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Students learn to win, even when they lose

TDR Note : Interesting story for wrestlers and coaches to keep in mind.
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Setting the bar high sometimes means you fail, said former Olympic wrestler Jake Herbert. But if you set the bar high enough, you still succeed, he added. Herbert was at Southeast Polk last week to talk to wrestlers across the district both about wrestling and the importance of physical literacy.
Herbert retired from wrestling this year after he failed to make the Olympic team despite having the number one seed at the trials. “I retired from the sport a failure in my eyes,” Herbert said.
Herbert was an eight-time national champion and an Olympic silver medalist, but never won a gold medal nor a global championship. “I just want to show these kids that if they set their goals so high that even if they fail then they succeed,” Herbert said. “Most people don’t look at me as a failure in the sport of wrestling but I view myself that because I set my goals so high I was able to succeed.” Rest of the story at …. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/altoona/2016/12/12/wrestlers-receive-visit-olympian/95358616/?mc_cid=26194040f7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

January 3, 2017 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Cornwell, Vassar Capture Individual Titles At 2016 Cleveland State Open

CLEVELAND – Chris Vassar and Boyce Cornwell each won individual titles in their respective weight classes Saturday and Gardner-Webb had six men finish in the top-8 at the 2016 Cleveland State Open.
Vassar, who picked up a key pin in Friday night’s dual win at Kent State, continued to roll at 149 pounds on Saturday. The redshirt junior went 5-0 and scored bonus points in three of those five bouts.
He started with a pin of Lake Erie’s Zach Ruggles in just 1:19, then took a major decision in the quarterfinals over Ohio’s Nick Vestal. A 4-3 tiebreaker in the semifinals set up a title bout with teammate Cole Graves – with Vassar taking an 8-0 major for the crown. Graves was strong as well, pinning Bucknell’s Seth Hogue in the semifinals (4:22) for his fourth win of the day to set up the All-GWU finals match with Vassar. Cornwell, who clinched Friday’s win over Kent State with a decision in the final weight class, went 4-0 on Saturday with a pair of major decisions starting things off. He took a major over Bucknell’s Rory Bonner (8-0) and followed with a 12-3 major over Virginia’s Tyler Love. The graduate student then pulled out a 3-2 decision over Buffalo’s Nolan Terrance in the semifinals before blanking Bucknell’s Tyler Greene in the championship match. Rest of the story at …. http://www.gwusports.com/sports/wrest/2016-17/releases/20161217yx67z0?mc_cid=11127f4223&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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