Oklahoma State Wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson withdrew a fantastic rebellion against Minnesota’s Gable Steveson on Saturday ahead of President Donald Trump at the NCAA Wrestling Championships.
Hendrickson won the national title of the 285 pound division. Steveson is an Olympic gold medal that took a year off from Collegiate Wrestling to pursue NFL and WWE careers. He returned to school this season to finish his justification and did so as far as he could go.
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Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson celebrates after defeating Minnesota’s Gable Steveson during a 285 -pound match in the final at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A day after the victory, Hendrickson fired a faithful message on X.
“It just happened. Nothing is impossible when you have God by your side!” he wrote.
Hendrickson, another lieutenant in the US Air Force, exhausted more about his belief in media availability after the fight with journalists.
“I think it will be a few more days before the emotions settle down. But first, I just want to thank my family. I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to bless me,” he said via ASAP Sports. “In the last shot I was on that leg and there was a little extra push behind me to get that dismantling. I don’t think it was a coincidence.
“At the beginning of the week, Brandon Mason, our doctor, we went to Life Church and he was like ‘Hello guys great sermon.’ I listen to the sermon.
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President Donald Trump, Right, greets Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson after defeating Minnesota’s Gable Steveson during a 285 -pound match in the final at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
He said he focused on the biblical passage ahead of the last match against Steveson, who is believed to be the favorite.
“I had a bit of it with me all week. Although he went for Goliath and everyone was, like ‘this can not be done’, he had a mind of a master, he had a vision of victory. Until this tournament, I knew my head had to be in the right place if I would end on top.
“When I went out there I was brave. And my strength is – it worked. I fought that battle. I was patient. I went in with the right mindset. And from bats I was, like ‘this won’t be an easy fight.’ From the very beginning it was encrypted on it out.
“He took me down once. But I took him down when it matters.”
Hendrickson greeted Trump after the victory and shook his hand.
Oklahoma State’s Wyatt Hendrickson, right, responds after defeating Minnesota’s Gable Steveson during a 285 -pound match in the final at the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Saturday 22 March 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
He added after the match that he planned to pursue a career in the US Air Force.
