A group of Michigan seniors made the trip south to Virginia Beach last weekend for the NHSCA Senior National Championships.
Grand Haven Senior Dakota Juarez was the lone placewinner from Michigan, finishing runner-up at 160lbs.
Juarez, who finished 2nd in D1 this year at 160lbs, won 4 matches convincingly to advance to the Championship Semifinals where he scored the biggest win of his career, winning 2-1 over NY State Champ Burke Paddock. Paddock entered the tournament ranked #17 in the country by InterMat. He was also ranked as a Top 100 recruit in the country and is signed to wrestle at the University of Iowa.
In the finals, Juarez lost 8-6 in overtime to 6x Alabama State Champ Brandon Womack, however, he solidified himself as one of the top senior recruits still available in Michigan.