With the growing success of high school wrestling in Missouri, I’m going to start highlighting every senior wrestler currently committed to a Division I school.
With only two Division I schools in the state, more and more talent is spread across the country.
Gavynn Carpenter recently won a state title at 144 for Hallsville, but was also a runner-up at 138 and 132 along with a 3rd place finish at 120 as a freshman.
A career record of 170-17, he was a runner-up at the 2022 Folkstyle Nationals.
He isn’t ranked nationally but his closest match at 2023 state was a 5-1 decision over Buffalo recruit Sam Ewing…