Grant Davis becomes first athlete to represent Arkansas in international wrestling

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (KATV) — An Arkansas teenager made international history this May.

Grant Davis, 14, of Bentonville, became the first Arkansan to not only compete and medal on the international stage of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, but he became the first to win the entire tournament.

Davis wrestled in the U15 Pan American Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala, this past May.

Davis placed first in Greco-Roman competition and placed second in the freestyle tournament, all under 52 kilograms (114.6 pounds).

Perhaps the most remarkable fact about it is that Davis beat all of his opponents in Greco-Roman by way of technical superiority, or a tech fall, which is achieved by beating your opponent by eight or more points. Not only that, but he didn't allow a single point on hi