Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2000, Page 164

Description:	With the PinWrestling team sends three to State, putstogether strong record ~by Jeff CarterThree members of the team,senior Nate May and juniorsClay Collison and JT Young,qualified for the State finals atConseco Fieldhouse inIndianapolis.I was a little nervous (atState), and I think I shouldhave done a lot better than Idid. Im glad that JT won andNate took fifth. Overall it wasa good team effort, junior ClayCollison said.Seniors John Bryant, ChrisFeng, Nate May and AllenWarmbier helped lead theteam in pre-match stretchesand also tried to help theunderclassmen with adviceand guidance.The seniors pushed us alot in the practice room. Theyhelped us win and with ourmoves if we werent gettingthem right, junior Ty Deckardsaid.Junior JT Young capped offan undefeated season bywinning the Statechampionship at the 135-pound weight class.Winning state was a prettyunbelievable feeling. I was gladthat all my hard work paid off.It was good to see my familyall pumped up and myteammates excited, Youngsaid.After every practice, theteam would read poetry to eachother for relaxation and focus.I really enjoyed the poem.They sure helped me jelax andcalm down after a hardpractice, sophomore TomWonder said.During the week before ameet, the team would havepasta dinners together.The dinners were the firsttime we could eat in front ofthe coaches, since we alwayshad to make weight,sophomore Matt Barnes said.Senior Nate May wrestledBloomington North senior, andfriend, Joe Hosek five timesduring the season, winningthree of the five.I was never afraid ofwrestling him, because weknow each others style. So Ijust went out knowing I couldbeat him with my style, Maysaid.David WonderAdd it upSeymour: 52-21 WNorthview: 60-18 WNew Albany: 68-12 WBloomington North: 50-21 WMitchell: 75-6 WMartinsville: 39-33 WCenter Grove: 40-40 WLawrence Central: 39-35 WColumbus North: 41-27 WGreenwood: 38-28 WForrest Park: 42-21 WMater Dei: 51-11 LJasper: 36-30 LCastle: 46-26 WBloomington North: 50-19 WMonrovia: 51-23 WSouth Vermillion: 60-12 WPlainfield: 37-27 WFranklin Centrah36-22 LScecina: 1-0 W (forfeit)Jennings County: 55-21 WEdgewood: 43-27 WSectional: 1stRegional: 2nd ■— 1 Q-3The Big GameThe Setup:Sectional, Saturday Jan. 29, 9 a.m., BloomingtonNorth.The Hype:The opportunity was there to capture the firstSectional title in 12 years.The Unraveling:The team had five first place finishers and foursecond place finishers.The end result was 194total points, 8.5 points better than second place164 Gothic •IANUARY FEBRUARY 2000
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