The 197-pound competition at the 2024 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in College Park, Maryland, took place from March 9–10, 2024 at the Xfinity Center.
The competition consisted of a double-elimination tournament to determine the top eight wrestlers of the Big Ten's 197-pound weight class. The top seven wrestlers would qualify for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Preliminary seeds The Big Ten announced the preliminary seeds on March 4, 2024.
Seed Wrestler Team Year Record 1 Aaron Brooks Penn State Sr. 14–0 2 Jaxon Smith Maryland Jr. 15–3 3 Zach Glazier Iowa Jr. 21–1 4 Silas Allred Nebraska So. 20–6 5 Garrett Joles Minnesota Sr. 16–6 6 Luke Geog Ohio State Fr. 12–6 7 John Poznanski Rutgers So. 12–2 8 Evan Bates Northwestern So. 10–10 9 Ben Vanadia Purdue So. 11–15 10 Gabe Sollars Indiana So. 20–12 11 Kael Wisler Michigan State Fr. 22–12 12 Isiah Pettigrew Illinois Jr. 6–9 13 Bobby Striggow Michigan Sr. 6–9 14 Josh Otto Wisconsin Jr. 1–12
Results Legend D – Won by default F — Won by fall MF — Won by medical forfeit
Final standings Note: Top-7 wrestlers qualify for the 2024 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Finish Wrestler Team NCAA result Aaron Brooks Penn State 5–0, Champion Zach Glazier Iowa 1–2, Consolation Round 2 Silas Allred Nebraska 2–2, Round of 12 4 Jaxon Smith Maryland 1–2, Consolation Round 2 5 Garrett Joles Minnesota 1–2, Consolation Round 2 6 Luke Geog Ohio State 0–2, Consolation Round 1 7 John Poznanski Rutgers 3–2, Round of 12 8 Evan Bates Northwestern 1–2, Consolation Round 2
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