PHILADELPHIA – 25th-ranked University of Missouri wrestling concludes day two of the NCAA Wrestling Championships in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, picking up five wins on the day. The Tigers placed two wrestlers on the podium through the course of the day, keeping them alive for the third day of the tournament. Mizzou sits in 14th place with 29 points heading into the final day.

SESSION III
In the quarterfinals and consolations, two Tigers looked to survive and advance. At 174 pounds, senior Keegan O'Toole faced off against Virginia Tech's Lennox Wolak, dominating his way to a major decision. The victory secured top-six placement and All-American honors for the 2022 and 2023 National Champion.

On the backside of the bracket, redshirt sophomore Cam Steed picked up back-to-back wins by fall over wrestlers from The Citadel and Hofstra to advance to the blood round.

SESSION IV
Making his fifth semifinal appearance, O'Toole secured a late reversal for his second comeback victory of the tournament over Cade DeVos of South Dakota State. He clinched his third finals berth and marked the fifth consecutive season where the Hartland, Wisconsin native will finish third or better.

The former two-time champion will look for a third title on Saturday night in a Big 12 finals rematch against Oklahoma State's Dean Hamiti.

As the only Tiger wrestling in the blood round, Steed put on a show, clinching an All-American finish for the first time in his career. The four-time Oklahoma State Champion picked up a takedown in the ninth minute over Beau Mantanona of Michigan to move ahead. In his second bout of the night, Steed lost a tight decision to Stanford's Hunter Garvin to drop him to the seventh-place bout Saturday morning, where he will face Cam Amine for the third time this season.

TOURNAMENT NOTES

• In Mizzou's only quarterfinal match, O'Toole battled with Wolak for the second time this season, with the Tiger securing his second major decision over the Hokie this season.
• O'Toole's opponents today are Wolak, a returning semifinalist for Columbia last season and sixth-place finisher, and DeVos, last season's No. 2 seed and an All-American in 2024.
• At 174 pounds, O'Toole's quarterfinal victory earned him a fifth consecutive appearance in the semifinal round of the national tournament, a new program record.
• With his two falls in the morning session, 165-pounder Steed has collected six falls on the season, with his 2:14 pin of Mosher being his third quickest of the season, behind two sub-minute pins in November.
• Steed had previously faced Michigan's Mantanona twice in international freestyle competition, splitting bouts. Tonight's blood-round tilt marked their first collegiate folkstyle meeting.
• Steed battled through his second sudden victory overtime bout of the season to earn his top-eight finish, moving to 2-0 in such matches after a win over Terrell Barraclough at the Big 12 Championships.
• With his semifinal win, O'Toole collected his second career win over DeVos. Their only previous meeting came on January 3, 2021, with O'Toole winning by fall.

UP NEXT

Sessions V and VI of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships will take place in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center on March 21. Session V will begin at 10 a.m. CT and feature consolation semifinals and third, fifth, and seventh-place matches. Session VI will begin at 6 p.m. CT and include the finals and award ceremony.

MISSOURI RESULTS (Through Sessions III and IV)

133 - Kade Moore (#31 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: No. 2 Drake Ayala (IOWA) ove,r No. 31 Kade Moore (MIZ) by technical fall, 21-5 (5:30)

• Consolation First Round: No. 15 Anthony Noto (LH) over No. 31 Kade Moore (MIZ) by decision, 8-2

141 - Josh Edmond (#23 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: No. 10 CJ Composto (PENN) over No. 23 Josh Edmond (MIZ) by decision, 8-5 SV1

• Second Round: No. 26 Eligh Rivera (PRIN) over No. 23 Josh Edmond (MIZ) by decision, 8-5 SV1

157 - J Conway (#30 Seed), 1-2, DNP

• First Round: No. 3 Antrell Taylor (NEB) over No. 30 J Conway (MIZ) by technical fall, 20-4 (7:00)

• Consolation Pigtail: No. 30 J Conway (MIZ) over Richard Fedalen (COL) by decision, 7-3

• Consolation First Round: No. 19 Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU) over No. 30 J Conway (MIZ) by decision, 7-3

165 - Cam Steed (#9 Seed), 3-2

• First Round: No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) over No. 24 Cesar Alvan (COL) by decision, 5-4

• Second Round: No. 8 Cam Amine over No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) by decision, 3-1

• Consolation Second Round: No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) over No. 23 Thomas Snipes (CIT) by fall, 2:37

• Consolation Round of 16: No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) over No. 16 Kyle Mosher (HOF) by fall, 2:14

• Consolation Round of 12: No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) over No. 6 Beau Mantanona (MICH) by decision, 4-1 SV1

• Consolation Round 5: No. 7 Hunter Garvin (STAN) over No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) by decision, 4-0

174 - Keegan O'Toole (#1 Seed), 4-0

• First Round: No. 1 Keegan O'Toole over No. 33 Michael Wilson (RID) by fall, 4:24

• Second Round: No. 1 Keegan O'Toole over No. 16 Lorenzo Norman (STAN) by decision, 10-8

• Quarterfinal Round: No. 1 Keegan O'Toole over No. 24 Lennox Wolak (VT) by major decision, 13-1

• Semifinal Round: No. 1 Keegan O'Toole over No. 13 Cade DeVos (SDSU) by decision, 7-6

184 - Colton Hawks (#31 Seed), 0-2 DNP

• First Round: No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over No. 31 Colton Hawks (MIZ) by technical fall, 19-4 (6:35)

• Second Round: No. 18 Maximus Hale (PENN) over No. 31 Colton Hawks (MIZ) by decision, 7-2