penn State | 10 | 9 | Dec 2–4 |
| 2022 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | L | Greg Bulsak · Rutgers (NJ) | 19 | 14 | Dec 0–7 |
| Consolation round 1 | W | Cole Urbas · Pennsylvania | 19 | 30 | MD 11–2 |
| Consolation round 2 | L | Patrick Brucki · Michigan | 19 | 4 | Dec 6–8 |