Wrestling Finishes Day One of NCAA Championships in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA – No. 25 ranked University of Missouri wrestling concluded day one of the NCAA Wrestling Championships Thursday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

The Tigers secured four wins on the day, split between Keegan O’Toole, Cam Steed and J Conway. Steed will see action in the 165-pound consolation bracket, and O’Toole will prepare for the 174-pound quarterfinals.

SESSION I

Two Tigers picked up first-round wins to open the tournament for Mizzou. Big 12 finalist Steed and two-time National Champion O’Toole both advanced to the second round. 

O’Toole’s win came by fall over Rider’s Michael Wilson, winner of the pigtail bout between the 32 and 33 seeds. Following several reviews, Steed secured a close victory to advance at 165 pounds. 

The remaining Tigers all collected losses in round one, with Kade Moore (133), Conway (157) and Colton Hawks (184) all losing by technical fall and Josh Edmond (141) dropping a battle in overtime.

SESSION II

In the first match of the evening session for the Tigers, Conway secured a decision victory in the consolation pigtail bout to advance into the first round of wrestlebacks. Moore faced off against returning 125-pound third-place finisher Anthony Noto, where he dropped a close match to end his tournament. Edmond followed, dropping his second-consecutive match in sudden victory. 

On the top side of the bracket, two wrestlers represented the Black and Gold. At 165 pounds, Steed looked to avenge a loss to Cam Amine, before ultimately falling short and dropping down to the consolation bracket. However, O’Toole quickly turned the tides, securing several takedowns in the third period to advance with a comeback win over Stanford’s Lorenzo Norman.

Conway saw action in his second match of the night, in the first consolation round against conference foe Cobe Siebrecht of South Dakota State. The 157-pounder lost a hard-fought battle to the Jackrabbit to end his tournament. Hawks closed out the day for Missouri with a loss to the 18 seed. 

TOURNAMENT NOTES

• At 165 pounds, Steed picked up his fourth win by decision of the season. The remainder of the Collinsville, Oklahoma native’s wins have been bonus point victories.
• Steed and O’Toole faced their first opponents of the season from the Southern Conference and Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association, respectively.
• At 174 pounds, O’Toole picked up his third fall of the season, pinning Rider’s Michael Wilson in 4:24.
• O’Toole’s second-round win over Norman marked only the third decision victory of the season for the Hartland, Wisconsin native. His remaining 15 wins have all featured bonus points. 
• The Mizzou program will only have one in the quarterfinal round, the lowest since the 2012 championships, in which No. 6 seed Brent Haynes, at 197 pounds, was the only quarterfinalist. 
• With both of his bouts on the day going to sudden victory, Edmond closed out his season with five overtime matches, compiling a record of 2-3 in said bouts.
• O’Toole has advanced to the quarterfinals round for the fifth consecutive season, putting him one step closer to tying a program record with five All-American honors.

UP NEXT

Sessions III and IV of the 2025 NCAA Wrestling Championships will take place in Philadelphia at Wells Fargo Center on March 21. Session III will begin at 11 a.m. CT and feature quarterfinal matches in the championship bracket and the second and third rounds of wrestle-backs. Session IV will begin at 7 p.m. CT and consist of the blood round to determine which wrestlers will become All-Americans and compete for podium spots, the consolation fourth round and the championship semifinals.

MISSOURI RESULTS (Through Sessions I and II)

133 – Kade Moore (#31 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: No. 2 Drake Ayala (IOWA) over No. 31 Kade Moore (MIZ) by technical fall, 21-5 (5:30)

• Consolation First Round: No. 15 Anthony Noto (LH) over No. 31 Kade Moore (MIZ) by decision, 8-2

141 – Josh Edmond (#23 Seed), 0-2, DNP

• First Round: No. 10 CJ Composto (PENN) over No. 23 Josh Edmond (MIZ) by decision, 8-5 SV1

• Second Round: No. 26 Eligh Rivera (PRIN) over No. 23 Josh Edmond (MIZ) by decision, 8-5 SV1

157 – J Conway (#30 Seed), 1-2, DNP

• First Round: No. 3 Antrell Taylor (NEB) over No. 30 J Conway (MIZ) by technical fall, 20-4 (7:00)

• Consolation Pigtail: No. 30 J Conway (MIZ) over Richard Fedalen (COL) by decision, 7-3

• Consolation First Round: No. 19 Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU) over No. 30 J Conway (MIZ) by decision, 7-3

165 – Cam Steed (#9 Seed), 1-1

• First Round: No. 9 Cam Steed over No. 24 Cesar Alvan (COL) by decision, 5-4

• Second Round: No. 8 Cam Amine over No. 9 Cam Steed (MIZ) by decision, 3-1

174 – Keegan O’Toole (#1 Seed), 2-0

• First Round: No. 1 Keegan O’Toole over No. 33 Michael Wilson (RID) by fall, 4:24

• Second Round: No. 1 Keegan O’Toole over No. 16 Lorenzo Norman (STAN) by decision, 10-8

184 – Colton Hawks (#31 Seed), 0-2 DNP

• First Round: No. 2 Parker Keckeisen (UNI) over No. 31 Colton Hawks (MIZ) by technical fall, 19-4 (6:35)

• Second Round: No. 18 Maximus Hale (PENN) over No. 31 Colton Hawks (MIZ) by decision, 7-2