Keegan O'Toole
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Full name | Keegan Daniel O'Toole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hartland, Wisconsin, United States | May 9, 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Missouri Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Askren Wrestling Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ben Askren | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keegan Daniel O'Toole (born May 9, 2001) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 74 kilograms and collegiately at 165 pounds.[1] In freestyle, he was the 2021 Junior World Champion.[2] In folkstyle, he is an NCAA Division I All-American and Mid-American Conference champion out of the University of Missouri.[1]
Background[]
Born and raised in the state of Wisconsin, O'Toole attended Arrowhead High School in Hartland, graduating in 2020 as the second-ranked recruit in the nation.[3] 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.[4] He cemented his spot as the top-ranked 160 pounder with a technical fall over former #1 Paddy Gallgher.[5] 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.[6][7]
Collegiate career[]
2020–2021[]
Missouri's O'Toole racked up a perfect 13–0 record NCAAs competing solely along the Mid-American Conference due to COVID-19 restrictions.[8] At the NCAA tournament, he advanced to the quarterfinals with two more wins, but was knocked off to consolation by eventual finalist and third-seeded Jake Wentzel from Pittsburgh.[9] After his first win on consolations, he stunned second-ranked Anthony Valencia from ASU by technical fall and fifth-ranked Zach Hartman from Bucknell by major decision before claiming the bronze medal by downing tenth-seeded Travis Wittlake from the Oklahoma State University, becoming an All-American.[10]
Freestyle career[]
Age-group level[]
After winning multiple US National titles in freestyle, O'Toole claimed the 2021 Junior World Championship with a technical fall in the finale, notoriously pinning '19 U23 World Champion Turan Bayramov in the quarterfinals.[6][11]
NCAA record[]
Stats[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Keegan O'Toole - Wrestling". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Shefferd, Neil (August 18, 2021). "Iran take team title as men's freestyle finals continue at World Junior Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Arrowhead's Keegan O'Toole may become the 18th wrestler in state history to win 4 individual titles". TMJ4. February 26, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Four-time wrestling state champ Keegan O'Toole has lofty goals going forward". BVM Sports. July 1, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Hogg, Curt. "With a dominant victory on a national stage, this Arrowhead senior earned the title of the No. 1 high-school wrestler in America". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Hogg, Curt. "Former four-time state champion Keegan O'Toole of Arrowhead is now a world champion". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Decker Honored with Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award". Duke University. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Earl (March 15, 2021). "2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Preview: 165 Pounds". The Open Mat. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Mizzou Wrestling Advances Three to Final Day of NCAAs". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ Russell, Lee. "Missouri wrestling third overall after first day of NCAA championships". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- American male sport wrestlers
- Missouri Tigers wrestlers
- People from Hartland, Wisconsin
- Sportspeople from Wisconsin