Since my Sophomore year of high school, It had been a dream of mine to go to the CIF State Championships and compete against the best wrestlers in the State of California. Yet, I knew third place at the LA City Sections did not qualify me for the Wrestling CIF State tournament. After placing third at the tournament, I sat down with Adlee Fayaz, one of my coaches, and we talked about college wrestling for the first time. He reassured me that my career was not over yet and that a new chapter aw...
