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Wyatt Hendrickson pens heartfelt note for his family after defeating Gable Steveson at the NCAA Wrestling Championships
Wyatt Hendrickson has become the talk of the town after the NCAA Championships, which concluded over a week ago. The 24-year-old wrestler representing the Oklahoma State Cowboys recently shared some memorable moments on his Instagram profile.
Hendrickson uploaded a series of photographs from the NCAA Championships, where he won the gold medal after surprising Gable Steveson in the finals 5-4. One of them contained a group photo with his family, who were in attendance at the stadium to watch him in action.
Hendrickson wrote in the caption on his Instagram post,
"Thank you Lord for blessing me with such an amazing family!"
A few days ago, Hendrickson was felicitated by the Big 12 with the award of 'Big 12 Wrestler of the Year'. He is the first wrestler from the Oklahoma State Cowboys to win this distinction since 2017.
Wyatt Hendrickson initially represented the Air Force Falcons till 2024. He won two consecutive Big 12 Championships in 2022 and 2023 for the team. Hendrickson also won the Under 23 World Championships gold medal in the superheavyweight category at the 2023 edition held in Tirana, Albania.
Hendrickson transferred to the Oklahoma State University in 2025 and struck gold with yet another gold medal at the Big 12 Championships. However, his greatest moment of glory came at the NCAA Championships, when despite being down initially by 2-4, he went on to defeat Gable Steveson in the finals by 5-4.
Wyatt Hendrickson reveals Gable Steveson's demeanor before the NCAA Championships finals
![Wyatt Hendrickson after winning the NCAA Wrestling Championships 2025 [Image Source: Getty]](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2025/03/94d4d-17433985726846-1920.jpg)
Wyatt Hendrickson made headlines after defeating Olympic champion Gable Steveson in a closely contested bout at the NCAA Wrestling Championships 2025. The 24-year-old wrestler opened up about the demeanor of his opponent after the unprecedented victory.
According to Hendrickson, Steveson wasn't in the best of spirits that night. In his conversation with FloWrestling, the wrestler said,
"In the moment I shook his hand gave him a little hand slap but watching the replays and going back in the moment, he was kind of intimidated I think or maybe not intimidated but he thought I was undeserving of doing that."
Hendrickson also added that Steveson was only talking about his accomplishments as an Olympic champion, and he may have been a little irritated by Hendrickson's appearance with the American flag. In his words,
"All I know he was talking about Olympic gold medal, I think he thought this was his house, he's like this is mine for the taking and it's going to be served to me on a silver platter and I'm the champ. I just think he probably felt my confidence when I walked out there. He always seemed to be like kind of a pissed off a little that I was wearing the flag."
Wyatt Hendrickson is determined to prove his worth on the international stage. He aims to win the coveted Olympic gold medal for Team USA at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
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