Champion teenager Bailey Mathieson is the first Bulli PCYC representative in 40 years to win an Australian national title in wrestling.
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The 15-year-old followed his gold medal performance at the NSW State Wrestling titles last month by claiming the Australia National Youth Championship in Melbourne in his 76-kilograms weight division.
Bailey has been training in mixed martial arts at the Bulli PCYC under Terry Williams and Joshua McLarnen since age 13 and is an outstanding talent.
The Bulli High School student achieved first place in Australia at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship Australian Trials in 2013 and 2014, both held in Sydney. Bailey then represented Australia last April at the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu competition in United Arab Emirates, placing fourth in the world out of 14 in his 74kg weight division.
This year was the first time juniors were able to compete alongside seniors at the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu titles, with Bailey among five Australian representatives.
The youngster also competes in judo and won his age division and two adult divisions in the 2014 South Coast Judo Grappling titles, plus last year won the NSW Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Pankration competition.
Bailey hopes to continue taking on the world's best wrestlers by representing Australia in the senior ranks.
