University of Oklahoma Athletics

2024-25 Wrestling Roster

WR Bench reaction vs. Mizzou
Belton Crimson & Cream
Cleveland Belton

Cleveland Belton

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    133
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Corona, Calif.
  • High School:
    St. John Bosco HS
Year Overall Duals Big 12/Pac-12 Finish Major Decisions Tech Falls Pins
2020-21 0-1 0-0 DNC 0 0 0
2021-22 0-2 0-0 DNCĀ  0 0 0
2022-23 18-10 6-6 1st 3 3 5
2023-24 20-9 9-3 2nd 5 2 3
2024-25 13-8 6-3 8thĀ  4 0 0
Totals 51-30 21-12 ... 12 5 8

2024-25Ā 
Compiled a 13-8 record as a starter at 133 pounds in first season with the Sooners … Reached as high as No. 16 in the InterMat rankings ... Posted aĀ 6-3 dual record ... Tallied four major decisions ... Secured first dual win with Oklahoma in season-opener (11/8), defeating Air Force’s Gavin Caprella via 4-2 decision … Also notched dual wins against Wyoming (11/23), Central Michigan (12/6), West Virginia (1/17), Missouri (2/1) and Arizona State (2/16) ... Went 5-2 for a seventh-place finish at the Southern Scuffle (1/4) ... Started for the Sooners at the Big 12 Championships, wrestling as the No. 6 seed in the 133-pound bracket while picking up two wins for a podium finish (eighth place) … NWCA Scholar All-American.Ā 

2023-24 (At Oregon State)Ā 
Finished season with a 20-9Ā record, including winning nine of last 11 bouts in regular season … Took runner-up at Pac-12 Championships … Qualified for second consecutive NCAA Championships … Four wins over ranked foes in regular season … Undefeated (4-0) against Pac-12 opposition in regular season.Ā 

2022-23 (At Oregon State)Ā 
Went 18-10 in first seasonĀ competing for OSU … Won first 11 decisions in a Beaver singlet … Clinched Pac-12 title with a fall … Defeated four ranked opponents.

2021-22 (At Arizona State)Ā 
Went 0-2Ā in 2021-22 … Went 3-2 at 61 kg at the United World Wrestling Juniors Event in Omaha, Neb. (Nov. 2020) … Redshirted in 2019-20.Ā 

HIGH SCHOOLĀ 
Two-time CIF state champion at 132 lbs. at St. John Bosco HS … Tabbed as the No. 12 prospect by FloWrestling … Named the Press-Telegram's All-area Wrestler of the Year in 2018 … Was the top wrestler at 132 lbs. in California.Ā Ā 

WR Highlights: Big 12 Championships (Day Two)
Sunday, March 09
WR Highlights: Big 12 Championships (Day One)
Saturday, March 08
WR Highlights: OU 32, Arizona State 6
Sunday, February 16
WR Highlights: OU 23, Missouri 13
Saturday, February 01