Easton Hilton
Easton Hilton

Easton Hilton Season 2023-24

Weight149 lbs
YearRedshirt Freshman
HometownLiberty, Mo.
YEAR WEIGHT OVERALL RECORD DI RECORD DUAL RECORD FALLS TECH FALLS MAJOR DECISIONS CONF FINISH NCAA FINISH
2022-23* 157 3-4 2-4 0-0 1 1 0 N/A N/A
2023-24 149 7-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 1 N/A N/A
2024-25 141 11-4 8-4 0-0 1 3 5 N/A N/A
2025-26 141 12-13 7-12 0-5 1 1 5 DNP N/A
CAREER 33-22 17-20 0-5 6 7 11

*Redshirt season // Freshmen can count up to five attached dates

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CAREER HONORS

  • Two-time NWCA Scholar All-American: 2024-25 and 2025-26
  • Academic All-Big 12
  • 2022-23 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2025-26)

  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Academic All-Big 12
  • Finished with a record of 12-13 with seven bonus-point wins
  • Competed in five dual meets for the Tigers, including three consecutive duals to close out the regular season as the 141-pound starter
  • Four of his five dual matches were decided by one point
  • Earned five major decision victories, tying his single-season high
  • Placed fourth at the Tiger Style Invite (141) with a 2-2 record and wins over Alex Braun (Oklahoma) and Tyson Peach (South Dakota State)
  • Finished third at the Kaufman Brand Bayly UCM Open (141), going 6-1 with two major decisions, a technical fall and a pin
  • Went 3-1 at the Cougar Clash (141) to finish in second place
  • His Cougar Clash run to the final included a sudden victory win over Illinois’ No. 13 Danny Pucino, Hilton’s first career ranked win
  • Competed at the Big 12 Championships at 141 pounds, where he made his first collegiate postseason appearance, going 0-2

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2024-25)

  • NWCA Scholar All-American
  • Closed his first season at 141 pounds, 11-4 overall
  • Secured third place at the Tiger Style Invite (Nov. 9)
  • Earned a fourth-place finish at the Cougar Clash (Dec. 7)
  • Placed fifth at the Cyclone Open (Jan. 19) 
  • Runner-up at the Missouri Valley Open (Feb. 1)

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24)

  • Went 13-4 overall in his redshirt freshman season
  • Took second place at the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 14), going a perfect 3-0 
  • Placed third at the Drury Open (Dec. 2) with a 5-1 record at the event 
  • Wrestled at the Missouri Valley Open and Soldier Salute unattached, placing second at Mo Valley 

REDSHIRT SEASON (2022-23)

  • Roger Denker Open Champion (149 pounds)
  • Finished his first season in Columbia with a 3-4 record, and a 2-4 mark against DI competition
  • Wrestled in three open tournaments throughout the season
  • Opened his collegiate career at the Lindenwood Open (Nov. 19), claiming a fourth-place result with a 3-2 record at the event
  • Wrapped up his first season in the Black and Gold by winning the Roger Denker Open (Jan. 15), going 4-0 as an unattached competitor and defeating Darick Lapaglia (UCM) in the final

BEFORE MIZZOU

  • Three-time Missouri team state champion for Liberty High School
  • 2019 individual Class 4 State Champion
  • 2022 Class 4 Missouri State third-place
  • Four-time District Champion
  • High School record of 169-20
  • Represented Team Missouri in the Kansas City Metro Classic
  • Competed for Victory Wrestling for four years under coach Randy Smith
  • Wrestled for coaches Dustin Brewer and Bricker Dixon at Liberty

Personal

  • Full Name: Easton Robert Hilton
  • Birthdate: July 9, 2004
  • Son of Terry and Jodi Hilton
  • Majoring in nutrition and exercise physiology

Hilton on choosing Tiger Style
“Missouri is known for developing their wrestlers once they get there. I strive to become better every day, and I have lived the Tiger Style lifestyle without even realizing it. When Coach Smith explained it to me on the visit, all of the pieces fit and Mizzou felt like home.”

Easton Hilton

Redshirt Senior
2026-27

- / 141 lbs
Easton Hilton

Redshirt Junior
2025-26

- / 141 lbs
Easton Hilton

Freshman
2022-23