Penn State wrestling legend Aaron Brooks is an Olympic Medalist.
The four-time national champion, 2024 Dan Hodge Trophy Winner and U.S. representative at 86 KG took care of Uzbekistan’s Javrail Shapiev, 5-0.
Brooks led 1-0 at the intermission, getting a point when the ref called Shapiev for passivity and didn’t score within the 30-second time limit to make up for it.
Coming out of the first three minutes, Brooks went up 2-0 on a pushout.
Then, when Brooks himself faced a 30-second stall warning, he got a clutch takedown to make it 4-0 and added another point to close the deal.
It wasn’t the medal Brooks wanted. He came within seconds of wrestling Iran’s Hassan Yazdani in the Gold Medal match but fell 4-3 to Blugaria’s Magomed Ramazanov on a last-second takedown.
Nonetheless, Brooks will forever be an Olympic Medalist, and at 24, there’s no reason to think this year’s games will be his last shot.
Penn Statr wrestling legend Aaron Brooks is an Olympic Medalist. pic.twitter.com/hIjMoC1xEZ
— Joe Smeltzer (@joesmeltzer775) August 9, 2024
