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Congrats to Jesse Mendez on a great weekend and also being named The Adidas wrestler of the week on The Open Mat,

We could quite possibly witness the greatest Wrestler this state has ever seen.

As many of you know, my hometown of Pendleton was hit by a tornado this week. In spite of the tremendous damage there were no fatalities and only one injury which was, thankfully, not life threatening. While I love my hometown, the community I am referring to in the title is the Indiana Wrestling community. I have received numerous calls from wrestling coaches checking on my family's welfare and offering assistance. Coach Duncan and some of his Frankton Eagle wrestlers came down to help in the cleanup this week. I am profoundly grateful to have as rivals such friends who took the time to reach out. Our town will recover and be better than before, albeit without as many trees. The wrestling community will always be a source of strength and pride for me, like it is for all of you. Thank you all for your caring and concern. Local charities are accepting donations but if you are of a mind to contribute may I humbly recommend the Red Cross in your community. They were on the scene almost immediately after the storm and set up a relief center at the high school. I encountered another Red Cross team today during my visit to a site where some of our wrestlers will be working tomorrow to assist a local wrestling family. The RC volunteers assured me they would be in town until they help everyone get back on their feet.

Deservedly so. He just keeps getting better and better every month it seems. His ceiling is very, very high.

And Drew Hughes MSU and former Indiana state champ was in the weight class too.. What a tournament for Walker. Mendez wins the finals!

I wonder how many of todays Indiana HS top talent kids haven't wrestled with or been influenced by Bryan. I would be willing to say 0. Bailey's have certainly left their mark on Indiana wrestling.

If I recall CoCo made it in due to Madison needing to fill a hole in their lineup for an event. Heck I should be on the list, since I added more wins to the Black family total than CoCo was able to muster. Thanks Derek.