EL DIAMANTE'S CHRIS CREASON WINS NATIONAL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP

El Diamante’s Chris Creason has added another title to his outstanding wrestling resume.

National champion.

Creason won the 160-pound individual crown in his junior bracket on March 30 at the 36th annual National High School Coaches Association Wrestling Nationals in Virginia.

During the three-day tournament, he posted a perfect 7-0 record in dominating fashion, winning three matches by pin, another by technical decision and three by major decision.

In the national championship match, Creason beat Jaelen Culp by a 10-0 majority decision. He defeated wrestlers from New Jersey, Alabama, Virginia, Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and South Carolina to best the 128-wrestler bracket.

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El Diamante wrestler Chris Creason recently won the 157-pound CIF State Wrestling Championship. He is coached by his father, Chris Creason Sr.
Creason, who is coming off a CIF State gold-medal performance, is coached by his father Chris Creason Sr.

On March 1, Chris Creason became the first wrestler in El Diamante school history to win a CIF State individual championship at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.

Creason captured the 157-pound state title, beating Buchanan's Leo Contino by a 4-1 decision to become just the 14th grappler in Tulare County history to win a state crown.