Personal Statement
Hello there, my name is Ketan Nawbatt, I am a senior who has been wrestling since 6th grade. I have competed in club wrestling since 7th grade.
Here is a quick version of my high school wrestling journey: My freshman year of high school I didn't have a school team so my sophomore year I decided to create the team at my charter school. Then after wrestling for my school I learned I would need to have the team at the school for 2 more years before my state would recognize it as an official team and let me compete in the high school state tournament. If I waited that long I would graduate before getting to go to state, so I decided to transfer to my local public school. I was so excited to compete in the full high school circuit for the first time, then in the first tournament of the preseason I tore my ACL in my second match (September 2019) causing me to miss 11 months of wrestling all the way until now (August 2020).
As you can see my path has been a rough one but I hope you will give me a chance. In my high school career I have competed at several state and national competitions and have trained with several college wrestlers from d1, d2, d3, JC and NAIA schools. Alongside having wrestled with several college athletes, I have also gone to camps and practices with several highly recognized coaches such as: Boris Novachkov, Jake Herbert, Kendall Cross, Gene Mills, Mark Branch, Mark Munoz, the Beloglazov brothers, Jessie Delgado, Justin Abdou, as well as the entire Stanford, Rutgers, and Princeton coaching staff.
Because of Covid I am no longer the only one itching to get back on the mat and I look forward to showing everyone exactly what I am capable of.
My individual accomplishments are not as prevalent as others but I am a hard worker when I put my mind to it (just look at my grades). In my sophomore year I made it to the blood rounds of 2 club state tournaments and a national tournament. I also have a powerlifting state record (330 deadlift at 125 body weight when I was 15).
I hope you enjoy the videos I made then myself! I look forward to meeting you and learning more about your program
Ketan
