Since losing that match, Schwab has been on a tear. The sophomore won a 16U freestyle and Greco-Roman national title in Fargo, as well as qualifying for the U17 World Team in Greco-Roman. His biggest point of growth, as he has said since the beginning of the season, is not worrying about the result of the match and controlling what he can control.

With three classes, 14 weights per class and 24 qualifiers per weight, 1,008 wrestlers enter the tournament with championship aspirations.