Shaiden Carr medals in state championship

Sel Richard Staff writer

Oak Ridge High School wrestler Shaiden Carr nabbed eighth place in the 160-pound class at the CIF State Championships this year, rounding out his senior year with a stellar accomplishment.

“It felt really great to achieve what I have been working toward the past four years of my high school career,” Carr told the Mountain Democrat. “Taking that podium spot and earning it was a feeling I will always remember.”

Carr has been training since third grade and enjoys the challenge. “I love wrestling because of the competition and hard mindset you create,” he said. “You learn how to be tougher than that average person; making sacrifices and putting in hard work. No other high school sport is more mind boggling than wrestling.”

Oak Ridge wrestling coach Andy Wagner noted the road to winning was paved with hard work. “He’s a good athlete with a lot of natural gifts,” he said. “This year he really focused on his weak areas and turned them into his strengths.”

It is the first time an Oak Ridge wrestler has medaled since Brandon Claiborne in 2015.

Carr plans to wrestle in college and beyond, saying he would like to continue in the sport as long as possible.

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