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Jaxon Smith becomes an All-American

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Jaxon Smith Earns All-American Honors On Day Two Of NCAA Wrestling Championships

PHILADELPHIA – Jaxon Smith earned All-American status Friday night, becoming Maryland's first All-American since Youssif Hemida did so in 2019. Smith is just the 21st wrestler in program history to achieve All-America status.

Smith defeated No. 14 DJ Parker (Oklahoma) in the Round of 12 by a 4-2 score, thanks to a beautiful super duck at the end of the second period, clinching All-American status. Less than an hour later, Smith cruised past 12th-seeded Silas Allred of Nebraska 8-1 to lock up a top-six finish at NCAAs.

Smith also defeated No. 25 Jared McGill (Edinboro) and No. 9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh) on the first day of the tournament before falling to top-seeded Carter Starocci (Penn State). Smith is the first wrestler under Alex Clemsen to achieve All-America status.

Smith will wrestle Minnesota's third-seeded Max McEnelly in tomorrow's consolation semifinals. He can finish as high as third-place and has a top-six finish locked up. 

As a team, the Terps have 18.5 team points, the most since 2014, and currently sit in a tie for 21st place in team rankings. 

Full Results:

133: 9-seed Braxton Brown
  • Round of 32: Brown dec. (3-2) No. 24 Kyle Burwick (NDSU)
  • Round of 16: No. 8 Braeden Davis (Penn State) dec. (5-3) Brown 
  • Consi Round 2: No. 10 Dylan Shawver (Rutgers) SV (4-1) Brown

149: 26-seed Kal Miller
  • Round of 32: No. 7 Kannon Webster (Illinois) major dec. (8-0) Miller 
  • Consi Round 1: No. 23 Carson DesRosier (Citadel) dec. (5-4) Miller 

157: 10-seed Ethen Miller
  • Round of 32: No. 23 Chase Saldate (Michigan) fall (6:50) Miller 
  • Consi Round 1: Miller major dec. (14-2) No. 26 Blake Saito (Brown)
  • Consi Round 2: No. 9 Tommy Askey (Minnesota) TB-1 (1-1) Miller

174: 31-seed Branson John
  • Round of 32: No. 2 Levi Haines (Penn State) fall (2:46) John
  • Consi Round 1: No. 15 Luca Augustine (Pittsburgh) major dec. (11-2) John

184: 8-seed Jaxon Smith
  • Smith fall (2:48) No. 25 Jared McGill (Edinboro)
  • Round of 16: Smith fall (2:45) No. 9 Reece Heller (Pittsburgh)
  • Quarterfinal: No. 1 Carter Starocci (Penn State) major dec. (9-1) Smith 
  • Round of 12: Smith dec. (4-2) No. 14 DJ Parker (Oklahoma) 
  • Consi Quarters: Smith dec. (8-1) No. 12 Silas Allred (Nebraska) 

285: 13-seed Seth Nevills
  • Round of 32: Nevills dec. (5-0) No. 20 Jordan Greer (Ohio)
  • Round of 16: No. 4 Owen Trephan (Lehigh) dec. (8-3) Nevills
  • Consi Round 2: Nevills tech fall (17-2) No. 19 Cory Day (Binghamton) 
  • Consi Round 3: No. 12 Nick Feldman (Ohio State) fall (6:57) Nevills
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Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown

Braxton Brown

133 lbs
Redshirt Junior
Ethen Miller

Ethen Miller

157 lbs
Redshirt Junior
Kal Miller

Kal Miller

149 lbs
Junior
Seth Nevills

Seth Nevills

HWT
Graduate Student
Jaxon Smith

Jaxon Smith

184 lbs
Redshirt Junior
Branson John

Branson John

174 lbs
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Braxton Brown

Braxton Brown

Redshirt Junior
133 lbs
Ethen Miller

Ethen Miller

Redshirt Junior
157 lbs
Kal Miller

Kal Miller

Junior
149 lbs
Seth Nevills

Seth Nevills

Graduate Student
HWT
Jaxon Smith

Jaxon Smith

Redshirt Junior
184 lbs
Branson John

Branson John

Freshman
174 lbs