“Kirk has helped me work on the areas that I needed to correct and to focus on what I needed to do in my matches to get better and to stand out,” Rabel said. Rabel credits former wrestlers Kirk Wilson ’15, now Dunham’s wrestling coach, and brother Mason Rabel '17 for keeping him on track. The Advocate named Rabel as the Outstanding Division III Wrestler on their 2018 All Metro Wrestling team.ĭuring his senior season, Rabel won both the prestigious Ken Cole Invitational, where state wrestlers compete across divisions in their weight class, and The 50th Greater Baton Rouge Wrestling tournament, the final tuneup for the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA State Wrestling Championship. He finished 15-2, won his first City title and won his second Division III individual title (195 lb) in 3 years. As a freshman, he finished as 2016 State Runner-Up (185 lb).Īfter missing his sophomore season with an injury, Rabel made quite a comeback. Rabel won the first of his 3 Division III State titles in 2015 as an 8th grader (182 lb), followed by the Middle School National Championship (180 lb) at the NHSCA High School Wrestling Championships in Virginia Beach, VA. After a lot of setbacks to get there, I was ready and eager to go into the tournament and get my third title,” Rabel said.
Less than 48 hours, he pinned his opponent in the final match to win his third Division III State Wrestling title (195 lb.
A Dunham wrestler since 7th grade, Grant Rabel ’19 approached his final tournament determined to reach one last goal.
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