Who on this board was the worst wrestler?

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

Minimum qualification is to have wrestled at least 1 season in middle school or high school.

Anyone go 0-fer in their career?  Anyone get pinned every match?

[Wrestleknownothing]

I was asked to coach my daughter's soccer team one year. I had never played and never coached. There was some dishonesty involved by the team organizers and we wound up having to play U18 even though we had players as young as 13 and only 3 17 year-olds. But enough about my excuses.

We went 0-12-1. I missed the tie, so I was 0-12 as head coach and the assistant was 0-0-1. My daughter was the co-high scorer on the team with 1 goal. The 13 year old had the other goal.

[Matthew Burns]

I was 0- fer my first 2 years in high school.

[PortaJohn]

I'm enjoying the BBQ weather in PA these days

[Interviewed_at_Weehawken]

Won my first (sub-varsity).  Did not win another for a little over a year (also sub-varsity).  Won my first varsity match as a Junior , probably late in the season.  

By my senior year of college I was beating guys who were placing 2nd (by pin) and 3rd (16-14) in my state during my losing streak.  (Large prestigious one class state.)

Armpit hair and weightlifting go a long way!

(But I was really bad my first three years of high school)

[BuckyBadger]

1 hour ago, Jimmy Cinnabon said:

Minimum qualification is to have wrestled at least 1 season in middle school or high school.

Anyone go 0-fer in their career?  Anyone get pinned every match?

How about it Jimmy, tell us about your career.

[Jimmy Cinnabon]

I was a bad wrestler myself.  Starter (by default) for a season where I went winless.  2 other seasons primarily as JV where I was probably a .500 wrestler.

[Plasmodium]

I thought I'd win this prize, but no.  LOL

I'm actually here because my kids were good and I became a fan that way.

 

[CHROMEBIRD]

I went from great in high school to not being the worst one in the room my first 1.5 years in college. I literally couldn't score a point on anyone. 

[CHROMEBIRD]

Take away the no. I meant "being THE worst one in the room"

Edited February 16, 2023 by CHROMEBIRD
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[treep2000]

I wasn't bad, but I wasn't great either.  Concussions is what did me in and my career, too early.  Now a middle aged man living vicariously through everyone else.  I had some headscratcher losses, some big wins, and then some matches where all I could do is lose and try not to get pinned (thank you Joe Heskett). 

Will always love the sport and the community.

[11986]

I was pretty good until the semi finals. I think my winning percentage in that round was around 10%. 

[wrestlingphish]

Just above .500 in Iowa over three varsity seasons. Three time third place district finisher when the top two qualify for state (top three go now). Cut way too much weight my senior year and suffered tremendously for it (wouldn't have been that good anyway but it meant I sucked if the cut bit me that week).

[wrestlingphish]

3 minutes ago, 11986 said:

I was pretty good until the semi finals. I think my winning percentage in that round was around 10%. 

Obviously you weren't coached by Cael.

[AKHUNTER]

had a friend (deceased) that as a senior wrestled both varsity and JV on the same day. Lost the JV match..... teched the varsity opponent.

Had to wrestle the JV match to have enough matches to qualify for post season.

side note.......... went on the win the State championship that year........... head case much?

[lightweight]

5 hours ago, Plasmodium said:

I thought I'd win this prize, but no.  LOL

I'm actually here because my kids were good and I became a fan that way.

 

This could have been my post!

Wrestled one season (freshman) of high school wrestling.  Was third on the depth chart of five 88-pounders (Yes, I'm that old).  Lost every wrestle-off to the JV starter, who was also a freshman.  Tortured by the varsity starter (a sophomore) in practice.  Finally, late in the season, we had a dual against a team who also had three wrestlers, so he and I wrestled an exhibition match (in my practice gear, because you had to be a JV starter to get a singlet.)  I took him down and rode him out, earning a 3-0 decision with riding time (Yes, I'm that old).  Shortly thereafter broke my arm wrestling (in gym class!) so that was the end of my season. At the start of sophomore year there was this girl that I had a crush on, and she was trying out for the school play, so I went too.  She failed the audition, but I got the lead, so, since after-school rehearsals conflicted with wrestling practice, that was the end of my wrestling career.  Pretty sure that some invisible hand made sure that I ended up where my relative talents (and lack thereof) belonged.  

My son had a nice high school career, one of the best wrestlers on his team.  But, whenever I thought he might be getting a big head I reminded him that his old man had retired from wrestling no only undefeated, but also unscored upon.  

 

[LJB]

i still regularly tell both my kids that we all the same amount of world medals between us and to maybe slow their roll a bit...

[Mike Parrish]

My daughter figuratively pats me on the head whenever I reminisce about my wrestling 'career'.

Thankfully, I still outweigh her so she has to tread lightly.

[LJB]

both of mine outweigh me now...

as do most average 12 year old boys, so...

 

every time the one still left at the house (for the next 4 days anyway) walks by he does a first contact move... or a drag... or a quick 2 on 1...

i am convinced he just likes to see the flash of fear on my face before i go possum...

 

[mspart]

I never went to state.  I have excuses for that.   Wrestled from 7th to 12 grade.   I was a volunteer wrestling throwing dummy coach for many many years and enjoyed that.   I love wrestling as a sport but was never really all that good at it as a competitor. 

 mspart

[flyingcement]

I wrestled since age seven but it didn't go well in high school.  

Freshman year: weighed 98 lbs and was behind the returning state runner up

Sophomore year: ineligible due to transfer

Junior year: was ejected from a car and broke my pelvis and jaw into multiple pieces.  Was in a wheel chair to start the season.  Ended up taking 7th at states

Senior year: shoulder torn and dislocated.  Injury defaulted into oblivion.  

College: wrestled club but my shoulder never held up even after multiple surgeries.  

So a lot of nothing

 

Edited February 17, 2023 by flyingcement

[gimpeltf]

2 hours ago, 11986 said:

I was pretty good until the semi finals. I think my winning percentage in that round was around 10%. 

Biggest event had 5 in a weight! 

[flyingcement]

Going to Virginia duals as a high school freshman was a ton of fun even though I didn't end up getting used.  We got a lot of time off school and we didn't have to make up the work because it was a wrestling school

[500 wrestler]

Definitely in the middle, as per my moniker. Freshman year, first year of wrestling every, started at JV at 119 and went 5-0, after 2 pound allowance dropped down to 114 and was thrown to the wolves at varsity. I was strong and kept most losses to a decision. Ended up going 3-12 on varsity; interestingly one of my 3 wins was a 27-4 win (no tech falls back then) against another freshman who became a regional champ his junior year, a big deal in NJ. Big jump sophomore year, full season around .500, got some league honors, better records junior and senior year but both seasons cut short due to injury, so it all added up to a little better than .500. Not many sports you can start as a freshman and be a 4 year varsity starter. 

The highlight of my career though was coming in 2nd in the intramural tournament my senior year of college at Cornell, got teched in the final by a guy who had just quit the wrestling team the week before. I still say he should not have been eligible !

[flyingcement]

8 hours ago, Matthew Burns said:

I was 0- fer my first 2 years in high school.

I wrestled with a guy named Matt Burns on my high school team.  Is it you?