What you see is what you get…especially when it comes to Beau Hickman, a sophomore at Tuttle who continues his pursuit to win another state title on the wrestling mat.
After a broken foot during the football season of his freshman year, Hickman made the most of his opportunities to return to wrestling, according to head coach Bobby Williams.
“When he was cleared to come back after Christmas, Beau competed in every match available mixing his program against junior high and high school competition,” explained the Tuttle mentor. “He not only won junior high state but he proved his grit by winning the Class 4A state title at 132 pounds with a 30-4 record.”
Hickman, who enjoys country music and disk golf when not wrestling, moved up to 138 pounds this year. A man of few words, he speaks with confidence.
“Winning last year gives me added drive because it makes me want to win again, prove to others I can go back-to-back and how much I’ve improved.”
Defined as humble and respectful by those who know “Beau-Beau,” the champ continues to let his actions do all the talking.
Heading into the final month of the 2023 wrestling season, Hickman owns a 19-3 record on the high school mat including an impressive fifth place medal in the Kansas City Stampede along with a gold medal performance at the tradition rich
Geary Invitational.
In addition to victories on the wrestling mat, Hickman is also diligent with his academic studies resulting in a 3.958 GPA anchored through history classes, his favorite subject.
Hickman is one of the many reasons for the continued success of the Tuttle program. Add to the Tigers lineup the grit and physicality of two-time state champ Braden Potts (120), state placer JJ Head (132), 2022 state runner-up Ethan Teague (157), defending state champion Tucker Waitman (165) and two-time state finalist Sam Schmidt (175) there’s plenty of proof that the Tuttle Tigers will once again stand tall on the podium en route to a 15th consecutive team title by the end of February.
“I believe Tuttle continues to be successful because of the hard work we put in and the all coaches helping,” Hickman said with confidence, “Simply, it’s just the legacy of Tuttle wrestling.”
