This weekend I had my regional meet, to decide who from our region would go on to state. To make state you needed to place in the top 4. I was really nervous in the week leading up to it. It was all that I could think about. My whole wrestling career came down to this one tournament. Everything that I had worked for all came down to this one weekend. It was really intense.
I ended up getting seeded 6th. It was actually the first time that I had been seeded in an tournament in Texas believe it or not, so I'll take it.
The first match I had was against a champion out of a district in the valley. I cant remember what school he was from but his record was 20-4. I was pumped and ready to go, and I was up 13-2 when I pinned him in the third period.
Later that day I wrestled another champion from the valley. This guy was the third seed, and was undefeated this year. He was really tall and lanky, so he was a good prep for the kid from Madison, who I would have to wrestle if we both won our matches. I handed this kid his first loss, a 6-1 decision.
That ended the first day of the tournament, and I was in the semi-finals. If I won my next match I was in the finals, and had my spot to state guaranteed. My next match was against my biggest rival of my career, the kid from Madison who had beaten me 4 times earlier this season. He was the second seed and had only lost twice all year. I was nervous, but I was ready. I knew that I was going to have to go through him to make it, so I had been training all month getting ready to wrestle him. I had gone over film, drilled specific moves, and did all that I could to prepare myself for that match.
The second day came, and in line for weighing in, all the Madison guy could talk about was how pumped he was to wrestle Osorio (the number one kid in the state, also the guy who beat me in my district final, who is undefeated). Our match was one of the first of the morning. Everything went flawlessly. My game plan went exactly as planned. I knew what he was going to do and wresetled accordingly. I finally beat him 11-4 when it mattered the most, got that monkey off my back, and punched my ticket to state!
In the finals I got to wrestle Osorio from Vista Ridge, a rematch from our district finals. Osorio is a really nice kid, and one of the best wrestlers I have ever seen. I wrestled my best against him, but he still beat me 14-6. Osorio is a really nice guy and one of the best wrestlers that I have ever seen. There isnt anyone in the state that can compete with him, and I hope that the finishes undefeated and finally earns that state title that he deserves.
I am so happy to have finally made it to state, after being sick my sophmore year, and injured my junior year. It's been my goal for as long as I can remember, and the feeling of accomplishing it is undescribable. I worked so hard to get here, and am so greatful for my fellow teammates, and coaches who pushed me to do so. And I am so thankful to God, who put me in a position, and blessed me with the ability to accomplish my dream. It has been one heck of a senior season.
But it aint over yet. STATE!
(a note about the record, apparently I screwed up in the way I figured my record, so my actual UIL record, and my own personal record have been different. So I'll go ahead and post my UIL record, since thats what they use for seeding and such)
RECORD: 32-12; 18 pins
