Takedown Report

Twohey Pursuing His Passion in Two Ways

by Eric Kunick (UWL Interim Assistant Media Relations Director)
La Crosse, Wis. – Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student-athlete and two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-America Eric Twohey continues to pursue his passion; however, that passion has added another focus. Twohey is still having plenty of success on the wrestling mat even while being a medical student at the University of Minnesota. In his third year of medical school, Twohey has one year left of school and will then be entering his residency that generally takes three to five years.   
When asked how he balances medical school and his wrestling career, Twohey had this to say: “I believe you make time for what is important to you. That being said, I have to be pretty flexible with my training schedule. The amount of time, and the time of day/night, that I am in the hospital varies from week to week depending on what specific rotation I am in. But no matter what rotation I am in, I make sure to set aside 1-2 hours a day for training. Then it comes down to finding a partner to wrestle with. If I can, great. If I can’t, I will get some sort of workout in on my own (lifting, running, etc.). I am very fortunate to have a great group of coaches and wrestlers who are willing to be flexible with their time to work with me. I wouldn’t be able to do it without them.”  
While the rigors of medical school are large, Twohey continues to find or “make” time for wrestling. He is wrestling at the senior level, which consists mainly of people out of college. Like his time at UWL, Twohey is still having success on the mat as he finished second at a tournament in Finland in December and third at the Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado in January. Rest of the story at https://uwlathletics.com/news/2019/3/1/wrestling-twohey.aspx?mc_cid=d3a2594278&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

May 30, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized