Wrestling’s O’Toole and Steed Earn CSC Academic All-District Honors

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Two University of Missouri wrestlers earned Academic All-District honors from College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday, June 17. Senior Keegan O’Toole receives the honour for the third time in his profession, whereas redshirt sophomore Cam Steed secures his first.  

The 2025 Academic All-District® At-Large Team, chosen by CSC, acknowledges the nation’s prime student-athletes for his or her mixed performances on the sphere and within the classroom.

O’Toole closed out his legendary Tiger Style profession because the 2025 Big 12 Champion and NCAA All-American (2nd -174). The Hartland, Wisconsin, native was 20-1 by the season, with 11 of his 20 opponents being ranked (together with three ranked within the prime 5) and 8-0 in regular-season duals. Additionally, he marked his a centesimal profession win by fall towards Iowa State’s Caden Schmidt (Feb. 22) after sitting out for 2 months as a consequence of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). After going 4-1 on the NCAA Tournament, O’Toole totaled 16 bonus-point wins, incomes a bonus price of .762 this 12 months, and introduced his profession file to 108-5 all-time to go his former coach and mentor Ben Askren for second in program historical past with a .955-win share. For his efforts, the senior earned Most Outstanding Wrestler on the Big 12 Championship, in addition to Academic All-Big 12 and NWCA Scholar All-America.

In his first season within the beginning lineup for the Tigers, Steed went 19-7 and 5-4 in duals, ending because the Big 12 runner-up at 165 kilos and an NCAA All-American after putting seventh on the nationwide event. Moreover, the Collinsville, Oklahoma, native earned the NWCA Gorriaran Award for many falls within the NCAA Championships within the shortest period of time. Steed secured three falls in seven minutes to obtain the award and make Mizzou the primary program to earn back-to-back Gorriarans (O’Toole – 2024) since Penn State, 2011-13. Additionally, the redshirt sophomore led the crew with seven falls this season, incomes this system’s Ben Askren Most Falls Award and Most Improved Wrestler. Steed totaled eight ranked wins all through the season and concluded the 12 months with a .500 bonus price with three main choices, three technical falls and 7 pins.

Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® poll, with first-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees being introduced July 16.

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