2024-25: Redshirt-senior … Competed at 165 lbs … Finished the year with a 21-12 record … No. 18 seed at the NCAA Championships (3/20-21) … Opened the year with a third-place finish in the open division at the Michigan State Open (11/9) … Finished second at the 60th Annual Midlands Championships (12/10), a career-high finish at the event … Upset Indiana’s then-No. 16 Tyler Lillard in a 9-6 decision in Big Ten dual play (2/1) … Recorded a pair of wins at the Big Ten Championships (3/8-9), downed Rutgers’ Andrew White by a 5-1 decision and upset third-seeded Chistopher Minto with a 8-1 win by decision … Earned a NCAA qualification for the third consecutive year … Tallied a pair of wins at the NCAA Championships (3/20-21), a 7-6 upset decision over No. 15 Nicco Ruiz (Arizona State), and a 3-2 win by tiebreaker over Chandler Amaker (Central Michigan) … Earned NWCA Scholar All-American honors.
2023-24: Redshirt junior ... Competed at 165 lbs ... Closed year with a 17-17 record ... No. 31 seed at the NCAA Championships (3/21-23) ... Tallied five bonus-point wins ... Went 3-2 at the season-opening Michigan State Open (11/11), placing fourth in the open division ... Tallied three wins at the CKLV Invitational (12/1-2) ... Cruised to a 12-3 major decision over Tommy Bennett in dual meet at Northern Illinois (12/19) ... Took fourth at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30), finishing 4-2 at the event ... Opened Big Ten action with a 16-3 major decision against Maryland's AJ Rodriguez (1/14) ... Came away with three wins at the Big Ten Championships (3/9-10), with a thrilling 5-3 decision over Caleb Fish punching his ticket to the national meet ... Defeated a pair of higher seeded opponents at the NCAA Championships ... Stunned No. 18 Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) in sudden victory, 8-5 ... Willed his way to a 9-8 decision against No. 16 Will Miller (Appalachian State), 9-8.
2022-23: Redshirt sophomore ... Competed at 165 lbs ... Finished 25-13 in his first season as a starter in the Northwestern lineup ... No. 18 seed at the NCAA Championships (3/16-18) ... Went 5-1 at the season-opening Michigan State Open (11/5), posting two wins by fall and two wins by major decision ... Posted a 4-1 mark at the Lindenwood Open (11/19) ... Matched that effort at the Cleveland State Open (12/11) ... Notched three wins at the Midlands Championships (12/28-29) ... In his 2023 Big Ten dual meet debut against Minnesota (1/7), knocked off No. 22 Andrew Sparks by a 6-4 final ... Rallied for a 7-2 decision against Nebraska's Bubba Wilson (1/15) ... Downed No. 12 Dan Braunagel of Illinois (1/20), 8-3 ... Cruised to a 9-4 win over Rutgers' Robert Kanniard (1/29) ... Closed regular season with a 10-3 decision win against Stoney Buell of Purdue (2/12) ... Went 4-2 at the Big Ten Championships (3/5-6) en route to a fifth-place finish.
2021-22: Redshirt first-year ... Did not compete.
2020-21: First-year ... Competed at 157 lbs … Wrestled in a thriller against #5 Kendall Coleman of Purdue, losing a 4-3 decision, in his Northwestern debut (1/15).
High School: Won Class 1A 160-pound division state title three times … Finished senior season with a perfect 56-0 record and a career 205-7 record ... Helped team to state title in 2018 … Three-time team captain and letterman … Three-time All-Conference, All-City and All-State … 2018 NWCA All-Star winner … Two-time NHSCA AA … Wrestled for 14 years with MWC Wrestling Academy … Won multiple Fargo Championships with MWC.
Personal: Born Maxwell Joseph Mayfield to parents Mike and Jill … Two-time Academic All-State … Four-year honor roll recipient … National Honor Society … Coaches middle school and elementary wrestlers in his free time ... Anticipated major is economics.
2023-24: Redshirt junior ... Competed at 165 lbs ... Closed year with a 17-17 record ... No. 31 seed at the NCAA Championships (3/21-23) ... Tallied five bonus-point wins ... Went 3-2 at the season-opening Michigan State Open (11/11), placing fourth in the open division ... Tallied three wins at the CKLV Invitational (12/1-2) ... Cruised to a 12-3 major decision over Tommy Bennett in dual meet at Northern Illinois (12/19) ... Took fourth at the Midlands Championships (12/29-30), finishing 4-2 at the event ... Opened Big Ten action with a 16-3 major decision against Maryland's AJ Rodriguez (1/14) ... Came away with three wins at the Big Ten Championships (3/9-10), with a thrilling 5-3 decision over Caleb Fish punching his ticket to the national meet ... Defeated a pair of higher seeded opponents at the NCAA Championships ... Stunned No. 18 Connor Brady (Virginia Tech) in sudden victory, 8-5 ... Willed his way to a 9-8 decision against No. 16 Will Miller (Appalachian State), 9-8.
2022-23: Redshirt sophomore ... Competed at 165 lbs ... Finished 25-13 in his first season as a starter in the Northwestern lineup ... No. 18 seed at the NCAA Championships (3/16-18) ... Went 5-1 at the season-opening Michigan State Open (11/5), posting two wins by fall and two wins by major decision ... Posted a 4-1 mark at the Lindenwood Open (11/19) ... Matched that effort at the Cleveland State Open (12/11) ... Notched three wins at the Midlands Championships (12/28-29) ... In his 2023 Big Ten dual meet debut against Minnesota (1/7), knocked off No. 22 Andrew Sparks by a 6-4 final ... Rallied for a 7-2 decision against Nebraska's Bubba Wilson (1/15) ... Downed No. 12 Dan Braunagel of Illinois (1/20), 8-3 ... Cruised to a 9-4 win over Rutgers' Robert Kanniard (1/29) ... Closed regular season with a 10-3 decision win against Stoney Buell of Purdue (2/12) ... Went 4-2 at the Big Ten Championships (3/5-6) en route to a fifth-place finish.
2021-22: Redshirt first-year ... Did not compete.
2020-21: First-year ... Competed at 157 lbs … Wrestled in a thriller against #5 Kendall Coleman of Purdue, losing a 4-3 decision, in his Northwestern debut (1/15).
High School: Won Class 1A 160-pound division state title three times … Finished senior season with a perfect 56-0 record and a career 205-7 record ... Helped team to state title in 2018 … Three-time team captain and letterman … Three-time All-Conference, All-City and All-State … 2018 NWCA All-Star winner … Two-time NHSCA AA … Wrestled for 14 years with MWC Wrestling Academy … Won multiple Fargo Championships with MWC.
Personal: Born Maxwell Joseph Mayfield to parents Mike and Jill … Two-time Academic All-State … Four-year honor roll recipient … National Honor Society … Coaches middle school and elementary wrestlers in his free time ... Anticipated major is economics.
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Meet W-L | Big Ten W-L |
Dual Points For-Against | Big Ten Champs. W-L |
NCAA Champs |
Pins For-Against | Tech Falls For-Against | Major Dec. For-Against |
| 2020-21 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 6-12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021-22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022-23 | 23-13 | 5-4 | 5-3 | 15-13 | 4-2 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 2023-24 | 17-17 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 8-23 | 3-3 | 2-2 | -- | 3-2 | 2-2 |
| 2024-25 | 21-12 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 24-15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 7-2 | 4-1 |
| Career | 64-47 | 15-18 | 12-17 | 53-63 | 9-8 | 4-6 | 5-0 | 10-4 | 8-6 |