Terps Wrap Up 2023 NCAA Championships

TULSA, OK -- Maryland wrestling wrapped up its 2022-23 season and its time at the 2023 NCAA Championships on Friday evening.

Jaxon Smith entered the day a win away from achieving All-American status, but fell in two hard-fought bouts, first to No. 3 Rocky Elam and later to No. 9 Max Dean.

Braxton Brown, Kal Miller, Ethen Miller and Jaron Smith each competed Saturday morning after pushing through to the second day yesterday. However, none of them were able to advance in the wrestlebacks, bringing impressive seasons for all of them to a close. For Jaron, it was the end of an illustrious career spanning eight years and two different coaching regimes.

The five wrestlers that competed on Friday marked the highest number of wrestlers still alive on Day Two of the NCAA Championships since 2010. Maryland finished with 7.5 points, the most since 2019.

Full Results

125-pound Braxton Brown

R32: No. 19 Braxton Brown dec. (8-6) No. 14 Patrick Surtin (Mizzouri)
R16: No. 3 Liam Cronin (Nebraska) dec. (8-4) Brown
Consi Round 2: No. 13 Dean Peterson (Rutgers) dec. (6-0) Brown

141-pound Kal Miller

Pigtail: No. 32 Kal Miller dec. (4-3) No. 33 Josh Mason (Bloomsburg)
R32: No. 1 Real Woods (Iowa) major dec. (13-1) No. 32 Miller
Consi Round 1: No. 32 Miller dec. (5-3) Josh Koderhandt
Consi Round 2: No. 18 Frankie Tal Shahar (Northwestern) dec. (8-2) No. 32 Miller

149-pound Ethen Miller

R32: No. 12 Shayne Van Ness (PSU) fall (6:26) No. 21 Miller
Consi Round 1: No. 21 Miller dec. (4-0) No. 28 Alec Hagan (Ohio)
Consi Round 2: No. 22 Chance Lamer (Michigan) dec. (4-2) No. 21 Miller

197-pound Jaxon Smith

R32: No. 11 Jaxon Smith dec. (6-3) No. 22 Michial Foy (Minnesota)
R16: Smith fall (2:16) No. 6 Issac Trumble (NC State)
Quarterfinals: No. 3 Rocky Elam (Missouri) dec. (6-3) No. 11 Smith
Bloodround: No. 9 Max Dean (Penn State) dec. (3-2) No. 11 Smith

285-pound Jaron Smith

R32: No. 4 Tony Cassioppi (IOWA) major dec. (10-0) No. 29 Jaron Smith
Consi Round 1: No. 29 Smith dec. (7-3) Konner Doucet (Oklahoma State)
Consi Round 2: AJ Nevills (SDSU) SV (3-1) No. 29 Smith

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Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown: 125 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Ethen Miller: 149 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Jaron Smith: HWT; Graduate Student

Jaxon Smith: 197 lbs; Redshirt Freshman

Kal Miller: 141 lbs; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown
: Redshirt Freshman
: 125 lbs

Ethen Miller
: Redshirt Freshman
: 149 lbs

Jaron Smith
: Graduate Student
: HWT

Jaxon Smith
: Redshirt Freshman
: 197 lbs

Kal Miller
: Freshman
: 141 lbs