Draft:Jax Forrest

Jaxen Patrick Forrest (born 2006) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. In freestyle, he was a U17 World finalist in 2022.

High school
Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Forrest moved to Johnstown, Pennsylvania to attend Bishop McCort High School, where he is currently a sophomore. A PIAA state champion, Forrest holds a 21–2 record in collegiate competition, and has won multiple collegiate open tournaments. Competing in the freestyle age-groups, he claimed a U17 World silver medal in 2022.

In April, 2024, Forrest made his senior level debut and qualified to the US Olympic Team Trials by claiming the US Last Chance Qualifier crown, racking up dominant wins over NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello, veteran Josh Rodriguez and All-American Devan Turner.

Later in the month, Forrest competed at the US Olympic Team Trials, where after dismantling All-American Liam Cronin, he suffered a loss to World champion Thomas Gilman. Competing for third after a pair of forfeit wins, he was defeated by U17 World champion Marcus Blaze.

Freestyle record
! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches ! Res. !  Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2024 US Olympic Team Trials 4th at 57 kg 🇺🇸 State College, Pennsylvania ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2024 US Last Chance Qualifier at 57 kg 🇺🇸 Fairfax, Virginia
 * Loss
 * 5–2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Marcus Blaze
 * style="font-size:88%"|1–8
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|April 19–20, 2024
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2024 US Olympic Team Trials
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Zane Richards
 * style="font-size:88%"|FF
 * Win
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Nick Suriano
 * style="font-size:88%"|FF
 * Loss
 * 5–1
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Thomas Gilman
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–5
 * Win
 * 5–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Liam Cronin
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–5
 * Win
 * 5–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Liam Cronin
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 4–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Nathan Tomasello
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|April 6–7, 2024
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 US Last Chance Qualifier
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 3–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Josh Rodriguez
 * style="font-size:88%"|13–4
 * Win
 * 2–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Devan Turner
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Gary Steen
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Gary Steen
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2