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Dylan Olivier won North Desoto's sixth state championship, and the fourth of the evening in a tight 4-3 win over Rummel's Donovan Kaufman.

Photo		Apathy and avarice on the part of two entities have prevented completing a comprehensive pictorial article on the 2020 Louisiana state wrestling championships.	Apathy and avarice on the part of two entities have prevented completing a comprehensive pictorial article on the 2020 Louisiana state wrestling championships.	Apathy and avarice on the part of two entities have prevented completing a comprehensive pictorial article on the 2020 Louisiana state wrestling championships.	Apathy and avarice on the part of two entities have prevented completing a comprehensive pictorial article on the 2020 Louisiana state wrestling championships.	Apathy and avarice on the part of two entities have prevented completing a comprehensive pictorial article on the 2020 Louisiana state wrestling championships.
Place	1	2	3	4	5	6
Name	Dylan Olivier	Donovan Kaufman	Trey Winkler	Quinn Collins	Ron Roberts	Justin Nixon
School	North Desoto	Rummel	Benton	Carencro	Rayne	Haughton
Seed	1	2	4	5	6	3
Final Record	26-5	4-1	15-8	18-10	13-7	21-13
Grade	Junior	Senior	Senior	Sophomore	Senior	Senior

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Synopsis

Top-seeded Dylan Olivier fared well in his out-of-state tournaments, placing second twice and third one.  At the Louisiana Classic he lost to Division I placer Austin Cook of Live Oak and Tanner Melendrez of Fontainebleau, who might easily have placed were he not injured, but did not place.  He came back, though, to win the Northwest Louisiana Regionals which included tough matches against Benton's Trey Winkler (9-3) and Haughton's Justin Nixon (4-2).  His road to the finals included a bye, a 14-1 major decision and a semifinal fall over Winkler in 4:36.

According to TrackWrestling data, second-seeded Donovan Kaufman of Rummel has a record of 1-0 prior to the state championships.  Why that merited a second-seed spot the editor does not know.  Whoever placed him there seemed to know, though.  Kaufman pinned his first opponent in 1:15 and defeated his second via a 20-10 major decision.  Getting past third-seeded Justin Nixon was hair-raising, as Kaufman won 13-11 during a Sudden Victory period.  His placing may have been based on his performance at the 2019 State Championships.  He placed fourth to Olivier's third.  Nixon placed sixth, and Kaufman defeated Nixon 10-6 in the consolation semifinals..  The winner that year was David Bernard of Teurlings Catholic, but he was at 182 lbs. this year, and last year's runner-up graduated.

Early Rounds, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Early Consolation Rounds

Consolation Finals

Finals

(1) Dylan Olivier of North Desoto defeated (2) Donovan Kaufman of Rummel 4-3

Video

Apathy and avarice on the part of two entities have prevented completing a comprehensive pictorial article on the 2020 Louisiana state wrestling championships.

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