9 Quotes by Bart Thompson

If we continue wrestling with all the heart and courage we have, I wouldn't bet against us. Our studs give us a chance to be in it, but it is our background guys, the guys that normally don't get their names in the paper that have stepped up and made us better.

Our girls have run well all season. And they continue to do so, despite losing some of our top runners to injuries. We had some kids step up and run well. It was really a team effort this time for the girls.

I think our overall depth is equal to or maybe even better than last year.

We continue to be where we want to be. We're definitely getting closer to our goal of having a good strong crew qualified for state next month.

Diane has been a stud and is getting back into form. It's looking like we'll get her back for region and state competition and our girls team has done well today.

Ryan just never quit. He didn't care who he was wrestling; he just kept going at it. He was facing a kid he had lost to by double digits twice this year, and he just kept on battling out there. He showed everyone how it is supposed to be.

This is a fun meet. It's getting down to crunch time and this is the kind of meet that we can experiment with our kids and it's fun for them. Plus when you do have the talent, it's fun to go for the records.

It was an absolute dogfight. I'm just as proud as I can be of our kids. Weber's been beating us all year, but the way we sucked it up and came through was just huge.

It has been the last four years that the winner of this tournament has gone on to win the state championship. Let's hope we can make that five years in a row.