Clayton Whiting

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Photo by: Brad Rempel

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS

2025-26: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (174 LBS) - Match List

Co-champion at the Bison Open with teammate Ethan Riddle
Finished in fourth place at the Southeast Open with a 2-2 record; posted one major decision victory while both losses came to top-25 opponents

2024-25: REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (174 LBS) - Match List

Went 1-2 as the No. 28 seed at his first NCAA Championships
- After an opening-round loss to No. 5 Simon Ruiz of Cornell, upset No. 12 Myles Takats of Bucknell by decision before bowing out to No. 6 Brevin Cassella of Binghamton
Placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships to earn a spot at the NCAA Championships; pinned No. 26 Brody Baumann of Purdue in the seventh-place match
Knocked off No. 27 Brody Baumann in overtime, 4-1, in the Purdue dual
A late takedown resulted in a 4-2 decision over No. 21 Jackson Turley in the dual against Rutgers
Majored Aiden Vandenbush in the Northwestern dual, 18-4
Posted an 8-5 overtime win against No. 33 Luke Condon in the Wisconsin dual
Earned a 6-3 decision over No. 28 Joseph Walker in the Michigan dual
Tied for fifth at the Soldier Salute with teammate Ethan Riddle with a 3-2 record; losses came to No. 19 Joshua Ogunsanya of North Carolina and No. 15 Jared Simma of Northern Iowa
Won the Cougar Clash with a 3-0 record; posted a major decision in the quarters
Majored Brant Cracraft, 15-4, in the Campbell dual
Made his Minnesota debut with a second-place finish at the Mountaineer Invite with a 1-1 record; loss in the finals came to No. 4 Lennox Wolmak of Virginia Tech
Ranked fourth on the team in total matches wrestled (30) and tied for fourth in ranked wins (7)
Tied for fifth on the roster in Big Ten dual wins (5)

2023-24: REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (184 LBS at Missouri)

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
Earned his first dual start and win over Tony Negron of Arizona State (Nov. 19)
Tiger Style Invite Champion (184 pounds)
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
Led the team with five major decision wins
Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2022-23: FRESHMAN (184 LBS at Missouri)

Posted an 15-2 record at 184 pounds
Competed in six open tournaments, earning a share of first place at four events
- Lindenwood Open Champion (184 pounds)
- Secured first place in his third consecutive open, going 4-0 to win the UNI Open (Dec. 10)
- Took first at the Cougar Clash (Dec. 4), going 3-0 at the event
- Went 4-0 at the Lindenwood Open (Nov. 19) to top the podium in the 184-pound class
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
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
Opened his redshirt season with a third-place result at the Tiger Style Invite (Nov. 12)

HIGH SCHOOL

Three-year captain at Oconto Falls High School where he restled for coach Cody Nielsen
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

PERSONAL

YEAR	OVERALL W-L	DUAL W-L	CONF. W-L	PINS	TFs	MDs	CONF. FINISH	NCAA FINISH
2022-23^	15-2	0-0	0-0	1-0	4-0	1-0	---	---
2023-24^	10-3	8-3	4-2	1-0	3-0	5-1	---	---
2024-25	18-12	7-5	5-3	1-1	0-1	3-2	7th	DNP
2025-26	4-2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	---	---
AT MINN	22-14	7-5	5-3	1-1	0-1	5-2	---	---
CAREER	32-17	15-8	9-5	2-1	3-1	10-3	---	1x NQ