I think it may be tougher this year because there are more nerves from the expectation of winning it. I have more motivation to train harder. I never take anything for granted. I like Vitaly. He's a good kid. I'm glad to see him make it here. He'll be a good opponent to have in the finals.

273

I did pretty well in my morning matches. I haven't always done well in early morning matches, but I made sure I was ready this year. I got a good night's sleep both nights and warmed up hard.

241

There are a lot of Class AAA wrestlers and obviously the out-of-state wrestlers in this tournament. I wanted to show everybody that a Class AA wrestler can win at this tournament.

193

It was a real tough tournament. I was worried when I heard 119 was one of the toughest weight classes.

165

When I was a freshman, I didn't wrestle as well here as I thought I could. I looked up at the stands and saw lots of people.

152

He had a good, tight waist. He tried to tilt me. He was pretty tough on top.

145

I'm going to take a week or two off and eat. But then I have to begin training for next season. I have a lot of hard work in front of me if I expect to win that third title.

143

I was pretty excited. I got to compete against some of the good AAA guys and out of state wrestlers that I'll never get to wrestle. This match will help because I went against a lot of different styles.

139

I'm very proud of my accomplishment. This tournament is almost as tough as the PIAA Tournament.

129