Cedar Rapids Prairie is a solid team with no weak weight classes.
He struggled with the flu and couldn't get out from the bottom position.
I'm excited. I'm also proud of the guys who weren't able to qualify. We had a day where we beat guys we lost to earlier this year. The whole team wrestled well.
I'm really proud of him. Mike just kept coming back for his team. He worked harder than anyone in the state and he's a state champion, no one can take that away from him.
We were pretty banged up with injuries and sickness at the Hawkeye 10 and against Creston. We needed the rest to get everyone healthy. Having wrestlers out of the line-up has affected our team mentally. We have addressed that with the team and we expect to wrestle well Saturday.
We have a realistic chance to qualify as many as nine wrestlers for state if we wrestle to our abilities. We will need the others to win on the backside to help claim the district title.
That was a tough call and hurt our chances. That match could have been a 12 point swing in the dual.
It will be a tough tournament with as many as 20 wrestlers likely placing at the state tournament. We have a tough tournament team but have battled injuries. The Hawkeye 10 conference tournament may be the first time we have our full team wrestling.
It's awesome. Luke has come through adversity with his retina and pneumonia. He's worked for this his whole life.
We went through ups and downs this season. We peaked at the right time and we are stronger for it. It has been a good learning experience for our younger guys and we want to come back here again next year.
