The HLG Trojans headed off to the annual Lindenwood University Open this past weekend. We have been working hard for the past two months getting ready for competition and it definitely showed at the tournament.
The Lindenwood Tournament has some of the best NAIA schools present, as well as D-1 schools like Mizzou, Illinois, and Oklahoma. The competition was fierce but we showed up and wrestled well. We only took six wrestlers due to eligibility and injuries. Almost every Trojan found success and won at least one match. We had some wrestlers who won even more. Freshmen Dan Capp won two straight matches to put him in the quarter-finals. He also ended up pushing a wrestler from one of the top NAIA schools so hard the wrestler had to take an “injury” time out.
As a team, this was the highest win percentage we have had in the history of Hannibal La-Grange Wrestling. All of the wrestlers, whether winning or losing, showed great sportsmanship and heart. We have a lot more wrestling ahead of us and it’s going to be great to see what these men can do. Each one of them works hard in the room and they push each other with great intensity.
This Thursday evening November 4, 2010, we will be wrestling at Missouri Baptist at 7:00p.m. After that we will be heading to Dubuque, IA to wrestle in the Loras College Tournament.
Click Here for LU Tournament results
-Zach Fish, HLGU Sophomore, 141 LB
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