Tom Mashek Quotations

There is no ACL damage and it shouldn't require surgery. He is doubtful for (today). It's not looking good.

I take full blame for that match. Kyle wasn't ready to go after the break. Give all the credit to their kid - he's well-coached.

We wanted to be aggressive. We can't sit back and let things happen. I really liked our aggressiveness. We really went after it.

That swung the momentum around in our favor. We were favored in the last four matches, but momentum is a funny thing.

They got him in a position where Travis hasn't been in this year, using the duck under.

They are as solid as I've seen them in a long time. They are good position wrestlers. They are very, very solid. They are always well?coached. My hat's off to them. We wrestled great today. It's a credit to them. Why get upset when you got beat by a better team. We didn't lose it. They came out and won it. The good thing is we won't see them anymore this season.

It looks like it will be a close one. Hopefully we can win at least seven matches. If we play our cards right, it could come down to bonus points.

I'm glad he's going to get his 300th win. He deserves it.

I'm proud of the kids who have wrestled for me these last four years. They've put in a lot of time. This being an individual sport has never entered into it for me. I never let any one wrestler think they are better than anyone else.

I'm proud of R.D.. He keeps moving ?til something good happens. He hasn't had a lot of matches, so it's hard to coach him. He just got into a scramble and landed on top.

I never count him out. It didn't shock me that he pinned the kid. He's a big move wrestler. He wrestles with headlocks and arm spins. That arm spin is cash. He's a soldier. He never quits.

His kneecap is not tracking right. There is a 30 percent chance he will need surgery. If he can go, he will. We have a backup and a couple other guys, but without him it will be difficult.

Caleb was really, really beyond nervous. It's been his dream forever to get here. It was his dream come true. I don't think he realized it until he walked out there. When you make it here for the first time, it kind of hits you right in the face.