Career Accolades

  • NWCA Scholar All-American (2021)
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2022)

As a Junior (2022-23)

  • 3-4 overall, 0-0 in duals at 149 pounds
  • Went 1-2 at the Menlo Open (Nov. 6)
  • Finished 2-2 at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 18)

As a Sophomore (2021-22)

  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 5-7 overall, 0-1 in duals at 149 pounds
  • Went 3-2 at the Menlo Open (Nov. 7)
  • Finished 2-2 at the Roadrunner Open (Nov. 21)

As a Freshman (2020-21)

  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • 1-4 overall
    • 1-3 at 149 pounds and 0-1 at 174 pounds
  • Placed sixth at 174 pounds at the Pac-12 Championships in Corvallis, Ore.
  • Registered a fall in 1:57 over California Baptist's Anthony Loera (Jan. 28)

Prior to Stanford

  • A 2020 graduate of Nyssa High School in eastern Oregon
  • A four-year letterwinner, captained his wrestling team for three seasons
  • Oregon 3A state champions in 2017, finished as the runners-up in 2018 and 2019, and took third in 2020
  • Three-time 3A league champions (2017, 2018, 2019)
  • Three-time 3A state champion (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • Placed third at state as a freshman (2017)
  • Four-time 3A district champion and two-time MVP (2019, 2020)
  • Registered the most wins in school history with a career record of 171-17
  • Also lettered four times in baseball (three-time captain) and football (two-time captain)
    • Third-team all-state and first-team all-league as a utility player in 2019
    • All-Oregon honorable mention and first-team all-league tight end in 2018
    • All-league second team linebacker in 2018 and 2019

Personal

  • Son of Luke and Tracy Cleaver
    • Father wrestled and mother played softball at Pacific University (Ore.)
  • Has a younger sibling, Addie
  • Full name is Elijah Dael Cleaver
Career Numbers
YearRecordDual RecordDual PointsFallsTechnical Falls
2020-211-40-0010
2021-225-70-1010
2022-233-40-0020
Totals8-150-1040
Elijah_Cleaver_MG_01232021_033
2020-21
5-9 / 149 lbs
Elijah_Cleaver_MR_10012021_092
2021-22
5-9 / 149 lbs