University of Missouri Athletics

CAREER HONORS

• 2019 MAC Wrestler of the Year
• 2019 NCAA All-American (3rd Place - 141 Pounds)
• 2019 MAC Champion (141 Pounds)
• 2018 NCAA All-American (4^th Place – 141 Pounds)
• 2018 MAC Champion (141 Pounds)
• 2018 MAC Wrestler of the Year
• 2018 NWCA All-Academic Team
• 2017 NCAA All-American (5^th Place – 141 pounds)
• 2017 MAC Champion (141 pounds)
• 2017 MAC Freshman of the Year
• 2017 NWCA All-Academic Team

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19)

• Earned All-America status for the third consecutive season after finishing third at 141 pounds during the 2019 NCAA Championships, the best individual finish at the national tournament in his career
• Went 5-1 at the national tournament with his only loss coming to top-seeded and eventual national champion Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell in a 6-5 decision in the quarterfinals
• He rebounded from the loss to Diakomihalis with an 8-5 win over Mitch McKee (Minnesota) and then downed Oklahoma’s Dom Demas, 2-0, in the third-place bout to earn his best-ever podium finish
• Captured his third straight MAC Championship at 141 pounds after going 3-0 at the conference tournament with a technical fall and a pair of pins … Pinned Buffalo’ Bryan Lantry in 3:27 to secure his third straight MAC title
• Earned MAC Wrestler of the Year for the second consecutive season, becoming just the second Mizzou wrestler to earn that distinction multiple times (J’den Cox did so three times)
• Named the program’s Co-Most Outstanding Wrestling at the team’s year-end banquet, sharing the honor with 174-pounder Daniel Lewis
• Finished his junior season with a 28-4 overall record, including a 14-2 mark in duals and a 14-2 mark in tournament action with a combined 8-1 mark in both the MAC and NCAA Tournaments
• Of his 28 wins, 20 came with bonus points, including a team-high 17 pins – tied for the sixth-most in a single season in program history
• Improved his career record to 89-14 with 60 bonus-point wins, including 38 career falls which currently rank as the seventh-most in program history
• Closed his regular season winning seven of his final eight bouts with all seven wins coming by fall
• Added three technical falls to his career ledger in 2018-19, giving him 10 in his career, tied for the ninth-most in program history
• Sits just 11 career wins shy of becoming the 29^th member of Mizzou’s 100-win club
• Of his four losses on the season, two came against eventual national champion Yianni Diakomihalis of Cornell and another against national-runner up Joey McKenna of Ohio State … The other came as he was fighting a flu bug against Northern Iowa’s Josh Alber, a 4-3 decision
• His largest loss of the season came by just four points, a 6-2 loss to McKenna at the Cliff Keen Invitational … His two losses to Diakomihalis were by a combined three points
• Will take an Olympic Redshirt in 2019-20 to chase his dream of competing in the Olympics

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017-18)

• Was named the MAC Wrestler of the Year after earning All-America honors for the second consecutive season and winning his second MAC Championship, both at 141 pounds.
• Was named co-Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Year at end-of-the-year banquet.
• Recorded a mark of 32-3 in the season, including a perfect 16-0 mark in duals, while winning 24 matches by bonus points (16 falls, three technical falls and five major decisions).
• Set career highs in wins (32), dual wins (16) and falls (16), ranking second on the team in wins and falls, and third in dual wins.
• Eierman’s 16 falls on the season ranks ninth all-time in program history for a single season.
• Went 4-2 at the NCAA Championships (March 15-17), advancing to the semifinals and finishing fourth at 141 pounds, recording two wins over ranked wrestlers and three by bonus points.
• Defeated No. 8-ranked Nick Lee (Penn State) by 12-4 major decision in the consolation semifinals of the NCAA Championships (March 17).
• Beat No. 7-ranked Brock Zacherl (Drexel) by fall (2:04) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships (March 16) to advance to the semifinals.
• Won his second straight MAC Title at 141 pounds (March 3-4), recording two falls before knocking off Central Michigan’s No. 10-ranked Mason Smith by 24-9 technical fall (4:56) in the finals.
• Defeated Northern Iowa’s No. 9-ranked Josh Alber, 12-6, to help Mizzou defeat Panthers on the road (Feb. 17).
• Earned MAC and NCAA Wrestler of the Week honors after pinning defending two-time National Champion Dean Heil at 4:49 in Mizzou’s 21-19 win over No. 5 Oklahoma State (Jan. 27).
• Recorded his best career win to-date with a 9-6 win over No. 1-ranked Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) at the South Beach Duals (Dec. 30).
• Beat No. 18-ranked AC Headlee (North Carolina) by 15-5 major decision at the South Beach Duals (Dec. 29).
• Finished second at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 17), producing a record of 4-1 at the tournament with three wins by bonus points, two falls and a major decision.
• Won the Lindenwood Open at 141 pounds, recording four wins by bonus points (two falls, one technical fall, one major decision).
• Posted three falls in the In-State Duals (Nov. 12), all coming in the first period.
• Opened the season with a 20-11 major decision win over Illinois’ Mike Carr, 20-11 (Nov. 4).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17)

