As humble as he is, Aaron Brooks isn’t one for subtlety when it comes to creating action on the mat. He burst onto the scene with a huge performance in Fargo in 2016 when he won his first two titles, then backed it up last year with some more Fargo hardware. 

His lone letdown was a loss in the 2017 Cadet World Team Trials finals to Travis Wittlake, only to replace Wittlake and claim a Cadet world title with an incredible performance last year. 

Now he’s ready to let everyone know that he will be heading off to Penn State to continue his career. However, Nittany Lion fans will have to be patient since Brooks will spend a year training freestyle at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, in hopes of keeping his international success a constant fixture. 

Extremely excited and truly blessed to continue my academic and athletic career at Pennsylvania State University!? Thanks to all the people who helped me get to this point in my life. pic.twitter.com/GM0uM8sasn

— AB (@__ABALLDAY) February 2, 2018

Currently he projects as a 174/184-pounder and will look to wrestle 74kg as he prepares for international competition.

Watch Brooks light up the Fargo stage with a tech fall against Trent Hidlay: