Keegan Daniel O'Toole (born May 9, 2001) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 74 kilograms and collegiately at 165 pounds. In freestyle, he is the 2023 U23 World Champion and the 2021 Junior World Champion. In folkstyle, he is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion at the University of Missouri.
Background
Born and raised in the state of Wisconsin, O'Toole attended Arrowhead High School in Hartland, Wisconsin, graduating in 2020 as the second-ranked recruit in the nation. During his time as a high school wrestler, O'Toole went on to become the eighteenth athlete to claim four WIAA state titles, going 49–0 as a senior. He cemented his spot as the top-ranked 160-pounder with a technical fall over former #1 Paddy Gallgher. Before attending the University of Missouri (NCAA Division I), he was named the Junior Dan Hodge Trophy and Wisconsin's Dave Schultz High School Excellence award winner.
Collegiate career
2020–2021
Missouri's O'Toole racked up a perfect 13–0 record NCAAs competing solely along the Mid-American Conference due to COVID-19 restrictions. At the NCAA tournament, he advanced to the quarterfinals with two more wins, but was knocked off to consolation by eventual finalist and third-seeded Jake Wentzel from Pittsburgh. After his first win on consolations, he stunned second-ranked Anthony Valencia from ASU by technical fall and fifth-ranked Zach Hartman from Bucknell by major decision before claiming the bronze medal by downing tenth-seeded Travis Wittlake from the Oklahoma State University, becoming an All-American.
Freestyle career
2020–2021
After winning multiple US Junior National titles in freestyle, O'Toole claimed the 2021 Junior World Championship with a technical fall in the finale, notoriously pinning '19 U23 World Champion Turan Bayramov in the quarterfinals.
2023
In April, O'Toole made his senior level debut when he placed third at the US Open National Championships after going 5–1, with his lone loss being in hands of multiple-time US National champion Jason Nolf. In October, O'Toole became the U23 World Champion after going a perfect 5–0 at the tournament.
Freestyle record
! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches
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! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |10–1 |align=left| Imam Ganishov |style="font-size:88%"|6–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|October 23–24, 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2023 U23 World Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Tirana, Albania |- |Win |9–1 |align=left| Sonny Santiago |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |- |Win |8–1 |align=left| Hikaru Takata |style="font-size:88%"|10–1 |- |Win |7–1 |align=left| Krisztian Biro |style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2 |- |Win |6–1 |align=left| Vadym Kurylenko |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win |5–1 |align=left| Josh Shields |style="font-size:88%"|10–2 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|April 26–30, 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2023 US Open National Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6| Las Vegas, Nevada |- |Win |4–1 |align=left| Collin Purinton |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Loss |3–1 |align=left| Jason Nolf |style="font-size:88%"|2–9 |- |Win |3–0 |align=left| Thomas Gantt |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |2–0 |align=left| Loranzo Rajaonarivelo |style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2 |- |Win |1–0 |align=left| Brandon Murray |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |-