Jaydin Selsor Eierman (né Clayton: born on May 2, 1996, in Columbia, Missouri) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competed internationally at 65 kilograms and collegiately at 141 pounds.[1][2] In freestyle, Eierman won the US Open Nationals in 2021, medaled at the 2019 Pan American Games, earned runner–up honors at the 2018 US Open Nationals and was the 2019 US U23 National Champion.[3][4] In folkstyle, he was the 2021 NCAA DI National runner-up and won a Big Ten championship in 2021 for the University of Iowa. He was a three–time NCAA All-American and a three–time MAC champion for the Missouri Tigers, before transferring to Iowa.[5][6]
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| Birth name | Jaydin Selsor Clayton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 2, 1996 Columbia, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) 141 lb (64 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Folkstyle career
editHigh school
editEierman was born to Heather Thurston in Columbia, Missouri, where he attended Tolton High School. As a high schooler, Eierman went on to become the second undefeated wrestler in the history of Missouri to claim four MSHSAA titles in four years of varsity.[7] Entering his senior year, he committed to the Missouri Tigers.[8] After graduation, Jaydin changed his last name Clayton to Eierman, honoring his life-long coach Mike Eierman.[9]
College
editUniversity of Missouri
editIn his first season ('15–'16), Eierman was redshirted and compiled a 22–2 record at 133 pounds competing unattached in open tournaments.[10] As a freshman, he moved up to 141 pounds and went on to compile a 29–7 record, claimed a Mid-American Conference title and placed fifth at the NCAAs, becoming an All-American.[11][12] As a sophomore, Eierman improved his record to 34–3, repeated as the MAC champion and went on to place fourth at the NCAA championships.[13][14] In his final year officially competing as a Tiger, Eierman racked up a 28–4 record, won his last MAC title (named Outstanding Wrestler) and went on to keep improving his position as an All-American at Nationals, placing third.[15] For 2019–2020, Eierman took an Olympic redshirt.[16] As a Tiger, Eierman went 89–14 overall.[17]
University of Iowa
editIn November 2019, Eierman transferred to the University of Iowa.[18] Coming back to folkstyle, Eierman went 5–0 during regular season, with notable wins over Anthony Echemendia from Ohio State, Chad Red from Nebraska and Dylan Duncan from Illinois.[19][20][21] On February 8, it was announced that the Iowa Hawkeyes wrestling team had suspended all team related activities during regular season due to COVID-19 results.[22] At the B1G Championships, Eierman made it to the finals with another win over Chad Red, and defeated Penn State's Nick Lee to claim the title, also helping the Hawkeyes claim the team championship.[23] At the NCAAs, Eierman got notable falls to make his first final, defeating ninth-seeded Dresden Simon and fourth seeded Tariq Wilson. In a razor close match against finalist Nick Lee, in overtime, Eierman was defeated by Lee, claiming runner-up honors and helping to Iowa's first team title in 11 years.[24] He received the 2021 Wade Schalles Award for best collegiate pinner.[25] As the NCAA granted winter athletes one more year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eierman came back for the 2021–2022 season, as a sixth-year senior.[26]
Freestyle career
edit2017–2018
editDuring his first years competing in senior freestyle, Eierman most notably placed second at the 2018 US Open and third at the 2018 US World Team Trials.[27] He also competed internationally, placing eight at the Polish Open.[28]
2019–2021
editEierman started off 2019 by placing fifth at the US Open and the US World Team Trials and followed up by becoming the US U23 National Champion and representative for the U23 World Championships.[29][30] Four days before the event, it was announced that Eierman would replace Zain Retherford and attend the 2019 Pan American Games, in which he ended up bringing a bronze medal to the United States.[31][32] He went on to place eight at the U23 World Championships.[33] In 2020, Eierman placed fifth at the US National Championships, and earned the biggest win of his career when he defeated World and Olympic champion Vladimer Khinchegashvili at the HWC Showdown Open.[34][35] In May 2, 2021, Eierman claimed his first US Open National Championship.[36]
Freestyle record
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NCAA record
editStats
editReferences
