Clace Hanlon

Athlete of the Month

Clace Hanlon
Pictures and Content courtesy of The Hanlon Family
Clace is eight-years old. He has two older brothers, Bronx and Kayden. When he was three he used to sit and watch them training, as he was too young to be on the mat, but a Jiu Jitsu coach let him join in the class, and the coach said he had better concentration than the older kids. The wrestling coach then allowed him to start joining in too. He started competing at four and placed 3rd in State. He trained hard and progressed quickly; the following year he won his first National Title and then went on to win the Southern Nevada Championship in Folkstyle, Freestyle and Greco! He also won Outstanding Wrestler. After this, he went on to become a State Champion winning the Nevada State Championship, again in all three styles winning the Nevada Triple Crown.
 
At the age of six he was wrestling on dual teams for 9u. He entered multiple National competitions around the country, sometimes competing in three brackets–bumping up in age and weight. In 2020 he won and became National Champion in three different weight brackets. He has won Outstanding Wrestler four times. He was Nationally Ranked Number 1 for RMN in four different weight classes–in both 6u and 8u. In 2021 he still competed when possible, even due to Covid restrictions. He won the RMN Nationals where they add together all the winning competitions for that season in order to also win RMN Triple Crown and the RMN Golden Gear. He won, and it is only won by a handful of kids all over the US.
 
He has been representing dual teams for 9u and 12u around the country, including Team Nevada, Gold Rush, and No Escape. In October 2021, Clace and his brothers went to North Carolina with their coaches from Gold Rush Academy to compete in Super 32, knowing this is one of the hardest competitions around. He made it to the Semi-Finals nearly winning it, but he gave up a reversal in the last 15 seconds. He ended up placing 4th in the competition and is hungry for more.
 
He has competed in numerous duals and numerous Nationals, and he has placed in every competition ever entered. So far in his career he has won 17 Nationals and 3 State Championships. He puts in the work and also helps the coaches with the new children in beginner classes. He runs in the mornings with his brothers and follows their footsteps. His favorite wrestlers are Dayton Fix and J’den Cox.