Washington & Lee match

I won by an 8-5 decision, avenged two losses I had to him my sophmore year.

Stevens Match

I won by a 4-1 decision

Highlight film from football season

2007 Muhlenberg Football

Kings Match 08

Here is the match from 1-24-08. I recorded a decision of 5-2

MLK Vacation

Between MLK Day and my class schedule combined, became a sweet 4 day vacation. After my class on Friday morning, I wouldn't have class until Wed morning. This was a great opportunity to get more training and light drilling into work on my technique.

Its now Tues night, I weighed out of practice today at 204. Ate a good dinner of chicken and mixed vegetables. Its funny because most people think that I am starving myself to lose all this weight, but my portions are still quite large. The difference between me and other people, who have not achieved their weight loss goals is the foods that I eat. I agree the day before and the night before a match is quite unpleasant, I am hungry and thirsty because I can't eat. But this the life of any athlete in a sport that requires weight classes. The other days I eat healthy and in good portions, but carefully manage my weight.

I've been living like a professional fighter since my last match and pretty much since the semester started. I get to train, eat, sleep, get to watch some TV, and I eventually have to go to class. I don't skip class by any means, but I made sure my past semesters that this one was going to be light. I can't complain other than some sore muscles and a desire for some snacks and to overhydrate myself, life isn't bad.

My next match is on Thursday night against King's College 7:30. I want to look sharp and I know what I have to improve upon to be a better wrestler from last match.

Made it & a tough match

So after all the hardwork, I weighed in on Sat 196.8! We wrestled Gettysburg first and they didn't have a 197lber. Our team got the forfeit, which gave me more time to rehydrate.

I felt good by the time I wrestle Johns Hopkins, it was a good match to see where I stood in the weight class. I wrestled last years conference finalist at 197, and he was previously ranked in the Top 7 in the country. The first period was a good period, we both felt each other styles and I had a couple good scoring opportunities, but the score was 0-0. He chose the bottom position in the 2nd period, eventually escaped and the score was now 1-0 him. In the third period unsure of his skills on top, I decided I would be best to go for the score. I chose neutral to start the third and the third period was just like the first. I missed a couple clutch scoring opportunities, and the match ended in my defeat 1-0.

For my first match back I felt it was a pretty good showing. The lost might have been the best thing for me. After the match I grew even hungrier for a Conference Championship, and now I knew it was in reach with some quality hardwork over the next month.

203.5 & In the desert

203.5 was my weight today after practice. 6.5 more to go by sat at 11. Right now I'm starting my journey through the desert, which is a reference a lot of wrestlers use to describe the final pounds to be cut. Its hard and takes a bit of sacrifice & discipline to stay away from extra water and food, but it is all worth it when the official raises your hand at the end of the match.

Also we put a whooping on Scranton last night. The mules won 8-10 bouts routing Scranton 42-9. Everyone wrestled amazing, and we got a lot of bonus points from weights were not use to getting them at. * Bonus pts are extra points you get by pin, technical fall- win by 15, or a win by 8.

Sat we have a tri-meet against Gettysburg & Johns Hopkins. This will be my first match of the year and I couldn't be anymore ready or excited. It is also our first chance to wrestle opponents in the conference, and continue on our teams goal of winning a conference championship.