Winning a PIAA State Wrestling Championship as a freshman is a rare feat. In fact, there have only been 51 freshmen win PIAA titles in the 85 years of the championships. However, there has been a recent surge in freshman champions. There are many factors at play, but the coaching available at the club level prior to high school has allowed more freshmen to be ready to compete at a high level than ever before. The 2010’s produced more than twice the amount of freshman champions from any previous decade in history. The 2020’s are continuing that pace with eight freshmen earning titles in the first three championships of the new decade.

The New Jersey high school wrestling season came to an end last weekend and as always, Atlantic City didn’t disappoint.

Some of the best high school wrestlers in the nation will compete for state championships next week as the Keystone State holds its must-watch state high school wrestling tournament.