1 Morgan McIntosh of Penn State for the 197-pound championship in 2017. The sophomore became the first to knock off a top seed in the NCAA Championships since J'den Cox beat No. Up two points in the third, O'Toole secured his second national title with a takedown followed by a two-point nearfall. In his third match of the year against Carr, O'Toole shook off his two previous losses and controlled the pace of the match throughout, scoring a first-period takedown to take an early advantage. The defending champion knocked off two All-Americans, Carson Kharchla of Ohio State (19-4 tech fall in the quarterfinal) and Michigan's Cameron Amine (6-0 decision in the semifinal), in rematches from the 2022 NCAA Championships On his road to the final, O'Toole outscored his opponents 43-11 with two bonus-point victories. 1 seed David Carr of Iowa State in the tournament final. BACK-TO-BACK - For the second consecutive year, sophomore Keegan O'Toole finished the season atop the 165-pound division after a perfect 5-0 NCAA Championship weekend that was capped off with a win over No. Elam, gave Mizzou five All-American placements, as the Tigers were one of just five teams to yield five or more All-Americans. ![]() The three wrestlers, alongside O'Toole and R. Rocky Elam also made the semifinals at 197 pounds, as Mizzou was one of eight programs to field multiple semifinalists, as O'Toole and Elam became the first set of Tiger teammates to reach the semifinals in the same NCAA Championships weekend since Jaydin Eierman (141) and Daniel Lewis (174) accomplished the feat in 2019.īrock Mauller (149), Peyton Mocco (174) and Zach Elam (285) also claimed All-American honors. The Tigers closed the event in the top 10 for the eighth consecutive campaign while placing among the top five teams in the country for the fourth time in program history.įive Tigers finished as All-Americans over the weekend, led by sophomore Keegan O'Toole, who capped off a strong final weekend of Tiger Style wrestling, winning his second consecutive individual national title by knocking off Iowa State's David Carr to retain his 165-pound championship. ![]() ![]() TOP-FIVE TIGERS -Mizzou wrestling finished fifth in the nation with 64.5 points at the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Tulsa, Okla., March 16-18. Additionally, wrestling earned its 12th consecutive conference championship, going back-to-back in the Big 12 Conference and placed fifth at the national tournament with 64.5 points. The team finished with an 8-3 overall record and was 7-1 in Big 12 Duals. The University of Missouri wrestling team wrapped up its 2022-23 season at the NCAA Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
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