Jackson Morgan

Jackson Morgan is our Athlete of the Week. Castro Valley native, Jackson won the 45 annual James Riddle wrestling tournament in Oakdale, Calif.on Saturday 12/11/21. On his way to the finals, he had to beat 2 state-ranked wrestlers. Which he did. In the finals, he was matched up against the Number 4 California state-ranked wrestler at 152 lbs. Jackson had lost to this wrestler at the California state wrestling tournament in February 2020. The match was close and at the end of regulation, it was tied 4-4. Off they went into sudden victory overtime where Jackson took him down and scored. Jackson won the match 6-4 and earned the championship belt buckle. Jackson is a senior and currently wrestles at Granada HS. He is ranked 5th in California at the 152 lb weight class