University of Missouri Athletics

In his sixth season as the Associate Head Coach of Missouri wrestling, Tyrel Todd joined the staff in the spring of 2019.

During his five seasons at Missouri, Mizzou saw five wrestlers to 13 All-American finishes in NCAA tournament competitions, and eight conference champions in two different leagues (Mid-American Conference and Big 12). Additionally, he assisted in leading the team to a fifth-place finish (64.5 pts) at the 2023 NCAA competition, including an individual national champion in Keegan O’Toole, who earned his second title at 165 pounds.

Prior to joining the Tigers, Todd worked as an assistant coach for Purdue for four seasons. He helped put together three consecutive top 25 recruiting classes, securing nine top-100 recruits over his four seasons with the program. In 2017-18 the Boilermakers turned in their best Big Ten Championships performance in six years with 59.5 points. The 59.5 points were the most at Big Tens for Purdue in nearly a decade. In total, with Todd on staff, Purdue had 27 NCAA Championship qualifiers and 24 Big Ten Championships place winners.

Prior to his stint at Purdue, Todd served as an assistant coach at Cal Poly (2010-11). While on staff with the Mustangs, he coached four NCAA qualifiers (141, 157, 165, 197), including a runner-up finish from Borislav Novachkov at 141. The following season, Ryan DesRoches earned All-America honors at 174.

In July 2013, Todd was named an assistant coach at Arizona State where he worked hands-on daily with the upper weights, including Blake Staffer, who earned All-America honors at 184 pounds with a third-place finish at the 2015 NCAA Championships. Todd's work at ASU focused on recruiting, coordinating practices, developing training schedules and organizing team travel.

Todd began his coaching career following a decorated collegiate career in which he earned All-American honors three times at Michigan, culminating with a 2009 Big Ten Championship during his senior season at Michigan. He finished his collegiate career with a 121-30 overall record, ranking 16^th in UM history in career wins.

He excelled in the classroom as well at Michigan, earning an All-Big Ten Academic selection and Athletic Academic Achievement Award winner in 2006, receiving the Snip Nalan Scholarship for Wrestling in 2008-09 and was named the team's Distinguished Scholar in 2009.

Todd also found success wrestling freestyle at 84 kg. He took fifth at the 2007 ASICS U.S. National Championships, eighth in 2008 and was seventh in 2011. In 2008, Todd placed fourth at the Olympic Trials, narrowly missing a bid for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Todd a native of Bozeman, Montana, hails from a six-generation dairy farming operation. He received his bachelor's degree in secondary education from Michigan in 2009, majoring in history and minoring in psychology. He and his wife, Loni, have two daughters, Jacy Clair and Reyn Lindsay.