Cade Olivas - St. John Bosco HS
Cade Olivas
Written by Ryan Lance
Youth1 Media – www.Youth1.com
The 2013 Cadet National Freestyle and Greco-Roman Duals annually features some of the top wrestling talent in the country. The Cadet National Duals, which normally features high school freshmen and sophomores, also tends to feature some of the better up and coming talent in the 7th and 8th grades.
This year’s event featured 28 teams from 22 states and saw a number a top performances from some of the best young talent in the country. Leading the way was 2013 Youthee Wrestler and Male Athlete of the Year, Cade Olivas.
Competing on Team California, Olivas earned honors on both the Freestyle and Greco-Roman All-Tournament teams. During the Freestyle portion of the event, Olivas was one of 39 wrestlers to earn All-Tournament Team status. He posted a perfect 7-0 record and helped lead Team California to a 9th place finish.
In the Greco-Roman event, Olivas again helped lead Team California to a 9th place finish by posting a perfect 9-0 record. As one of 31 wrestlers from 14 states to earn All-Tournament honors, Olivas finished this portion of the tournament with the most wins.
With a combined record of 16-0, Olivas was one of two wrestlers to finish the event with the most wins between the two events. He joined Patricio Lugo III of Florida as the other wrestler with the most victories.
Other youth wrestlers to earn All-Tournament Team honors include Gavin Teasdale and Spencer Lee of Pennsylvania, Jaxon Cole and Taylor LaMont of Utah, Kaden Gfeller and Daton Fix of Oklahoma, Kamal bey of Illinois, Jelani Embree, Ben Freeman, and Dominic LaJoie of Michigan, and Dallas Goodpaster of Washington.
Olivas will travel to New Jersey this week, where he will be awarded with his 2013 Youthee Awards at a ceremony on Saturday at the Yogi Berra Museum in Little Falls, New Jeresey which will recognize 17 award winners in 17 different categories.
