Tom Arlis
Tom Arlis
aiming awhile course good great group lose next step team teams waiting wings
Of course we'll lose our seniors, but we have a good group that will be back next year. We have a good group waiting in the wings to step in. A good team just reloads. They don't rebuild. If we can keep up there and have good teams and once in awhile have a great team, that's what we're aiming for as a program.
beat bit break dual easier good hard meets prove puts respect stay team teams three top tournament win
It's easier to stay on top when you're a team that's there and established. It's hard to break through and have that respect. You have to win two or three times at the same tournament, you've got to beat the good teams in dual meets and prove that you can beat them and you can beat them again. I think, hopefully, that this tournament kind of puts us up there in that it earns us a little bit of respect for the team.
dual great meet setting stronger table team though tournament won
I know we're probably a stronger dual meet team than we are a tournament team, even though we've won two tournaments this year. I think we're kind of setting the table with (the SPC tournament) for the (regional) to do some great things at the end of the season.
adjust finality jon tough tournament
Jon went at it like it was just another tournament and that's the key. It's tough to adjust to the finality of this tournament.
dominated four minutes
He really dominated for (the final) four minutes on top.
leader stepped team
(Mahan) has really stepped up and become a real leader on the team out there.
gonna hope kids mention paper prove records saw threats titles top upset win
He saw in the paper where I said some of our kids with better records were the top threats to win titles for us and he was upset I didn't mention his name. He said, 'You don't think I can win this tournament? I'm gonna prove you wrong.' I said, 'I hope you do prove me wrong.' And he did.
gets horse kevin
Just look at Kevin -- he's a horse. He's a horse and he gets after it.
stepped talk
Talk about confidence, (Mahan) has been so confident. He has stepped up and become a real leader.
bracket finals good jon kevin kids lost news quality side team
We couldn't get a first (-place finish) and that always hurts, but Kevin and Jon wrestled well up to the finals and they lost to some quality competition. Those kids are tough, though, and the good news is they'll be on the other side of the bracket when we get downstate. I thought Greg wrestled really well, but as a team in general, we were a little flat.