Hey All! I am sorry that this post is a little late, it is testing week here a Lehigh and I have been crazy busy preparing for my exams. The past week has also been pretty crazy for Lehigh Wrestling, as it was the ever so dreaded certification week for the team. The NCAA requires every DI wrestler to undergo testing in order to ensure that the weight class they choose to compete at is safe for them, in terms of cutting too much weight. However, in order to successfully certify you must pass a hydration test... which forces you to be so hydrated that you never want to look at water again. By the time you are hydrated to meet the NCAA standards, you have to use the restroom every five minutes and you feel like you stomach is going to explode. Trust me.. its not fun! Not a single person who reads this could pass the hydration portion of the test on any given day.
In order to only have go go through the misery of certing one time a year, it has become a science of how to pass. We know what foods to eat, when to take medications and vitamins, exactly when to start hydrating, and so much more... If we could be that detailed with school we would all be brain surgeons.
On friday the university hosted an "opening ceremony" for the Caruso Complex. The event brought in some of the most prominent Lehigh Alumni ever to wear a brown singlet. It was a fitting event for the best wrestling complex in the country. However, because all of the alum were coming in... everything in the facility had to be finished by friday afternoon. This meant that the complex was full with people working on the finishing touches all week long. In the end they did a great job and the place looks awesome.
Because of certs the practice the schedule was messed up last, but this week we are already back on track. Yesterday we had a very inspiring practice. Everyone worked extremely hard! Today is the last Wednesday that we have off the mats before the season officially starts, rumor has it that we are going to play some volleyball outside... we will see how that goes!
The season is staring us in the eye. Its time for us to step up!
One Team. One Heartbeat. Go Hawks!
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