Keegan O'Toole

Born and raised in the state of Wisconsin, O'Toole attended Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin, graduating in 2020 as the second-ranked recruit in the nation.{{Cite web|date=2020-02-26|title=Arrowhead's Keegan O'Toole may become the 18th wrestler in state history to win 4 individual titles|url=https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/arrowheads-keegan-otoole-may-become-the-18th-wrestler-in-state-history-to-win-4-individual-titles|access-date=2021-08-18|website=TMJ4|language=en}} During his time as a high school wrestler, O'Toole went on to become the eighteenth athlete to claim four WIAA state titles, going 49–0 as a senior.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-01|title=Four-time wrestling state champ Keegan O'Toole has lofty goals going forward|url=https://bvmsports.com/2020/07/01/four-time-wrestling-state-champ-keegan-otoole-has-lofty-goals-going-forward/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=BVM Sports|language=en-US}} He was the top-ranked wrestler at 160 pounds in 2019.{{Cite web|last=Hogg|first=Curt|title=With a dominant victory on a national stage, this Arrowhead senior earned the title of the No. 1 high-school wrestler in America|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/high-schools/2019/10/09/arrowhead-high-schools-keegan-otoole-earns-top-wrestling-ranking/3915997002/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en-US}} Before attending the University of Missouri (NCAA Division I), he was named the Junior Dan Hodge Trophy and Wisconsin's Dave Schultz High School Excellence award winner.{{Cite web|last=Hogg|first=Curt|title=Former four-time state champion Keegan O'Toole of Arrowhead is now a world champion|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/high-schools/2021/08/18/keegan-otoole-wisconsin-native-missouri-wrestler-wins-gold-medal-world-juniors/8181368002/|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Decker Honored with Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award|url=https://goduke.com/news/2020/5/18/wrestling-incoming-wrestler-parker-decker-honored-with-dave-schultz-high-school-excellence-award.aspx|access-date=2021-08-18|website=Duke University|language=en}}

Before the season started, O'Toole claimed the U20 US National championship in freestyle.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-21 |title=Mauller, Edmond, O'Toole Claim National Titles at UWW Nationals |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2020/11/15/wrestling-mauller-edmond-o-toole-claim-national-titles-at-uww-nationals |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=University of Missouri Athletics |language=en}}

A true freshman, O'Toole racked up a 9–0 record in dual meets during regular season, competing solely along the Mid-American Conference due to COVID-19 restrictions.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Earl |date=2021-03-15 |title=2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Preview: 165 Pounds |url=https://news.theopenmat.com/college-wrestling-news/2021-ncaa-division-i-wrestling-championships-preview-165-pounds/80250 |access-date=2021-08-18 |website=The Open Mat |language=en-US}} After claiming the Conference title, O'Toole competed at the NCAA tournament, where after making the quarterfinals, he was knocked into consolations by eventual finalist and third-seeded Jake Wentzel from Pittsburgh.{{Cite web|title=Mizzou Wrestling Advances Three to Final Day of NCAAs|url=https://mutigers.com/news/2021/3/19/mizzou-wrestling-advances-three-to-final-day-of-ncaas.aspx|access-date=2021-08-18|website=University of Missouri Athletics|language=en}} He then notably stunned second-ranked Anthony Valencia from ASU by technical fall and fifth-ranked Zach Hartman from Bucknell by major decision before claiming third-place with a win over tenth-seeded Travis Wittlake from the Oklahoma State University, becoming an All-American and closing out the year at 19–1.{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Lee |title=Missouri wrestling third overall after first day of NCAA championships |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/missouri-wrestling-third-overall-after-first-day-of-ncaa-championships/article_9506c038-885f-11eb-a20a-b7996b60d053.html |access-date=2021-08-18 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}}

O'Toole repeated as the U20 US national champion, and then claimed the U20 world championship with a technical fall in the final, pinning 2020 Olympian and 2019 U23 World Champion Turan Bayramov in the quarterfinals.

