Yesterday was my last day of wrestling at Oak Park and River Forest High School. It was a sad day to say the least. I've been apart of the program for almost 8 years (4 years in the youth program). It hit me today as we walked home after school that I'm done. I regret not being able to do what I wanted or pushing myself as hard as I could, but in the end if someone were to ask "was it worth it?" I'd say hell yeah it was. If I could go through another 8 years in that program, I would in a heartbeat. I owe so much to Coach Powell and the rest of the coaches there, they've done so much for me and have helped to shape me into the young man I am today.

Thankfully I'll have off-season wrestling and my transition into submission grappling to fill the void, but neither will ever capture the excitement of being part of a team in a full field house watching your brothers wrestle. I'm going to miss it.