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    Rev Blog: Jake Herbert (Northwestern), Entry 4

    Before the Thanksgiving break, the Northwestern team traveled to North Carolina. Both Ryan Lang and I competed at the NWCA All-Star Classic in Dallas. It was a busy few days to say the least.

    At the ACC/Big Ten Clash our team finished the day with a 3-0 record, so that was one goal accomplished. From the Big Ten, Purdue Wisconsin and Northwestern competed. The ACC featured host North Carolina, North Carolina State, and Virginia. I felt that our team competed well and we looked impressive in several matches on the day. Obviously, there is still room for improvement. Our 125-pounder, Brandon Precin, went 2-1 on the day and looked very good. He had a technical fall over a good North Carolina State opponent. In my opinion, he is turning out to be a nice replacement for All-American John Velez.

    James Kohlberg had a great day as well … winning a very impressive match against Bobby Shaw of North Carolina by major decision at 133. Lang looked like himself, glimpses of an NCAA champion for the third week in a row. Both of us felt prepared for the Classic. Mike Tamillow looked dominant again and went 3-0 on the day. Dustin Fox beat No. 3 Spencer Nadolsky from North Carolina, which should catapult Fox into the No. 3 or No. 4 spot nationally. After the event was over, Lang and I flew to Dallas for the Classic.

    Cutting weight in Dallas was not bad, primarily because I am up a weight! The workout room at the Dallas Convention Center was small and not very hot, but it had those movie star light bulbs, so it made me feel ready to compete. I said Hi to Trent Paulson in the workout room as he was working out with Cael. Oklahoma was in our area, too, so I got to hang with Matt Storniolo, a fellow Angry Fish wrestler from PA.

    I enjoyed watching Lang win a last minute match over Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State … and it got me even more excited for my match against Roger Kish of Minnesota. I remember thinking that I was pumped going into my match against Kish in the finals of University Nationals, but this time beating him didn't win me a trip overseas like it did before. Instead, all of the competitors received a digital iPod.

    Jake Herbert (Photo/John Sachs)
    As a team, Northwestern was the only school at the Classic to come home victorious in two matches. That is the first time in the history of NU wrestling that has happened, which is another sign that Wildcat wrestling is worthy of national attention. I enjoyed wrestling under the spotlight and I was even able to drill with a female wrestler before the match. I believe that she was from Canada.

    It was an honor wrestling in the Classic and even better to have my coaches, my parents, and a teammate there to make it a great night. The Angry Fish Wrestling Club was well represented as we had four competitors in all at the Classic. I hope to make it back to the event in a year or two.

    Until next time,

    Jake Herbert

    Past Entries:

    Entry 3 (11/16/06)
    Entry 2 (11/1/06)
    Entry 1 (10/17/06)
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