Lincoln Olson wins Tulsa National Crown, 7 Michiganders place

2/1 - The Tulsa Nationals have widely been recognized as one of, if

not, the elite youth national wrestling tournament in the country for a

long, long time and this year Michigan was well represented with 7

placers and 2 champions at the 56th Annual Tulsa Nationals.

Lincoln Olson, an 8th grader from Davison, stormed through the 15

& Under 82lb bracket en route to the National Championship.  Olson,

who was a MI Grappler Youth Dream Team member last year,

wrestles for the OTA Wrestling Academy and will be a freshman at

Davison next year.

The 15-U division saw a strong group of Michigan middle schoolers

on the podium as 4 others placed in their weight, including Angus

Arthur of Lowell who finished runner up at 145lbs.  Jordan Bennett,

Jake Ellis, and Ryan Prescott also placed in their respective 15-U

weight divisions.

Michigan's other champion was Steven Kolcheff of Hartland who won

the HWT division.  Brock Prater of Team Shamrock finished 4th in the

8U 55lb weight division.

Read below to see all of Michigan's placers and click here to view the

full list of placers.

The Tulsa Nationals is a Platinum event on the Michigan Grappler Youth Fab 50, so Olson, Kolcheff, and all the Michigan placers secured major Fab 50 points by placing at the prestigous event.

Michigan's Tulsa National Placewinners

8 & Under

55lbs - Brock Prater (Team Shamrock) - 4th

HWT - Steve Kolcheff (Hartland) - 1st

15 & Under

82lbs - Lincoln Olson (OTA) - 1st

125lbs - Jordan Bennett (Portland) - 3rd

145lbs - Angus Arthur (Lowell) - 2nd

175lbs - Jake Ellis (Davison) - 6th

285lbs - Ryan Prescott (Prescott) - 3rd

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Lincoln Olson (left) pictured with his Tulsa Nationals hardware and former NCAA Champion Paul Donahoe who trains with him