Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Tough Start, Staying Positive

Ian Miller’s match at the NWCA All Star Classic, losing to James Green (Nebraska) 6-4 after exchanging takedowns, is indicative of how our season has gone so far! Ian was wrestling a great match but fell short when he couldn’t get out from bottom in the third period.

After four weekends full of matches and a dual with Ohio State, we have shown that we can compete with the best in the country, but are having a hard time beating the best guys in the country. Overall, we have been a little short-handed with juniors Ian Miller, Tyler Buckwalter, and Cole Baxter missing a good amount of the competitions so far for injury reasons. We are positive that once they all return, healthy and ready to go after Thanksgiving break, that we will start moving forward with the great season we expect out of this experienced team.

We understand that there will be ups and downs along the way, but our goals remain the same! We look for our guys to improve daily, learn to compete in the room and in the spotlight, represent the athletic department and university in a positive way and most importantly have fun during the process. Our student-athletes know that the wrestling season is long and grueling and will embrace it until the end!