MUTIGERS


Austin Lindsay
Austin Lindsay

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Brookfield, Mo.

High School:
Brookfield

Weight:
157


12/29/2011

Tigers Open New Year with Southern Scuffle

Mizzou returns to the Southern Scuffle for the first time since placing first in 2006

12/08/2011

No. 12 Wrestling Travels to No. 20 Kent State

Tigers set for fourth straight dual against a top-25 squad

12/05/2011

Wrestling Claims Nine Open Titles

24 grapplers earn top-six finishes on the afternoon

11/17/2011

Tigers Jump Into Conference Action

No. 9 Wrestling heads to state of Oklahoma for pair of duals with top-12 squads

10/30/2011

Wrestling Strong at Black and Gold

Nearly the entire team was in action at the annual intersquad competition

2010-11: Lindsay wrestled at 157 pounds as a redshirt, going 10-5 on the season. He won a pair of matches at the Lindenwood Open, scoring a major decision against Cumberland's Cody Bleaken and an 8-5 decision against Donald Woods of Lindenwood. At the UCM Open, Lindsay took third, going 5-1 on the day. He picked up back-to-back major decisions to open the tournament, winning 9-0 and 10-2, before scoring a 5-2 decision over Steve Ross of SIU-Edwardsville. After falling in overtime in his next match, Lindsay bounced back with a 4-2 win before defeating Ross again, this time by a 3-2 score, to finish in third. Lindsay won his first three matches at the Kaufman/Brand Open a week later, all by decision.

High School: Lindsay, a member of the Brookfield Bulldogs squad, finished his career with just two losses and four state championships, winning one each year in a different weight class. After going 42-2 during his freshman season, Lindsay went 137-0 over the span of his final three years. During his senior season, Lindsay finished 49-0, with 38 of those victories coming via fall. He helped his squad to a team state title in 2007, and guided them to runner-up finishes in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2008, he finished sixth on the national level. Along with his four wrestling letters, Lindsay also lettered three times in football. He was twice named as District Wrestler of the Year, and was a four-time Academic All-State selection. He also earned Academic All-America honors after graduating with a 3.9 cumulative grade point average.

Personal: Austin Lindsay was born to Jerry and Ronda Lindsay in Brookfield, Mo., on Aug. 18, 1991. Lindsay has an older brother, Josh (25), an older sister, Shelby (20), and a younger brother, Gary (17). He is majoring in physical therapy and hope to run his own physical therapy business after graduation.