Today, I’ll let you inside the headgear of the number one ranked wrestler in the nation at 149 pounds; Brent Metcalf, a sophomore at Iowa.
Brent was born on July 14, 1986 in Davison Michigan to Tom and Lynn Metcalf. Davison is a small town of about 5,000 people in eastern Michigan. He attended the public high school of 1,500 students. Brent had a successful wrestling career with the Davison Cardinals. He went 228-0 during his four years. He won four individual state championships and led his teammates to four team state championships. To go four straight years without losing is simply amazing. It takes total commitment and determination which includes endless hours of practice and working out to accomplish such a feat.
He picked up wrestling around the age of eight. He didn’t start because his dad made him, or because he loved Hulk Hogan. He started wrestling because he found a paper at his school with the mascot wearing a singlet (the spandex uniforms they wear during a match) and thought it was cool. His involvement got the whole family interested. His father started attending his matches and his older brother dropped basketball and picked up the intense sport. His whole family was hooked.
He and his brother loved wrestling because it took their fighting around the house, and made it into a real competition. His brother is one of the reasons that he is so successful today. He would always push Brent to the edge. He would make him stay after practice to work out and help him improve his technique. They had a very strong connection that really helped him become the best wrestler he could become. Since then, his brother passed away, and Brent seems to honor him through his great wrestling career and hard working attitude.
Before his high school career began, Brent would go and watch his brother, so he fell right into the groove once he entered high school. His high school coach, Roy Hall, influenced his career greatly. Roy Hall instilled in Brent the mindset that has made him the successful collegiate wrestler that he is today. Brent says that he goes into every match expecting to win. This mindset has done Brent well in the collegiate level as well. He is currently a sophomore and is ranked number one in the nation with a record of 30-1.
Check out this website if you want to see some interviews with him. FloWrestling
Brent was born on July 14, 1986 in Davison Michigan to Tom and Lynn Metcalf. Davison is a small town of about 5,000 people in eastern Michigan. He attended the public high school of 1,500 students. Brent had a successful wrestling career with the Davison Cardinals. He went 228-0 during his four years. He won four individual state championships and led his teammates to four team state championships. To go four straight years without losing is simply amazing. It takes total commitment and determination which includes endless hours of practice and working out to accomplish such a feat.
He picked up wrestling around the age of eight. He didn’t start because his dad made him, or because he loved Hulk Hogan. He started wrestling because he found a paper at his school with the mascot wearing a singlet (the spandex uniforms they wear during a match) and thought it was cool. His involvement got the whole family interested. His father started attending his matches and his older brother dropped basketball and picked up the intense sport. His whole family was hooked.
He and his brother loved wrestling because it took their fighting around the house, and made it into a real competition. His brother is one of the reasons that he is so successful today. He would always push Brent to the edge. He would make him stay after practice to work out and help him improve his technique. They had a very strong connection that really helped him become the best wrestler he could become. Since then, his brother passed away, and Brent seems to honor him through his great wrestling career and hard working attitude.
Before his high school career began, Brent would go and watch his brother, so he fell right into the groove once he entered high school. His high school coach, Roy Hall, influenced his career greatly. Roy Hall instilled in Brent the mindset that has made him the successful collegiate wrestler that he is today. Brent says that he goes into every match expecting to win. This mindset has done Brent well in the collegiate level as well. He is currently a sophomore and is ranked number one in the nation with a record of 30-1.
Check out this website if you want to see some interviews with him. FloWrestling
2 comments:
Iowa is a great school for wrestling. We had a 4 time state champ from our school go there as well.
I like that you gave background on the #1 wrestler in the big ten nation. It makes him more relatable and I like that I now know why he wrestles and where he came from.
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