Clayton Whiting
Clayton Whiting_WR23 HS

Clayton Whiting Season 2023-24

Weight184 lbs
YearRedshirt Freshman
HometownOconto Falls, Wis.

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Career Stats

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.”

Clayton Whiting_WR23 HS

Freshman
2022-23