The state fighter of Oklahoma, Wyatt Hendrickson, achieved a surprising discomfort against the Gable Steveson of Minnesota on Saturday against President Donald Trump in the NCAA fight championship.
Hendrickson won the national title in the 285 -pound division. Steveson is an Olympic gold medalist who took a year off the university struggle to follow NFL and WWE races. He returned to school this season to finish his eligibility and came as far as he could.
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Wyatt Hendrickson of the state of Oklahoma celebrates after defeating Gable Steveson from Minnesota during a 285 -pound match in the finals in the NCAA fighting championship on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
A day after the victory, Hendrickson triggered a faithful message in X.
“That just happened. Nothing is impossible when you have God by your side!” He wrote.
Hendrickson, who is a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force, presented more about his faith in the availability of media after the party with journalists.
“I think it’s going to be a couple more days before emotions calm down. But first, I just want to thank my family. I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for blessing me,” he said, through the ASAP sports. “In that last shot, I was in that leg and there was an extra push behind me to get that demolition. I don’t think that was by chance.
“At the beginning of the week, Brandon Mason, our doctor, went to the church of life, and he was, like ‘Hello, guys, a great sermon.’ He was listening to the sermon.
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President Donald Trump, on the right, greets Wyatt Hendrickson of the state of Oklahoma after defeating Gable Steveson from Minnesota during a 285 -pound match in the finals in the NCAA struggle championship on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
He said he focused on that biblical passage before the final match against Steveson, who believed he was the favorite.
“I took it all week. Although it was after Goliath and everyone was, like, ‘this cannot be done,’ had a champion’s mind, he had a vision of victory. Driving this tournament, I knew that my head had to be in the right place if I wanted to end at the top.
“When I left, it was brave. And my strength is: it worked. I fought that game. I was patient. I entered with the right mentality. And I was immediately, as, ‘this is not going to be an easy game.’ Just at the beginning it was a coating at the exit.
“He knocked me once. But I knocked him down when it mattered.”
Hendrickson greeted Trump after victory and shook his hand.
Wyatt Hendrickson, from Oklahoma State, reacts after defeating Gable Steveson from Minnesota during a 285 -pound match in the finals in the NCAA fighting championship on Saturday, March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
He added after the party that planned to follow a career in the United States Air Force.
