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Career Stats

CAREER HONORS

• Two-time National Champion: 2022 and 2023
• Five-Time NCAA All-American: 2021 (Third Place), 2022 (First Place), 2023 (First Place), 2024 (Third Place), 2025 (Second Place)
• Five-time NCAA Qualifier: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Two-time Dan Hodge Trophy Finalist: 2022 and 2023
• Four-time Big 12 Champion: 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• 2021 MAC Champion 
• 2021 Junior World Champion (74kg)
• 2023 U23 World Champion (74kg)
• 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year
• 2022 Southern Scuffle Champion
• 2022 Amateur Wrestling News Hammer Award Recipient
• 2024 Gorriaran Award Winner 
• 100 Win Club Member (108)
• First in program history with 22 technical falls
• Two-time CSC Academic All-American: 2022-23 (Second Team) and 2023-24 (Third Team) 
• Two-time CSC Academic All-District: 2022-23 and 2023-24
• Five-time NWCA Scholar All-American: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025
• Three-time Academic All-Big 12: 2022 (First Team), 2023 (First Team) and 2024 (First Team) 
• USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week: March 22, 2022
• Big 12 Wrestler of the Week: Nov. 16, 2021, Feb. 15, 2022, Dec. 27, 2023 and Dec. 27, 2024
• MAC Wrestler of the Week: Jan. 24, 2021

SENIOR (2024-25)

• NCAA All-American (Second place, 174 pounds)
• Big 12 Champion (174 pounds)
• Tiger Style Invite Champion (174 pounds)
• Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Award Winner
• Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
• Academic All-Big 12
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• Closed out his final season in Black and Gold with a 20-1 record and was 8-0 duals
• Wrestled to a first-place finish at the Tiger Style Invite (Nov. 9) going 4-0 with a fall and three tech falls
• Battled with No. 2 ranked and former 157-pound National Champion Levi Haines (Penn State) at Collegiate Wrestling Duals (Dec. 22) in Nashville and came out on top in sudden victory, 4-1
• Defeating Levi Haines in sudden victory earned O'Toole Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors for the fourth time in his career, and marked the seventh time he had received a weekly accolade (MAC & USA Wrestling) 
• Sustained an injury midseason that kept him out of the lineup for two months, returning for the final dual of the season against Iowa State (Dec. 22 - Feb. 22)
• Marked his return to the mat by earning his 100th win by fall against Iowa State’s Caden Schmidt
• Claimed the Big 12 title at 174 pounds, going 4-0 at the tournament with a tech fall and two majors before defeating Dean Hamiti of Oklahoma State (SV-1, 7-4) in the final
• Went 4-1 at the NCAA Championships, defeating No. 15 Lorenzo Norman (Stanford), No. 25 Lennox Wolak and No. 13 Cade DeVos (South Dakota State) on his way to the NCAA final
• Tiger Styles's first five-time All-American and its first wrestler to finish in the top three in five consecutive NCAA tournaments 
• Ended his Mizzou career with a 24-3 NCAA Championship record 
• 11 of his 20 wins were over ranked opponents, including three ranked in the top five
• Totaled 16 bonus-point wins, earning a bonus rate of .762 on the year
• Secured a career single-season high six tech falls and tied his season-high seven major decisions
• With a career-win percentage of .955 (108-5), he passes former coach and mentor Ben Askren for second in program history
• O'Toole's 22 career technical falls is first in program history, while his 31 pins places him eighth and his 23 major decisions is tied for ninth

JUNIOR (2023-24)

• NCAA All-American (Third place, 165 pounds)
• Big 12 Champion (165 pounds)
• Tiger Style Invite Champion (165 pounds)
• Gorrarian Award winner
• CSC Academic All-America Third Team
• CSC Academic All-District 
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team 
• Tiger Style Ben Askren Most Falls Award winner, leading the team with a career-best 10 falls
• NWCA Scholar All-American
• Finished the season 24-1 (.960), marking his fourth straight year with a winning percentage above 90 percent 
• Went a perfect 12-0 in duals, appearing in 12 of Missouri's 14 duals 
• Knocked off three straight top 10 opponents in duals, defeating No. 9 Peyton Hall of West Virginia, No. 3 Julian Ramirez of Cornell and No. 3 Izzak Olejnik of Oklahoma State 
• Totaled 15 wins over ranked opponents with 18 bonus-point victories
• In the Mizzou to the Lou dual against Illinois, bumped up to 174 pounds to defeat No. 5 Edmond Ruth by 12-5 decision
• Gorrarian Award winner for most falls in the NCAA tournament, pinning his first three opponents in the championship bracket to join Ben Askren (2007) and Daniel Lewis (2019) as the only wrestlers in program history to earn the award
• Became one of four Tigers to have at least three wins by fall in the NCAA Tournament, joining Ben Askren, Daniel Lewis and Matt Pell
• Joined Ben Askren (2004-07) as the only wrestlers in program history to finish in the top three in four consecutive NCAA championship appearances 
• Ended the season second on the team with 24 wins and third with five technical falls 

2023 Summer

• Qualified for the UWW U23 World Championships at 74 kg
• In a commanding performance, O'Toole won gold at 74 kg, going 5-0 against representatives from Ukraine, Romania, Japan, Puerto Rico and Athlètes Individuels Neutres (AIN)
• O'Toole outscored his opponents 46-4 and never surrendered more than two points in a match 

SOPHOMORE (2022-23)

