5 Quotes by Jake Daum

I hate to see the kid that picks up the paper tomorrow and sees who they have to wrestle as a fifth seed. I mean we beat a champ last year, so we're not scared. We've been in this position before. It's all about qualifying right now, and next week we'll take it one match at a time.

Joe was two points away from beating the guy that won (Kyle John). It was closer than we expected. He wrestled a lot better this week then he did last week in the finals. Third as a freshman is quite an accomplishment. He's only the second kid from our school to make states as a freshman.

Our goal now is to get all three to states. I think that's a realistic goal.

It's a little overwhelming, especially when your partner just lost. And him getting that tilt was the turning point in the match.

I basically just told him that if we wrestle our match, nobody is going to beat us. Once we know we could beat him, that swings the confidence in our direction.