Jared Haught enters his second season as volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater of Virginia Tech but he takes time out of his busy life to give back to the place where it wrestling began for him, in Calhoun County, West Virginia. .
Haught was a two-time ACC champion, four-time NCAA qualifier and a three-time All-American for the Hokies from 2014-18. As a senior, Haught became only the second Tech wrestler and the first West Virginia native to make it to a national final when he reached the championship match at 197 pounds at the 2018 NCAA Championships in Cleveland. He placed sixth at NCAAs in 2016, fourth in 2017 and second in 2018.
On Friday, July 29th Jared led a one day wrestling camp for 25 elementary and middle school youth, eager to learn the tricks of the trade that made him a champion. Calhoun County Middle School is going into their second year, after a 5 year hiatus in the program. Last year, their first year back, they placed 2nd in the conference tournament with the title coming down to the final match. The coaches and youth believe that extra commitment to events such as these will bring them to a winning season on the mat.
