The Cabot Panther Wrestling season has come to a close but one athlete went the extra mile with attending the National Wrestling Championship in Kansas Missouri where he placed 2nd overall!

Jake attended the National Championship April 6th with 30 athletes in his 160 lb. weight class. Jake was one of only 30 athletes from Arkansas to attend the tournament and out of those 30, only 3 made it to the finals. Jake competed in a total of 5 matches and lost the final match with a wrestler from Wisconsin.

Cabot Junior Jake Long finished the season with placing runner-up at conference and 4th overall the 6A State Tournament for his weight class. Jake is also an All-American Wrestler.

Jake finished the 2019 wrestling season with a 45-16 record. The Panther Wrestling team finished with a 13-5 record.

Coach Turner, Head Panther Wrestling Coach, describes Jake as a great athlete and kid. He says Jake is a very coachable athlete and values wrestling. He says he gets into the philosophy of it. Wrestling isn’t just something that Jake does, it’s who he is.

Jake plans to continue wrestling into his senior year with a goal of winning the State title for his weight class.

Jake Long 2018-2019 Wrestling Season:

Placed 4th overall at the 6A State Tournament
Placed Runner-up at the 6A Conference Tournament
Placed 2nd in the Bryant Tournament
Placed 3rd overall at the GP West Invitational, TN
Placed 3rd in the Battle of the Belt Tournament
Placed 3rd in the Bring the Hammer Pools
Placed 5th at the Rumble at the Rock Tournament, TX

Congratulations Jake on a great season and we look forward to seeing your future successes!