Max Dean
NCAA championship record, 2018–2023. Regular-season results are not included.
4tournaments
17wins
6losses
1individual title
0wins by fall
NCAA career
| Year | School | Weight | Seed | Finish | W–L | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Penn State | 197 | 9 | 7th | 5–2 | 7 bouts |
| 2022 | Penn State | 197 | 1 | 1st | 5–0 | 5 bouts |
| 2019 | Cornell (NY) | 184 | 5 | 2nd | 4–1 | 5 bouts |
| 2018 | Cornell (NY) | 184 | 9 | 8th | 3–3 | 6 bouts |
Every NCAA bout · 23
| Round | W/L | Opponent | Seed | Opp. seed | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Levi Hopkins · Campbell (NC) | 9 | 24 | Dec 6–1 |
| Round of 16 | L | Silas Allred · Nebraska | 9 | 8 | Dec 2–7 |
| Consolation round 2 | W | Gavin Hoffman · Ohio State | 9 | 26 | Dec 6–0 |
| Consolation round 3 | W | Tanner Harvey · Oregon State | 9 | 18 | Dec 10–5 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Jaxon Smith · Maryland | 9 | 11 | Dec 3–2 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Bernie Truax · California-Poly | 9 | 2 | Dec 6–8 |
| 7th-place bout | W | Jacob Cardenas · Cornell (NY) | 9 | 10 | Dec 4–2 |
| 2022 · 197 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Will Feldkamp · Clarion (PA) | 1 | 32 | TF 16–1 |
| Round of 16 | W | Jonathan 'Jay' Aiello · Virginia | 1 | 17 | Dec 4–2 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Lou Deprez · Binghamton (NY) | 1 | 8 | Dec 4–3 |
| Semifinal | W | Gavin Hoffman · Ohio State | 1 | 21 | Dec 9–3 |
| Final | W | Jacob Warner · Iowa | 1 | 6 | Dec 3–2 |
| 2019 · 184 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Noah Stewart · Army (NY) | 5 | 28 | MD 13–2 |
| Round of 16 | W | Cash Wilcke · Iowa | 5 | 12 | Dec 6–4 |
| Quarterfinal | W | Santino 'Nino' Bonaccorsi · Pittsburgh (PA) | 5 | 13 | Dec 6–0 |
| Semifinal | W | Myles Martin · Ohio State | 5 | 1 | Dec 5–4 |
| Final | L | Drew Foster · Northern Iowa | 5 | 6 | Dec 4–6 |
| 2018 · 184 lb | |||||
| Round of 32 | W | Dylan Gabel · Northern Colorado | 9 | No seed listed | MD 11–3 |
| Round of 16 | W | Drew Foster · Northern Iowa | 9 | 8 | Dec 6–0 |
| Quarterfinal | L | Bo Nickal · Penn State | 9 | 1 | Dec 7–13 |
| Consolation round 4 | W | Bryce Carr · Tennessee-Chattanooga | 9 | 12 | Dec 6–4 |
| Consolation round 5 | L | Taylor Venz · Nebraska | 9 | 7 | Dec 6–11 |
| 7th-place bout | L | Chip Ness · North Carolina | 9 | No seed listed | Dec 3–6 |