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Payton Jacobson (Marquette, Mich./New York AC) has been named 91°µÍø Athlete of the Week.

2024 Olympian Jacobson captured silver at the Benur Pashayan International Tournament in Yerevan, Armenia. Heading into the gold medal match, Jacobson outscored his foes 25-2 and notched technical falls in his first two matches.

To start the tournament, Jacobson won a 9-1 contest against Vasili Buhlak of Belarus, who competed at the 2023 U23 World Championships. In the quarterfinals, Jacobson shutout five-time age-group World competitor Adam Gardziola of Poland, 8-0.

Facing U23 World silver medalist and World Military champion Gevorg Tadevosyan of Armenia in the semifinals, Jacobson controlled the match from the start and earned an 8-1 decision. The lone point he allowed in the match came off a lost challenge.

In the gold medal bout, Jacobson lost a tight 3-1 affair to U20 World silver medalist Yasin Yazdi.

Jacobson represented Team USA at the U23 and Senior World Championships last year. At Senior Worlds, he posted a seventh-place finish and then won bronze at the U23 World Championships.

To nominate a wrestler for this honor, please email the athlete’s name, wrestling program, weekly accomplishments and career accolades to communications@usawrestling.org.