He showed improvement all season long and that paid off with a trip to the state tournament.

It's going to be a tough tournament. It's going to be a tournament in which we could improve on some district seeds if we wrestle well.

I think we've come back a lot this season. We never, ever give up, especially in a state tournament game.

The officials showed up, and we paid their mileage, and they went home.

We tournament golfers are much overrated. We get paid to much.

On paper the Birmingham event was our worst showing of the season. But it showed the true character of the team that we stayed with it and had a good race car for Robert in Round 10. Electrical problems are the most frustrating to deal with because they're so hard to find. It's not like a suspension problem, that's relatively easy to diagnose.