edit- ^ "#TeamUSATuesday: Men's Freestyle National Team member Jaydin Eierman". Team USA. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Jaydin Eierman". University of Iowa Athletics. September 4, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "Fix wins Pan Am Games, Eierman collects bronze in Peru". Team USA. August 9, 2019. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody (November 7, 2019). "Jaydin Eierman, a three-time All-American at Missouri, is transferring to Iowa". Hawk Central. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ RossWB (November 8, 2019). "3x All-American Jaydin Eierman Transfers To Iowa Wrestling". Go Iowa Awesome. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Jaydin Eierman - Wrestling". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Maneater | Missouri's other Jaydin: Eierman looks to have strong first season". www.themaneater.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Bryant, Jason (July 7, 2014). "Jaydin Clayton verbally commits to Missouri". The Open Mat. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Krucoff, Owen (October 2019). "Mike Eierman's journey from local coach to Hometown Hero". Columbia Missourian. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Maneater | Missouri's other Jaydin: Eierman looks to have strong first season". www.themaneater.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Jaydin Eierman wins 2017 MAC Championship at 141 pounds". themat.tv. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Missouri's J'den Cox Collects Third NCAA National Title". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Steen, Alex (March 9, 2018). "2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships Preview: 141 Pounds". The Open Mat. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Finishes Sixth at NCAA Championships". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "MAC Sends 31 To 2019 NCAA Wrestling Championships". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "College wrestling: The 2020 Olympic redshirt factor, broken down | NCAA.com". wwwcache.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Jaydin Eierman, 3-time All-American, transferring to Iowa wrestling". The Gazette. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "3x All-American Jaydin Eierman Transfers To Iowa Wrestling". Go Iowa Awesome. November 8, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Wrestling: No. 8 Ohio State falls to Iowa before bouncing-back against". The Lantern. February 7, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Goffin, Isaac (January 16, 2021). "Jaydin Eierman shows his skills in Hawkeye debut". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Werner, Chris (January 31, 2021). "Eierman, Hawkeyes overpower Fighting Illini". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ trez1313 (February 9, 2021). "Iowa Wrestling pauses all team related activities". Black Heart Gold Pants. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Read, Robert. "Jaydin Eierman wins Big Ten Championship at 141 pounds, clinches Iowa's conference title". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Scovel, Shannon. "2021 college wrestling championship: Iowa Hawkeyes take home team title | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Schalles Award Winners". Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Alex Marinelli, Jaydin Eierman announce return to Iowa wrestling for 2021-22". 247Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody. "Jaydin Eierman, a three-time All-American at Missouri, is transferring to Iowa". Hawk Central. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Zain Retherford Out Of Pan Am Games, To Be Replaced By Jaydin Eierman". www.flowrestling.org. August 5, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Smith, Earl (April 27, 2019). "2019 US Open Senior Men's Freestyle Final Results and Placewinners". The Open Mat. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Freestyle U23 World Team Trials Tournament concludes". InterMat. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Jaydin Eierman replacing Zain Retherford at 65 kg at Pan American Games". Team USA. August 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021.
- ^ "Three-time All-American Eierman plans to transfer from Missouri". InterMat. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Three-time All-American Eierman commits to Iowa". InterMat. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ "Eierman Places Fifth at U.S. Senior Nationals". University of Iowa Athletics. October 10, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Gallo, Ed (November 6, 2020). "Wrestling breakdown: Jaydin Eierman becomes first American to defeat Vladimer Khinchegashvili". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Cody. "Wrestling: Iowa's Jaydin Eierman, UNI's Taylor Lujan win 2021 Senior freestyle national titles". Des Moines Register. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
External links
edit- Jaydin Eierman at the International Wrestling Database
