Paducah Tilghman High School senior Caleb Mays signed a wrestling scholarship with Central Methodist University in Fayette, Missouri at a signing ceremony held at PTHS on December 15.
Mays began his wrestling career at age five with the Anna-Jonesboro Junior Wildcats. He wrestled for USA Wrestling’s Future Olympians as a seventh grader. At Anna-Jonesboro High School Mays wrestled as a freshman, sophomore and junior in the 132 and 145 lb. weight classes. He qualified for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state wrestling tournament as a sophomore and a junior. Mays transferred to PTHS this year and will wrestle with the Blue Tornado this season.
“We’re grateful to have a young man as motivated and driven as Caleb is to be a part of our program,” said PTHS Wrestling Head Coach Seth Livingston. “He’s been here just a few months, but he has made an immediate impact. The commitment that he’s made to improving is unmatched. He was a sought-after recruit because college coaches saw in him the love of doing the work and love of the sport. I am confident that he’s going to take that same commitment with him into college and do well.”
Caleb’s parents are Grover and Carissa Mays.