Greenwood sophomore Jackson Frahm, right, has already racked up 24 wins this season at 106 pounds.
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The phrase “all in” might as well go ahead and incorporate Greenwood sophomore Jackson Frahm as its point person.
Ranked in the top 10 of his class academically by virtue of a 4.35 grade-point average, Frahm’s work ethic and willingness to learn in the school’s wrestling room is paying dividends as well.
Frahm, the Woodmen starter in the 106-pound weight class, owns a 24-6 record going into this weekend’s Mid-State Conference meet at Franklin (Saturday, 9 a.m.). He posted a 3-1 mark at the Johnson County tournament in December, the loss coming to Center Grove’s Joseph Hamilton.
More recently, he manufactured a 6-1 mark to place third at the 32-team holiday classic in Mooresville, and won four of five matches at a duals competition at Jennings County.
As a ninth-grader, Frahm made it to the second round of the Mooresville Sectional but was pinned by the Trojans’ Justus Thrasher to end his season.
“Jackson was a really small 106 last year, and was still 20-12,” Greenwood coach Jay Yates said. “He’s an extremely hard worker. He’s all gas and no brakes, whether it’s his school work or his athletics.
“Jackson is fun to work with. He’s just constantly learning, and is wrestling year-round. He’s a mat rat, but he’s a bookworm too.”
Over the summer, Frahm and Greenwood teammate Carson Andreas, the Woodmen heavyweight, gained valuable experience by competing at the Junior National Wrestling Championships in Fargo, North Dakota. Frahm wrestled in the 100-pound class, going 2-2 in freestyle and 1-2 in Greco-Roman.
“I did quite a few tournaments last summer,” he said. “The Fargo tournament was really fun, and such a great experience, but it was super difficult. Hopefully this summer I can go again.”
This season, unlike last, has positioned Frahm not to be lighter than his opponents. In the smallest of the 14 weight classes, it’s a huge difference.
“At the beginning of last season, I was 97 pounds, but most the time I weighed in at 102 or 103,” Frahm said. “It’s pretty difficult because when you look at it on paper, it doesn’t really look like much, but some (opponents) were cutting weight from like 110 pounds to get to 106.”
Now it’s Frahm who has adjusted his diet and workouts to work his way from 110 pounds to 106 in time for competition.
“I think with what Jackson’s put into it, he wants to get out of sectional,” Yates said. “Right now, he’s working on trying to get himself a good seed at sectional.”
If you go
What: Mid-State Conference tournament
When: Saturday, 9 a.m.
Where: Franklin High School
Doors open: 8 a.m.
Admission: $8, cash or credit (Mid-State passes accepted)
