Good for him. He will be a better wrestler for competing there. Hopefully he brings home the development to Washington, and maybe it will get him an opportunity at a Div 1 program.

More many midwest/NE states, it is easy to find great tournaments and opportunities. WA wrestling is on a bit of an island and is quite costly and inconvenient on these families and kids to compete Nationally.

Ever travel to South Carolina for a tournament, and have to wake up at 3:30am PST for a 7am EST weigh in? 2 days in a row? Every trip is 2k out of pocket expense at the minimum.

Most of the kids at these tournaments drove from 3-4 hours away with no time change. This ain't excuses, just facts.