Lehigh Wrestling- One Week Closer

First off: Yesterday (Sept. 8) was perhaps the most important day in our sports long and storied history. After months of waiting…. it's official: WRESTLING IS BACK IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES! I personally would like to extend my gratitude to every member of the wrestling community who had a part in the IOC’s decision. The hard work of a few, kept the dream alive for many.  

We #SavedOlympicWrestling

At Lehigh the team had a great week.  The new Caruso Complex is proving be the ideal facility in the country.  We are slowing making it our own and I am excited to see the impact it will have on the upcoming season.

Our preparation this year is already proving to be different than I have experienced in the past. Its time for each of us to step up our commitment to the team and push each other to a new level. Our captain lead open room practices are becoming more intense as preseason is quickly creeping toward us.  Although we are a young team, we are not allowing that to be an excuse, we just have to train harder and smarter than everyone else.

On Wednesday coach wanted us to get off the mats for a day, so we headed over to Goodman Campus and tested out our football skills.  Although we all had a blast, the football was.. well.. awful!  We all now know we should stick to wrestling. ( I think at one point there was 4 interceptions in a row) After the game we headed to a team BBQ, which had WAY to much food (thank you Linda).  Although we didn’t touch the mat on Wednesday, the team made some great strides toward success.  The more we enjoy each other’s company, the more willing we are to go to battle for each other.

We are one week closer to the NCAA tournament and therefore one week closer to our goal.  I am eager to see what this next week has in store for Lehigh Wrestling.

One team. One heartbeat. Go Hawks!