Aeoden Sinclair

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Edgerton, Wis.
High School:
Milton
Weight:
184

YEAR	WEIGHT	OVERALL RECORD	DI RECORD	DUAL RECORD	FALLS	TECH FALLS	MAJOR DECISIONS	CONF FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2024-25*	197	2-3	2-3	2-3	0	0	2	N/A	N/A
2025-26	184	36-2	33-2	18-1	7	14	3	1st	3rd, AA
CAREER		38-5	35-5	20-4	7	14	5

*Redshirt season // Freshmen can count up to five attached dates

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CAREER HONORS

2026 NCAA All-American (Third Place)
2026 Big 12 Champion (184)
2026 Soldier Salute Champion (184)
2025-26 First Team All-Big 12
2026 NWCA Scholar All-American
2026 Academic All-Big 12

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2025-26)

NCAA All-American (Third place, 184 pounds)
Big 12 Champion (184 pounds)
Soldier Salute Champion (184 pounds)
Tiger Style Invite Champion (184 pounds)
First Team All-Big 12
NWCA Scholar All-American
Academic All-Big 12
Ben Askren Most Falls Team Award
Most Outstanding Freshman Team Award
Ed Lampitt Total Tiger Team Award
Totaled a 36-2 record in his first season in the starting lineup and was 18-1 in dual matches
Held a 26-match win streak from Nov. 15 to March 20, including a stretch from Dec. 14 to March 6 where just two matches were decided by decisions
His 14 technical falls rank first in program history in a single season
Totaled 24 bonus-point wins for a 65.7% bonus rate
Became Tiger Style's 26th Big 12 Champion in program history and its 52nd wrestler to become an NCAA All-American
With his third-place finish in his first national tournament, Sinclair became the Tigers' first freshman All-American since 2021, when there were two. Both Keegan O'Toole (third place - 165) and Rocky Elam (fifth place - 197)
Went 4-0 at the Tiger Style Invite (184) with a pin and two tech falls to place first
Was 4-1 at the National Duals Invitational, defeating No. 1-ranked and eventual National Champion Max McEnelly (Minnesota) 6-3
Secured the Soldier Salute title with a 4-0 performance that included a pin and three technical falls
Accumulated 19 ranked wins throughout the season, including his last four wins of the season, to place third at the NCAA tournament
Had a stretch of seven consecutive ranked opponents, going 6-1 with a major decision and technical fall
Earned his first Big 12 title at 184 pounds behind a 4-0 performance at the Big 12 Championship that included two technical falls
His Big 12 title automatically qualified Sinclair for his first NCAA Championship
Went 5-1 in his first NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed with a tech fall and two major decisions

REDSHIRT SEASON (2024-25)

Was 2-3 in attached matches during his redshirt season, 8-4 overall
Earned his first collegiate dual win at Northern Colorado (Nov. 2) against Franklin Cruz at 197 pounds by major decision, 19-11
Upset No. 10 Danny Braunagel at 197 pounds by a 16-7 major decision at Illinois (Nov. 21)
Placed second at the Soldier Salute (Dec. 29) wrestling unattached and going 3-1 with a technical fall and a major
Wrestled unattached at 184 pounds and picked up a fall and two decisions to go undefeated at the Mat Town Open-II (Feb. 16)

BEFORE MIZZOU

No. 1 ranked 2024 recruit at 190 pounds on FloWrestling and MatScout Big Board, and fourth and third overall, respectively
Three-time Wisconsin state champion
Four-time conference champion
Went 82-0 over his final two seasons including a 37-0 senior year, all bonus-point wins
Super 32 Champion, Fargo Champion and WNO Champion
U17 Team USA Member
Winner of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award for the nation, Mizzou's first wrestler to win the national honor
Product of Askren Wrestling Academy
Chose Mizzou over Penn State, Iowa, Stanford and Cornell

Personal

Full Name: Aeoden James Sinclair
Birthdate: January 6, 2006
Son of Michael Sinclair and Abigail Young
Brother to Elana Sinclair
Majoring in Business

Sinclair on Choosing Tiger Style
"My power is not my influence; my power is the ability to not be influenced. I didn't want to follow the crowd or go where people thought I should. I chose the program that I felt gave me the best opportunity to beat the other guys."