GENEVA — You could say that Zechariah Davis’s accomplishments began with him taking “baby steps” which have advanced to big-time strides to where he is today — neck and neck with all the others who have reached big goals at the grand old age of 10.
Davis, who will be a fifth-grader at Fillmore Central Public Schools this fall, has been wrestling and participating in events throughout the Midwest over half his life — since age 4 — and recently attained a great accomplishment:
He helped represent the United States in the 38th Malarcupen Tournament, a huge annual Greco-Roman wrestling event that was held in Vasteras, Sweden, Nov. 6-7, 2021, with pre-event training, weigh-ins and events.
Greco-Roman is a type of wrestling stipulating that legs aren’t used to obtain a fall and no holds are allowed below the waist.
Many countries were represented at the event in Sweden.
Davis was one of 18 athletes competing for Team USA. Age ranges were from under 11 up to senior status, with youths chosen from all over the country.
Davis was the youngest participant, being just 9 at that time.
His father, Rory Davis, follows a Facebook group called “World Wrestling Tour” run by Jared Lewis from North Carolina. Davis’s name had been placed on a sign-up list for the event and was chosen.
“We were shocked that Zechariah was picked,” Rory…
