Pinning down success
Varsity Wrestler George Stuart ’17 takes on opponent during a home match. The wrestling season began in December and practices are still ongoing.
January 20, 2016
It is mid-January, and the wrestling season is approaching its halfway mark. The wrestlers have been training every day since November 29th. With many fresh new faces on the team, and many first- year wrestlers, the season took a quick start with their first match only 12 days after practice started.
George Stuart ‘17, Varsity 152 Pounder said, “Wrestling is overall a great sport; it trains you both physically and mentally. The training for it really pushes you to your limits and puts you under so much tension and stress that so many people just break under.”
So far the wrestling team has participated in 11 matches including 2 tournaments, and have many more to go until it is time for districts.
“Wrestling is the toughest sport hands on, and takes a special type of person to do it. If it was easy, everyone would do it. In this sport you see how hard work pays off and that creating goals and staying focused takes you far. You love the sport when you have a lot of success in it and know that you work hard every day. You hate it when you have to cut weight. Extra workouts and keeping a healthy mindset is key.” Varsity 132 Pounder, Evan Fisler ‘17 said, “ I really enjoy the sport of wrestling because it is not only fun and exciting, it teaches you a lot about life, such as getting through hard times and earning your spot and staying determined on accomplishing what you want in life.”
The team practices in O’Brian Hall every day from 2:30 to 5:30pm. In those 3 hours the team does conditioning drills such as excersise, practice matches and other activities to build up endurance. They work to make sure they can dominate their opponents, and withstand six minutes of non- stop bursts of energy during a match.
“Wrestling makes you stronger”, said Stuart “It molds you and transforms you into a different person. We wrestlers are a different breed of people, and it feels good to be that way. It’s unique. Wrestling is the oldest sport in the history of man, and it feels good to be a part of it.”
Many of the members on the team are passionate about the sport and hope to continue to take the things they learned on the mat and apply it to their lives off the mat.
“It’s [wrestling] a tough sport, and not everybody can participate in it. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and a lot of self-motivation to be a successful wrestler. out on the mat after putting a hard week of work in and winning a match and proving that you worked harder than somebody else is the greatest feeling in the world.”said Dom Pataky, Varsity 120 Pounder.
With districts just a short time away, it has our wrestlers training to be the best they can be on and off the mat.
