He has a great feel for wrestling. He's one of the young kids who demonstrates leadership.

I think the kids were pushing. Particularly after losing those first two games. We might have lacked some leadership. This is a young team.

Being a wrestling coach is the hardest job I've ever done. It's harder than teaching, harder than going to Stanford, it's mentally and physically draining and after five years I was worn out. That tells a big tale about how much energy and passion a coach like Bert has. He did it for 25 years.

The gesture was there, but it's like wrestling, ... They do all kinds of stuff and there's kids in the stands. It's entertainment. Even one game (suspension), I thought, would have been too much. But I guess they're trying to give a good image. I can't do anything about it. I have to be more careful next time, I guess.

He had a great tournament. A lot of these kids have been wrestling since they were little guys, so for Shaun it was about the learning curve. He's always had the physical ability and the quickness but, against kids like this, that's not always enough.

We start out the year like no one knows anything about wrestling, then we tweak the more advanced kids. And no one here will lose a match because they are out of shape.