Incoming freshman Cohlton Schultz will be competing at Final X: Lincoln on June 15 for the opportunity to earn a spot on the U.S. senior world team. Schultz punched his ticket to Final X after defeating 2016 Olympic team member Robby Smith, 2-to-1, at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament.
The No. 1 pound-for-pound recruit in the class of 2019 will take on world silver medalist Adam Coon for the chance to represent the United States at the World Wrestling Championships in Nursultan, Kazakhstan in September.
Schultz, a four-time Colorado State Champion, was recently awarded the 2019 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award, becoming the second Sun Devil to earn the award in the past four years as two-time NCAA Champion Zahid Valencia earned the honor in 2015.
Cohlton and his family accepting the Dave Schultz High Excellence Award at the NWHOF. ??Larry Slater pic.twitter.com/Mpi3dfFJSb
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He dominated during his four years as at Ponderosa High School by amassing 188 wins with only two defeats. Of those 188 wins, he pinned his opponent for the victory in 152 of them.
Cohlton Schultz also won the Greco-Roman Cadet World Championship in 2017, took third at the Greco-Roman Cadet Junior World Championships in 2018, and competed at the World U23 Championships in 2018 and Junior World Championships in 2017.
Congrats @TheCohlTrain for beating 2016 Olympian and qualifying for final X against returning world silver medalist Adam Coon! ?? https://t.co/durE9wVaCq
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Final X: Lincoln will be held at the Devany Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Schultz will compete during the second session, which begins at 6 p.m. CT.