You've got to give the kids a lot of credit. They could have called it a day down 13-3, but they came back.

The first week will tell us a lot. It's going to be a fun year.

I really felt bad for Joel. To lose so much mat time the past two years due to injury, it is tough to come back and knock the rust off.

There's not an easy game the rest of the way. Our conference is pretty competitive.

We've got to become a better hitting ball club. That's our weakness right now.

Just getting back to the finals is a heck of an achievement in itself when everyone is gunning for you. Sean handled himself well throughout it all.

Keith did an outstanding job, especially beating Peterson for the third time in as many weeks in the fifth-place match, not an easy thing to do. Every time he suffered a tough loss, he battled right back with a big win.

Great tournament, just fell a little short. We knew it was going to be a battle with Gall, and it was. They were ranked #1 and #2 all year. I think wrestling fans everywhere were glad to see this match in the finals, not in the first round.

I am really proud of all these young men, and the outstanding job they did all year. Their combined record this year was 98-9.