I've definitely improved a lot. I started wrestling freestyle after my sophomore season and that's made a big difference. That's the reason I'm going to state for the second time now.

He's No. 1 in the state, but everyone in the state tournament is tough, so there's not that much of a difference. I'm going to have to wrestle him some time if I want to achieve my goal. He wrestled at 171 pounds last year, so I'm going to assume he's strong, but the way I'm looking at it, he's beatable. I'm just going to wrestle my match.

Luke has been an awesome training partner. Having him as a drill partner has helped me learn a lot, and being teammates, we always encourage each other.