Back to folkstyle, O'Toole racked up a Southern Scuffle title and a 12–0 record in dual meets during regular season, before making his Big 12 Conference debut and claiming the conference title.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-24 |title=Keegan O'Toole Crowned Big 12 Wrestler of the Year |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2022/3/24/wrestling-keegan-o-toole-crowned-big-12-wrestler-of-the-year.aspx |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=University of Missouri Athletics |language=en}} At the NCAA tournament, O'Toole, the second seed, took out returning All-Americans Anthony Valencia and Cameron Amine to make the finals, where he edged returning NCAA champion Shane Griffith to become an NCAA champion and close out the year undefeated at 25–0.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=Keegan O'Toole Wins Missouri's Ninth Individual National Championship |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2022/3/19/wrestling-keegan-o-toole-wins-missouris-ninth-individual-national-championship.aspx |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=University of Missouri Athletics |language=en}} After the season, he was named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Year.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-24 |title=O'Toole Secures 2022 Big 12 Wrestler of the Year Award |url=http://big12sports.com/news/2022/3/24/wrestling-o-toole-secures-2022-big-12-wrestler-of-the-year-award.aspx |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=big12sports.com |language=en}}

The returning national champion, O'Toole won the Tiger Invite title and compiled a 9–1 dual meet record during regular season, with a lone loss to fellow U20 World and NCAA champion David Carr, who had bumped up from 157 pounds to 165 pounds.{{Cite web |last=Register |first=Special to the |title=Iowa State's David Carr beats Missouri's Keegan O'Toole in battle of top 165-pounders |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/cyclone-insider/2023/02/15/iowa-state-wrestler-david-carr-beats-missouri-otoole-battle-top-165-pounders/69909307007/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}} He claimed runner-up honors at the Big 12 Championships, losing the rematch to Carr in the finals.{{Cite web |title=David Carr wins 4th conference title, Iowa State wrestling takes 3rd at Big 12 Championships |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-state/wrestling/2023/03/06/iowa-state-wrestling-big-12-championships-david-carr-four-time-champ-uni-wrestling-results-ncaa/69971112007/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=The Des Moines Register |language=en-US}} At the NCAA championships, O'Toole defeated All-Americans Wyatt Sheets, Carson Kharchla, and two-timer Cameron Amine to cruise to the finals, where he upset Carr by decision, becoming a two-time NCAA champion.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=Keegan O'Toole Secures Back-to-Back Individual National Championships |url=https://mutigers.com/news/2023/3/18/wrestling-keegan-o-toole-secures-back-to-back-individual-national-championships.aspx |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=University of Missouri Athletics |language=en}}

Fresh off an NCAA championship, O'Toole returned to freestyle and made his senior-level debut at the US Open National Championships in April.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Matthew |date=2023-04-10 |title=Tiger Style Wrestling Returns To The US Open |url=https://www.rockmnation.com/2023/4/10/23669722/mizzou-tiger-style-wrestling-returns-to-the-2023-us-open |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Rock M Nation |language=en}} After a 3–0 stint, O'Toole fell to three-time NCAA champion and returning national champion Jason Nolf in the semifinals before winning his next two matches to claim third place.{{Cite web |last=Guenther |first=Dylan |date=2023-04-29 |title=Wrestling: Tyler Berger Wins US Open, Advances to Final X |url=https://www.cornnation.com/2023/4/29/23703312/wrestling-tyler-berger-wins-us-open-advances-to-final-x |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Corn Nation |language=en}} In June, he earned a forfeit victory against fellow two-time NCAA champion Vincenzo Joseph for third place in the US World Team Trials at Final X and was named to the U23 US World Team.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-10 |title=Penn State Olympic RTC/NLWC Dominates at Final X |url=https://gopsusports.com/news/2023/6/10/wrestling-penn-state-olympic-rtc-nlwc-dominates-at-final-x.aspx |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Penn State Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Missourian |date=2023-06-27 |title=Mizzou wrestling's Keegan O'Toole selected to U23 U.S. World Team |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/mizzou-wrestlings-keegan-otoole-selected-to-u23-u-s-world-team/article_6e75eaf2-153e-11ee-acf5-3733bb78a7fb.html |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}}

