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The Day He Won It All: Inside the 24 Hours of Richard Figueroa's Quest to a National Championship

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May 23, 2024

TEMPE, Ariz. It's been just over two months since Richard Figueroa's life changed forever.

In front of 16,000 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, March 23, Figueroa stared down Iowa's Drake Ayala in 125-pound final at the NCAA Championships, winning 7-1 and delivering Sun Devil Wrestling its first individual title since 2019.

Figueroa sat down with Sun Devil Athletics to reflect on that historic day, providing an in-depth look at one where triumph, tears, passion and legacy outshined a gray, mid-40s spring day in the heart of downtown Kansas City.