Richie Figueroa Looks To Make History Against Drake Ayala
Richie Figueroa Looks To Make History Against Drake Ayala
#1 Richie Figueroa will look to make history against #2 Drake Ayala at Who's #1 on October 3, 2020.
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When Richie Figueroa takes the mat on October 3, he will be looking to become the first wrestler in Who's #1 history to earn three wins at the prestigious event. Figueroa joins Gavin Teasdale, Roman Bravo-Young, Daton Fix, and fellow 2020 competitor, Alex Facundo, as the only wrestlers to have competed in the event at least three times. In 2018, Figueroa beat Jacob Decatur and in 2019, Stevo Poulin.
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Watch Figueroa beat Poulin at Who's #1 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Trying to deny Figueroa of history is Drake Ayala of Iowa. Not only does Ayala have two Iowa high school state titles to his name, but he's won two Fargo titles as well. The University of Iowa commit is currently ranked #2 at 120 and #6 overall in the class of 2021. Ayala has one of the highest paces of any high school wrestler in the country and is known for lighting up the scoreboard.
Watch Ayala beat Cornell commit Nico Provo in the 2019 Fargo finals.
Figueroa is the top-ranked recruit in the class of 2021 and the #1 pound-for-pound high school wrestler in the country for a reason. The Arizona State commit is a three-time California state champion, Cadet world silver medalist, Super 32, and FloNationals champion. Figueroa has great offense on his feet, is an incredible scrambler, and his best position might be on top where he's a near fall scoring and pinning machine with legs in.
Watch Figueroa beat the #1 ranked wrestler at 113, Joey Cruz, in the Doc Buchanan finals.
Will Figueroa make history, or will Ayala stun the country? I can't wait to find out October 3 deep in the heart of Texas.
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Full Who's #1 Card
138: Jesse Mendez vs Jordan Williams
145: Kylie Welker vs Skylar Hattendorf
182: Lenny Pinto vs Rylan Rogers
126: Jordan Titus vs Dean Peterson
152: Victor Voinovich vs Jagger Condomitti
285: Kyonte Hamilton vs Chase Horne
220: Kyle Haas vs Nick Feldman
145: Cody Chittum vs Wyatt Henson
195: Seth Shumate vs Tate Picklo
112: Sage Mortimer vs Mia Palumbo
132: Nic Bouzakis vs Ryan Crookham
160: Paddy Gallagher vs Travis Mastrogiovanni
120: Richie Figueroa vs Drake Ayala
170: Alex Facundo vs Cael Valencia
138: Joel Vandervere vs Williams/Mendez