Shane Vander Hart

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High schooler makes Olympic wrestling trials

Jax Forrest of Pennsylvania wins Last Chance OTT Qualifier to qualify for the Olympic trials as a sophomore in high school.

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Shane Vander Hart
Apr 10, 2024
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I don’t plan on writing about wrestling much here, but I had to comment on a remarkable story I saw over the weekend out of Fairfax, Va.

Jax Forrest, a sophomore in high school, defeated an NCAA All-American from Oregon State and then defeated Nathan Tomasello, 2015 NCAA national champion and 4X All-American for Ohio State, in the finals of the Last Chan…

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