• NCAA Champion (165 pounds)
• NCAA All-American (First place, 165 pounds)
• Runner-up at Big 12 Championships (165 pounds)
• Tiger Style Invite Champion (165 pounds)
• Dan Hodge Trophy Finalist
• CSC Academic All-American (Second Team) and All-District 
• NWCA Scholar All-American and Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Ended the season with a 20-2 record, finishing the season with a .909 winning percentage and marking the third consecutive of winning at least 90% of his matches
• Led the team with 79 takedowns (3.59 takedowns per match) and 41:07 of total riding time
• Finished second on the team with 13 bonus-point victories
• Secured 12 ranked wins on the season
• Competed in 10 of the Tigers’ 11 duals, finishing with a 9-1 record in such matches
• Won his first 12 matches of the season, capping off a 41-match win streak dating back to the 2021 NCAA Championships
• Tore through the Tiger Style Invite (Nov. 12), taking home first place with bonus-point wins in all three matches
• Advanced to the Big 12 Championships final, defeating No. 17 Tanner Cook (SDSU) and No. 7 Michael Caliendo III (NDSU) along the way
• Earned Tiger Style’s 10th national championship at the NCAA Championships (March 16-18), knocking off top-seeded David Carr of Iowa State in the final to win his second consecutive national title
• Joined Ben Askren (2006 and 2007) and J’den Cox (2014, 2016 and 2017) as the only Tigers to win multiple NCAA titles
• Became the first Tiger to beat a No. 1 seed at the NCAA Championships since J’den Cox beat Morgan McIntosh of Penn State in the 197-pound final in 2016
• Outscored his opponents 51-13 in the championship tournament en route to his second national title

FRESHMAN (2021-22)

• NCAA Champion (165 lbs)
• Big 12 Champion (165 lbs)
• Big 12 Wrestler of the Year
• 2022 Southern Scuffle Champion (165 pounds)
• Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Nov. 9-16)
• Big 12 Wrestler of the Week (Feb. 8-15)
• USA Wrestling Athlete of the Week (March 15-22)
• Hammer Award Recipient (Amateur Wrestling News)
• Dan Hodge Trophy Finalist
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Completed fourth undefeated season in program history with a 25-0 record, joining Ben Askren (2005-06, 2006-07) and J’den Cox (2016-17)
• Opened his second season with back-to-back falls against Luke Weber (NDSU) and Nick Knutson (UNCO), garnering Big 12 Wrestler of the Week honors
• Won nine of first 10 matches by bonus-points, including four falls and a technical fall
• Took the 165-pound title at the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 1-2), going 5-0, recording two first-period falls on his way to beating out Big 12 runner-up Peyton Hall (WVU) in the final…Won four of five matches with bonus-points and won the fifth by seven points
• Went 3-0 at the Big 12 Championships, March 5-6, to win his second conference title and becoming the fourth Missouri wrestler to win championships in multiple conferences (Dom Bradley, Alan Waters, Drake Houdeshelt)
• Recorded third-fastest fall at the NCAA Championships (March 17-19), behind teammates Zach Elam (0:32) and Jeremiah Kent (0:42), pinning No. 31 seed Caleb Fish (MSU) in 52 seconds
• Did not concede a point until the finals, besting former All-American Anthony Valencia (ASU) 7-0, and 2022 All-Americans Carson Kharchla (OHST) and Cameron Amine (MICH) 2-0 and 4-0, respectively
• Beat returning national champion Shane Griffith (STAN) in a 6-5 decision, securing a third-period takedown to cement the national championship

FRESHMAN (2020-21)

• 2021 All-American (Third place)
• 2021 NCAA Qualifier (No. 6) at 165 pounds
• 2021 MAC Champion (165 pounds)
• 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year
• Finished freshman season as the No. 5 ranked wrestler at 165 pounds
• Garnered MAC Wrestler of the Week (Jan. 18-24) after going 2-0, including winning by fall and beating No. 18, Northern Illinois’ Izzak Olejnik, by a 5-1 decision
• Wrestled to a perfect 9-0 during the regular season, including winning by fall three times
• Tallied three ranked wins during the regular season, highlighted by beating No. 18, Northern Illinois’ Izzak Olejnik, Jan. 23
• Recorded two falls and a major decision en route to winning his first conference championship, Feb. 26-27
• Went 6-1 at the NCAA Championships, March 18-20, wrestling his way through the consolation rounds after losing in the quarterfinal

2021 Summer

• Qualified for the UWW Junior World Championships at 74 kg
• Dominated the field in Ufa, Russia, winning gold at 74 kg, the second Tiger to do so in the event (Bradley, 2009)

BEFORE MIZZOU

• No. 2 recruit in the nation according to FloWrestling
• Junior Dan Hodge Award Winner
• Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for Wisconsin 
• Earned the No. 1 High School Wrestler in America award at the 2019 Who's No. 1 Tournament Showcase
• High School Record of 110-5
• 2018 Fargo National Champion
• 2016, 2017, 2019 Fargo All-American
• Three-time nominated wrestler of the year by the Journal Sentinel
• 2017 Classic 8 Conference Wrestler of the Year
• Division 1 state title each of his first three years at Arrowhead, winning the state title as a freshman, sophomore and junior with his senior season still ahead of him … Should he claim the title as a senior, he would be just the 18^th wrestler in Wisconsin history to win four straight state titles at any class
• The Tiger's first commit from the Class of 2020.
• Won multiple Freestyle State championships and a few Greco State championships.
• National champion in Folkstyle
• All-American and Freestyle All-American
• Placed seventh in the Freestyle Nationals
• Trained at former Tiger Ben Askren's Askren Wrestling Academy
• Competed for head coach Randy Ferrell at Arrowhead High School
• Member of the Arrowhead High School 2018 and 2019 Honor Rolls

Personal

• Birthdate: May 9, 2001
• Son of Brian and Laura O'Toole
• Majoring in Personal financial planning
• Has goals of becoming an Olympic and World Champion

O'Toole on Choosing Tiger Style
"I chose Tiger Style because I felt how unique their philosophy is and I want to be different from everyone else."