I am writing this on the plane leaving Vegas heading to
The World Team Trials were great. There were so many great matches and so many outstanding athletes competing. I wish they could all make the world team because they all deserve it but I really believe the rewards are in the work. I have told my athletes I cannot guarantee a win but I can guarantee that if they work hard, are disciplined, and make the sacrifices it takes they can achieve great things and they will not regret the journey.
Congratulations to Tommy Rowlands and Joe Heskett. The Buckeye Wrestling Club is building a force. They have 2 members of the World Team now, the world team coach, Tom Ryan is building a program that is a threat. Not to mention Ross Thatcher is there and very few people work as hard as he does or have his understanding of the sport.
I had the pleasure of spending some time with the US Olympic Education Program guys again this week and I really think these guys are on the way. Mango is getting better all the time. Nate Engel has been one of my favorite wrestlers since his senior year in high school Joe Betterman is on a mission and they are still so young that they have a lot of great years ahead of them. Nate has made huge strides and his positioning is going to make him hard to beat.
They are all a great deal of fun and they still have that wide eyed feel about the sport at this level which is not a bad thing because I really think they are having the time of their lives training and competing.
I also want to send some congratulations out to Jared Frayer and my wishes for the best as he stays after it. I didn’t get a chance to talk to Jared about the event but I am sure he wanted to win the thing. I honestly think Frayer is the best pure wrestler at that stacked weight and if he can stay in the zone he will do so well with it.
Well, I have a few days to relax now, I’ll write more about
TC