• Recorded a record of 29-7 in first year as an attached wrestler, earning All-American honors by finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships (March 18).
• Was named the MAC Freshman of the Year after All-America honors and a conference title.
• Became the fourth consecutive Mizzou freshman All-American, following J’den Cox (2014), Willie Miklus (2015) and Daniel Lewis (2016).
• Was awarded the Outstanding Freshman Award at the end-of-the-year banquet.
• Lead the team in dual falls (5) and tied for the most wins (29).
• Recorded five falls, four technical falls and seven major decisions on the season, which ranked sixth, third and third on the team, respectively.
• Went 5-2 in debut at the NCAA Championships (March 16-18), knocking off four top-10 ranked wrestlers en route to earning a fifth-place finish.
• Defeated No. 3-ranked Joey McKenna (Stanford) by major decision (8-0) and No. 4-ranked Matthew Kolodzik (Princeton), 6-2, to clinch a spot on the podium at the NCAA Championships (March 17).
• Defeated No. 5-ranked Anthony Ashnault (Rutgers), 4-2, in the fifth-place match at the NCAA Championships (March 18).
• Captured the MAC Championship (March 5) at 141 pounds after outscoring his competition, 34-5, in three matches, including 10-1 major decision over Noah Forrider (Ohio) in the championships bout.
• Closed the regular season by winning seven of his last eight matches in dual competition, posting three falls and two major decisions over that span.
• Made the transition from 133 pounds to 141 pounds prior to the Southern Scuffle (Jan. 2), where he placed fifth following a 7-2 performance at the tournament.
• Defeated ranked wrestlers in back-to-back victories, pinning No. 18-ranked Cameron Kelly (Ohio) at 1:44 (Dec. 11) and winning 11-7 over No. 19-ranked Anthony Tutolo (Kent State), (Dec. 20).
• Won the UNI Open at 133 pounds (Dec. 3), posting a 4-0 record at the tournament with a major decision and a technical fall.
• Made his Tiger debut by recording a fall over Dominic Latona (Virginia Tech) to help propel Mizzou to victory over the Hokies (Nov. 20).

FRESHMAN (2015-16)

• Completed a highly impressive redshirt season at 133 pounds with a 22-2 record, placing first at three open tournaments and third at two events.
• Won the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 24), recording two technical falls, a fall and a major decision in a 4-0 performance.
• Placed third at the Reno Tournament of Champions (Dec. 20), recording three technical falls, two falls and a major decision in the tournament.
• Won the UNI Open (Dec. 12), recording three falls and a major decision in the tournament.
• Won the Joe Parisi Open (Nov. 21) with a fall and two major decisions en route to the title.
• Took third at the Michigan State Open (Nov. 15), earning a fall, a technical fall and a major decision. Earned first collegiate win in 13-1 major decision over Luke Welch (Purdue).

FATHER TOLTON HIGH SCHOOL (COLUMBIA, MO.)

• Completed high school as the second undefeated, four-time state champion in Missouri history
• Went 158-0 at Tolton, including a 53-0 senior season that finished with him being the 25th four-time champion in Missouri history
• Two-time Fargo All-American
• Ranked the No. 39 2015 recruit nationally by FloWrestling