2022-23 Wrestling Roster
Whiting, Clayton
Clayton Whiting
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Oconto Falls, Wis.
- High School:
- Oconto Falls
Bio
| YEAR | WEIGHT | OVERALL RECORD | DI RECORD | DUAL RECORD | FALLS | TECH FALLS | MAJOR DECISIONS | CONF FINISH | NCAA FINISH |
| 2022-23* | 184 | 15-2 | 12-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 10-3 | 10-3 | 8-3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | N/A | N/A |
| CAREER | 25-5 | 22-4 | 8-3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
*Redshirt season
CAREER HONORS
- 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2024 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24)
- Tiger Style Invite Champion (184 pounds)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Finished his redshirt freshman year with a 10-3 record
- He went 8-3 in duals his first year, spending time as a starter for Mizzou
- Carried a 12-match winning streak from the end of the 2022-23 season, with all five of his first matches in 2023-24 coming by bonus point victory
- Earned his first dual start and win over Tony Negron of Arizona State (Nov. 19)
- Led the team with five major decision wins
REDSHIRT SEASON (2022-23)
- Lindenwood Open Champion (184 pounds)
- Cougar Clash Champion (184 pounds)
- UNI Open Champion (184 pounds)
- Had an auspicious redshirt season, posting an 15-2 record at 184 pounds
- Competed in six open tournaments, earning a share of first place at four events
- Won his first 11 matches of his collegiate career
- Opened his redshirt season with a third-place result at the Tiger Style Invite (Nov. 12)
- Went 4-0 at the Lindenwood Open (Nov. 19) to top the podium in the 184-pound class
- Took first at the Cougar Clash (Dec. 4), going 3-0 at the event
- Secured first place in his third consecutive open, going 4-0 to win the UNI Open (Dec. 10)
- Went 4-2 at The Midlands (Dec. 29), narrowly missing out on a podium finish after wrestling through the consolation bracket as an unattached wrestler
- Advanced to the final of the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 15) wrestling unattached, where he defaulted with teammate Sean Harman to finish with a 3-0 record
BEFORE MIZZOU
- Three-year captain at Oconto Falls High School
- FloWrestling ranked him as the No. 2 recruit in the 182-pound weight class and No. 32 pound-for-pound
- Four-time Wisconsin State Champion
- High School record of 163-5
- Holds Oconto Falls school records for freshman, single-season and career wins, single-season takedowns and single-season pins
- 2022 Dave Schultz Award Winner - Wisconsin
- 2022 Wisconsin Coaches Association Athlete of the Year
- Three-time Wisconsin Freestyle State Champion
- Three-time Wisconsin Greco State Champion
- 2022 Super 32 Finalist
- 2021 Super 32 third place
- Competed at the club level at Askren Wrestling Academy, run by Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame wrestlers Ben and Max Askren
- Wrestled for coach Cody Nielsen at Oconto Falls
Personal
- Son of Shane and Sarah Whiting
- Brother of Taylor Whiting
- Hometown: Oconto Falls, Wis.
- Majoring in natural resources science and management
- Dreams of winning a national title at Mizzou
Whiting on Choosing Tiger Style
“I felt like their style of wrestling fit my style and I had a great bond with the coaching staff. Mizzou felt like a second home to me.”
Big 12 Champion: Rocky Elam
Thursday, March 09
Wrestling Cinematic vs. Iowa State
Friday, February 17
Connor Brown Senior Video
Thursday, February 16
Mitchell Bohlken Senior Video
Wednesday, February 15
