Cowboys Wrestling's Air Force WCAP's Wyatt Hendrickson Back to Win Another Pan Am
STILLWATER – Besides being named Dan Gable Coach of the Year by WIN Magazine, we noticed that Oklahoma State's David Taylor was also named the Freestyle Coach of the Year. That is appropriate as Cowboy Wrestling Club (CWC) also headed up by Taylor and his staff produced three of the Team USA wrestlers in last year’s World Championships in collegiate freshman or really high school senior Jax Forrest at 61 kilograms, Zahid Valencia at 86 kilograms, and Wyatt Hendrickson at 125 kilograms.
Forrest will join the party along with Landon Robideau (70 kg), and Cameron Amine (74 kg) are Cowboy Wrestling Club representatives that will be at the World Team Trials on May 14-15 in Louisville, Ky.
A new year, a new summer or late spring and another Pan American Wrestling competition with the best in North America, Central America, and South America meeting on the mats in Coralville, Iowa. The event at Xtreme Arena in Coralville runs May 7-May 10.
Saturday, May 9
10:00 am qualification for Men's Freestyle 61, 74, 86 Women's Freestyle 53, 59, 65, 76
1:00 pm semifinals for Men's Freestyle 61, 74, 86 and Women's Freestyle 53, 59, 65, 76
5:00pm medal matches for Men's Freestyle 61, 74, 86 Women's Freestyle 53, 59, 65, 76
Sunday, May 10
10:00 am qualification for Men's Freestyle 57, 65, 70, 79, 92, 97, 125
1:00 pm semifinals for Men's Freestyle 57, 65, 70, 79, 92, 97, 125
5:00 pm medal matches for Men's Freestyle 57, 65, 70, 79, 92, 97, 125
The USA is favored in most weights. Forrest after a long year is not competing in the PanAm as an older Pennsylvania High School State Champion and an Iowa Hawkeye in college in Austin DeSanto will wrestle and is the favorite at 61 kg.
For Team USA and from the Cowboy Wrestling Club, Valencia and Hendrickson will compete and both are favored heavily to win at 86 kg and 125 kg, respectively.
The event is being streamed live on FloWrestling.
