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Winning state titles has become a family tradition for Montana’s Webers

Approximately 100 miles east of Billings, Montana, is a small ranching community of roughly 1,700 people. Forsyth, Montana, is home to six of the toughest wrestlers ever produced by the state. The length of the best-ever list in Montana isn’t super lengthy, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t decorated. There is the state’s first NCAA champion, Missoula’s Gene Davis, who won the 137-pound crown in 1966 for Oklahoma State, before winning Olympic bronze in Montreal in 1976. The list also includes the Zadick brothers. Bill and Mike grew up in Great Falls before going on to greatness at Iowa and then winning World medals together in 2006 when Bill won gold and Mike claimed silver.But back in Forsyth it’s undisputed that the first family of Montana wrestling has the last name of Weber. Two Saturdays ago in Billings, Michael Weber — ranked 16th nationally at 145 pounds — became the third four-time state champion in his family.

The Webers have hammered hundreds of opponents through the years while racking up 18 state titles. They’ve also beat up on each other quite a bit, too. “It has been hectic,” Michael said. “A lot of tough love.” So what’s it been like being the youngest of five wrestling brothers? “You have no idea,” Michael laughed. “A lot of fights. With all of us being wrestlers, we all thought we were Alphas. The smallest, inconsequential thing could spark the next fight. Rest of the story at https://www.trackwrestling.com/PortalPost.jsp?TIM=1550785081105&twSessionId=wgkyhtjknd&postId=1327567132&mc_cid=6ba4a3db8d&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

March 1, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized