Jaren Powell Announces College Commitment

Texas Prep State Champion Jaren Powell has announced he’s headed to Arizona State to wrestle for the Sun Devils.

Grabbin’ the best in the west 😈

Join us in welcoming 2x Texas state champion and All-American Jaren Powell to Tempe!🔱#ForksUp x #O2V pic.twitter.com/u1nneQE2pm

— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) May 11, 2021

Powell wrestles for Liberty Christian School and was a prep state champion the last two years at 145 and 138. In 2019 he wrestled for Burleson Centennial and finished 3rd in 5A. He is ranked #14 in the Texas pound for pound rankings and #1 in at 145 pounds.

Arizona State is led by Zeke Jones and finished 4th at the NCAA tournament last season.

Powell was coached by Oklahoma State legend and two-time NCAA Champion Johny Hendricks.

Super happy @JarenPowell1 is heading to @ASUWrestling next year to wrestle. I have been around this kid for a long time and like a son to me, now he gets to go to college to wrestle. I have known this kid for year's and the time we have put in this was worth it all. pic.twitter.com/fnmdte0pLJ

— . (@JohnyHendricks) May 11, 2021