Wrestling Gets Three In The Top Six Saturday

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – University of Missouri wrestling completed session V of the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championship on Saturday, March 23, at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, tied for 11th place with 49.5 team points. Final team results will be available following the final matches in Session VI. 

Junior Keegan O’Toole won both consolation matchups to take third place at 165 pounds. Redshirt senior Zach Elam capped his career with his best NCAA finish, claiming fourth in the 285-pound bracket, and junior Rocky Elam finished in sixth place at 197 pounds.

SESSION V

O’Toole opened the final day with a technical fall of 20th seed Hunter Garvin from Stanford. Z. Elam followed that up with a strong decision win over fourth-seeded Cohlton Schultz out of Arizona State, racking up four minutes of riding time. The wins sent both wrestlers to the third-place matches of their respective weight classes.

R. Elam dropped decisions against fifth-seeded Jacob Cardenas of Cornell and third-seeded Tanner Sloan, taking sixth place. 

O’Toole took home third with a 12-8 decision win over No. 6-seed Mike Caliendo from Iowa, marking the junior’s fourth top-three finish at the national tournament.

NOTES

• O’Toole joins Ben Askren (2004-07) as the only wrestlers in program history to finish in the top three in four consecutive NCAA championship appearances.
• O’Toole and R. Elam became the fourth and fifth wrestlers in program history to have four top-six finishes, joining Ben Askren, J’den Cox and Daniel Lewis.
• Z. Elam’s fourth-place finish marks the highest of his career.
• Z. Elam defeated Cohlton Schultz for the first time in three tries with a season-high four minutes of riding time.
• Additionally, the redshirt senior’s fourth-place finish is the best by a Mizzou heavyweight since Dom Bradley’s fourth-place finish in 2013.

MISSOURI RESULTS (Through Sessions I and II)

125 – Noah Surtin (#13 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: #20 Stevo Poulin (UNCO) over #13 Noah Surtin by Dec. 3-1

• Consolation First Round: #29 Brendan McCrone (OHST) over #13 Noah Surtin by MD 14-0

133 – Kade Moore (#26 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: #7 Nasir Bailey (LR) over #26 Kade Moore by Dec. 10-4

• Consolation First Round: #10 Aaron Nagao (PSU) over #26 Kade Moore by TF 16-1 (5:00)

141 – Josh Edmond (#21 Seed), 3-2, DNP

• First Round: #21 Josh Edmond over #12 Wyatt Henson (LH) by SV-1, 

• Second Round: #5 Anthony Echemendia over #21 Josh Edmond by Dec. 8-2

• Consolation Second Round: #21 Josh Edmond over #22 CJ Composto (PENN) by Dec. 11-5

• Consolation Third Round: #21 Josh Edmond over #20 Tom Crook (VT) by MD 15-6

• Consolation Fourth Round: #26 Vance VomBaur (MINN) over #21 Josh Edmond by SV-1, 8-5.

149 – Logan Gioffre (#28 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: #5 Ty Watters (WVU) over #28 Logan Gioffre by TF 19-4 (5:21)

• Consolation First Round: #12 Ethen Miller (MD) over #28 Logan Gioffre by TF 18-3 (7:00)

157 – Brock Mauller (#17 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: #16 Teague Travis (OKST) over #16 Brock Mauller by Dec. 7-2

• Consolation First Round: #32 Isaac Wilcox (OHST) over #17 Brock Mauller by Dec. 13-10

165 – Keegan O’Toole (#1 Seed), 5-1, Third Place

• First Round: #1 Keegan O’Toole over #33 Jack Thomsen (UNI) by fall (2:55)

• Second Round: #1 Keegan O’Toole over #16 Will Miller (APP) by fall (5:58)

• Quarterfinals: #1 Keegan O’Toole over #8 Antrell Taylor (NEB) by fall (4:06)

• Semifinals: #4 David Carr (ISU) over #1 Keegan O’Toole by Dec. 8-6

• Consolation Fifth Round: #1 Keegan O’Toole over #20 Hunter Garvin (STAN) by TF 17-1 (6:37)

• Third Place Match: #1 Keegan O’Toole over #6 Mike Caliendo (IOWA) by Dec. 12-8

174 – Peyton Mocco (#22 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: #11 Austin Murphy (CAMP) over #22 Peyton Mocco by Dec. 5-2

• Consolation First Round: #27 Danny Wask (NAVY) over #22 Peyton Mocco by Dec.

184 – Colton Hawks (#11 Seed), 3-2, DNP

• First Round: #11 Colton Hawks over #22 Gavin Kane (UNC) by Dec. 4-2

• Second Round: #6 Bernie Truax (PSU) over #11 Colton Hawks by Dec. 4-2

• Consolation Second Round: #11 Colton Hawks over #28 Caleb Hopkins (CAMP) by Dec. 13-6

• Consolation Third Round: #11 Colton Hawks over #29 Jha’Quan Anderson (GWEB) by SV-1, 4-1.

• Consolation Fourth Round: #25 David Key (NAVY) over #11 Colton Hawks by Dec. 2-1

197 – Rocky Elam (#12 Seed), 3-3, Sixth Place

• First Round: #12 Rocky Elam over #21 Mac Stout (PITT) by Dec. 6-2

• Second Round: #12 Rocky Elam over #5 Jacob Cardenas (CORN) by Dec. 4-0

• Quarterfinals: #12 Rocky Elam over #4 Michael Beard (LEH) by Dec. 8-2

• Semifinals: #1 Aaron Brooks (PSU) over #12 Rocky Elam by TF 17-2 (5:46)

• Consolation Fifth Round: #5 Jacob Cardenas (CORN) over #12 Rocky Elam by Dec. 7-3

• Fifth Place Match: #3 Tanner Sloan (SDSU) over #12 Rocky Elam by Dec. 7-0

285 – Zach Elam (#6 Seed), 5-2, Fourth Place

• First Round: #6 Zach Elam over #27 Josiah Hill (LR) by fall (1:50)

• Second Round: #6 Zach Elam over #11 Josh Heindselman (OU) by Dec. 4-0

•Quarterfinals: #3 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF) over #6 Zach Elam by Dec. 8-1

• Consolation Fourth Round: #6 Zach Elam over #26 Hunter Catka by Dec. 1-0

• Consolation Fifth Round: #6 Zach Elam over #13 Yaraslau Slavikouski (RUT) by Dec. 2-0

• Consolation Semifinals: #6 Zach Elam over #4 Cohlton Schultz (ASU) by Dec. 1-0

• Third Place Match: #3 Wyatt Hendrickson (AF) over #6 Zach Elam by MD 14-2