Warrior Wrestling

At the Nationals in Cedar Falls Iowa.
 This is something every one of our kids should be experiencing. I think this trip is a must no matter what your skill level. There are 20 mats going at once and over 2100 competitors. We are having a great time. Landon Carr had a rough go of it, but wrestled well. He got last years National Champ at this event in the first round and when you see the video I think you will agree Landon represented himself and his state well. He then drew another tough kid and lost. I am proud of the work this young man has put in and he had a great time. Talk to him and I am sure he will say the same.
Ben Wileford had a tough draw too. He wrestled the #1 Minnesota entry at 98lbs. I thought Ben would wrestle well, but he was too conservative and lost the match. He decided to open it up after that and won his next two matches. There are allot of very talented wrestlers here and  Ben will have to be at his best to make a splash on Saturday. No matter what happens this kid has showed heart and should be commended.
Marshall Leavoy opened up his tournament with a 2-1 victory over a wrestler from Oklahoma. Forgot his name, but Marshall wrestled a great match. His next match was against a specimen and Marshall came up a little short. We had our chances to pin the guy and I thought we might get it done, but it was not to be. Marshall advanced to Day 2 with Ben and we hope to continue with some wins. I am sorry that this got on so late, but that is how it goes. This tournament is tough and anyone that says it isn't has no idea.
 We will be back at it at 10:30 Saturday morning.
Geaux Warriors!!!