At the U23 World Championships, O'Toole defeated returning U23 World medalist Vadym Kurylenko, U23 European finalist Krisztian Biro, and U17 World medalist Imam Ganishov in the finals to become the U23 World champion.{{Cite web |last=Vinay |title=U23 Worlds: Tirana triumph for O'Toole, Brooks; Gimri wins Turkiye's first gold |url=https://uww.org/article/u23-worlds-tirana-triumph-otoole-brooks-gimri-wins-turkiyes-first-gold |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=United World Wrestling |language=English}}

Back to folkstyle, O'Toole won the Tiger Invite and went 12–0 in dual meets before becoming a two-time Big 12 champion, with a win in the finals over three-time All-American David Carr to tie the series at 2–2.{{Cite web |title=Keegan O'Toole could become first Missouri wrestler to win 3 national titles since J'den Cox |url=https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/sports/college/tiger-extra/2024/03/20/keegan-otoole-enters-nationals-with-chance-to-tie-missouri-wrestling-history/73011606007/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=Columbia Daily Tribune |language=en-US}} At the NCAA tournament, O'Toole, the top seed, cruised to the semifinals with three consecutive pins, where he was upset by Carr and fell into the consolation bracket.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Penn State clinches team title at NCAA Championships; Carr beats O'Toole in rivalry battle in semifinals |url=https://www.themat.com/news/2024/march/22/penn-state-clinches-team-title-at-ncaa-championships-carr-beats-o-toole-in-rivalry-battle-in-semifinals |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.themat.com |language=en}} He then defeated his next two opponents to place third and become a four-time All-American, closing out the year at 24–1.{{Cite web |last=Measer |first=Story by Reece Candler; Photos by Adam Runge and Jj |date=2024-03-23 |title=Mizzou's O'Toole rebounds to finish third, Elams place in top six at NCAA Championships |url=https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/mizzous-o-toole-rebounds-to-finish-third-elams-place-in-top-six-at-ncaa-championships/article_b3c41742-e931-11ee-8a0f-e7cc17e35070.html |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Columbia Missourian |language=en}}

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! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches

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! Res.

! Record

! Opponent

! Score

! Date

! Event

! Location

|-

! style=background:white colspan=7 |{{small| 2024 World Team Trials at 79kg}}

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|12-3

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Levi Haines

|style="font-size:88%"|0-6

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|September 14–15, 2024

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 US World Team Trials

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|USA}} Lincoln, Nebraska

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|12-2

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Chance Marsteller

|style="font-size:88%"|0-7

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|12-1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} David Carr

|style="font-size:88%"|9–4

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|11-1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Dickson

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0

|-

! style=background:white colspan=7 |{{small| 2023 U23 World Championships {{gold1}} at 74 kg}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Imam Ganishov

|style="font-size:88%"|6–1

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|October 23–24, 2023

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2023 U23 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|

{{flagicon|ALB}} Tirana, Albania

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|PUR}} Sonny Santiago

|style="font-size:88%"|Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hikaru Takata

|style="font-size:88%"|10–1

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ROU}} Krisztian Biro

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Vadym Kurylenko

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

! style=background:white colspan=7 |{{small| 2023 US World Team Trials {{bronze3}} at 74 kg}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Vincenzo Joseph

|style="font-size:88%"|FF

|style="font-size:88%" |June 10, 2023

|style="font-size:88%" |2023 Final X Newark

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"|

{{flagicon|USA}} Newark, New Jersey

|-

! style=background:white colspan=7 |{{small| 2023 US Open {{bronze3}} at 74 kg}}

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Josh Shields

|style="font-size:88%"|10–2

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|April 26–30, 2023

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2023 US Open National Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6|

{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Collin Purinton

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|3–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Nolf

|style="font-size:88%"|2–9

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Thomas Gantt

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Loranzo Rajaonarivelo

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Murray

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

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