University of Missouri Athletics

BEFORE MIZZOU

• Ranked 111th on the 2025 MatScout Big Board and No. 4 in Missouri
• Two-time Missouri State Champion for Staley High School 
• Played a key role in leading the Falcons to a third-place finish at the 2025 4A Missouri State Championship
• Finished as the runner-up at the 2023 KC Stampede and secured third place at the Dan Gable Donnybrook tournament, both at 144 pounds.
• First place in both Greco and Freestyle at the 2023 16U MOUSA Boys Championships and finished second in Greco at Southern Plains. 
• Member of the 2023 16U National Duals team.
• Trained for 12 years under Bryan Elam, father of Mizzou All-Americans Rocky and Zach Elam.

Personal 

• Full Name: David Monroe Gleason
• Birthdate: July 5, 2007
• Son of Hannah and DL Gleason
• Brother of Hendrix and Olivia Gleason
• Major: Undecided

Gleason on Choosing Tiger Style
"I've looked up to Mizzou wrestlers my entire life. It's close to home and I loved the place when I visited there."