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
Year | Record | Dual Record | Dual Points | Falls | Technical Falls |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021-22 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022-23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 8-15 | 0-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |