Three Panther Wrestlers Named 2022 6A State Champions

Cabot competed in the 6A Wrestling State Tournament at Jack Stephens Center February 17-19 where three athletes won the State Championship in their individual weight class! Congratulations to Alena Williams, Starr Smith, and Cole Eason! Alena Williams, a Cabot freshman, won in the 108lb-weight class and is Cabot’s first female wrestling State Champion! Alena went 4-0 and scored 32.0 team points for Cabot. Not only did Alena win the State title, she was also named the “Victory with Honor” and “Outstanding Wrestler” award winner. Starr Smith, a Cabot senior, won in the 185lb-weight class. Starr went 4-0 and scored 32.0 team points for Cabot. Cole Eason, a Cabot senior, won in the 170lb-weight class and was named the tournament’s Outstanding Wrestler! Cole went 4-0 and scored 29.0 team points for Cabot. Cabot finished in 3rd place overall, out of 15 teams, at the 2022 6A State Wrestling State Tournament. Ten individual wrestlers were medalists at State: Alena Williams - STATE CHAMPION Starr Smith - STATE CHAMPION Cole Eason - STATE CHAMPION CJ Dye - State Runner-Up Austin Denton - State Runner-Up Josh Mercado - State Runner-Up Will Bevis - State Runner-Up Noah Sample - 3rd Place Cael Turner – 6th Place Kemandrell Hamilton – 6th Place Top 5 Schools Team Scores 1st Place – Rogers Heritage: 226 2nd Place – Bentonville: 193 3rd Place – Cabot: 167.5 4th Place – Springdale Har-Ber: 158.5 5th Place – Bentonville West: 152.5 Panther Wrestling was also the 2022 Conference Dual Champions this year. Congratulations to the Cabot Panther Wrestling Team, Coach Turner, Coach Payne, Coach Rogers, Coach Eason, and Coach Belli on a great season!

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