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Mack Beggs, an year-old senior from Euless Trinity High School near Dallas, entered the tournament in Cypress outside of Houston with an undefeated record. He overcame Chelsea Sanchez, who he also beat for the title in , in the final of the lbs division on Saturday, but video of the competition shows many spectators reacted angrily to his victory. Mr Beggs is in the process of transitioning from female to male and is taking a low-dose of testosterone. The girls he wrestles with, they are tough. His road to the championship included two forfeits by wrestlers, who pulled out over fears of sustaining a head injury. Only one wrestler refused to compete against Mr Beggs during his march to the state title this year, but he was subject to a lawsuit by a group of parents attempting to block his participation. Rules restricting athletes to competing as the gender on their birth certificate were approved in by the University Interscholastic League, the governing body for Texas high school sports.
Wrestling programs have some of the smallest recruiting budgets in college. College wrestling coaches are selective in what recruiting trips to take. Video is a must if you want coaches to see you. Make sure you determine which matches will have the most coaches and work your way up to qualify for those matches.
According to the National Wrestling Coaches Association, the number of girls wrestling in high school has grown from to 14, since If you have good grades and a strong work ethic, you can put yourself in a good position to receive interest from college programs. As an athlete, you can reach out to college coaches at any time. We recommend emailing coaches of programs you are interested in as early as possible, as well as asking each program about their eligibility requirements. Send them your athletic resume, which includes:.