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USA WRESTLING INTERVIEW

Sunnyside High School standout Jesse Ybarra beat Caleb Rathjen of Iowa (4-2) to win the 120-pound division at the Cadet Junior Freestyle Nationals taking place in Fargo, North Dakota. 128 wrestlers took part in the division and Ybarra went 7-0 with victories over wrestlers from Oregon, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Iowa.

Ybarra won the AIA Division I state champion in the 113-pound division last year as a sophomore and the 106-pound division as a freshman.

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