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.