Five Takeaways from 2024 Who's Number One?

The 12th edition of Who’s Number One proved to be one of the best as a star-studded group of the top high school wrestlers in the nation descended upon Johnstown, Pennsylvania. As you would expect from prior editions of this event, there were some upsets, star-making performances, and plenty of great action. 

Before we get to the five takeaways from this event, give credit to Anthony Knox as he became the first wrestler to win at four different Who’s Number One events! That’s truly a remarkable achievement as you need to get over a couple of high hurdles just to be in contention for that number. One, you need to be well-known as one of the best in the country - before ever wrestling a high school match. You also need to beat some great competitors. In Knox’s four wins, he has two over age-group world champions (Luke Lilledahl and Christian Castillo). Knox completed his quest for four with a clutch takedown over Aaron Seidel with :12 left in their bout. 

Ok, now to the five takeaways:

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