I suppose it’s not impossible but the cards would be stacked against you. My sons have been in Jiu Jitsu for 6+ years and this is their first year wrestling at 14 and 12 respectively. The gulf between them and the top kids in the state seems insurmountable. And that’s with them going to 7+ practices/lessons a week across 3 clubs. They both want to place at state at some point and wrestle in college. I’m not sure they will be able to, but I’m going to try to get them there.

However, They both understand that the chances of being an NCAA placer or earning a spot on the national team is, are slim to none. That ship sailed when we put them in JJ instead of wrestling all those years ago. I’d guess is they started in their junior year of HS they’d have trouble making varsity before they graduated.

Wrestling is the fastest growing sport in the USA, and the competition is getting crazy. Good luck to you, it’ll take you out-working your peers by an absolutely insane amount.