The team needed someone, so I made the switch to tackle this year. I've also spent some time playing linebacker.

I think the team next year is loaded with some young talented guys that will really step up and do well. Coach [Cramer] is awesome. He's been around the sport for so many years, having wrestled in college and all. He's someone we all listen to because he's been there and gone through everything.

When I was in middle school, I really was not that athletic. But I stuck with it and that hard work eventually paid off.

Ecstatic with the lap, absolutely dumbfounded at the outcome, ... It was my third time in a front-weel drive car (Mosport 2004) and I really liked this track. I was really excited coming here and expected to do well -- just not this well!

I think if you're looking to cut time, it's better that you not swim against anyone. It helps you concentrate more.

Even though we've only been a team for a short period of time, I didn't want to let them down. It [the pin opportunity] was just there. I tried to get him off balance. I had him moving one way, and then I took him the other way.