Athlete Appreciation Week 5
Name: Ethan Hagner
Grade: Senior
Sport: Varsity Wrestling
Why did you join: I joined wrestling because I wanted to learn not only to defend myself but I had the need to do something hard, and I wanted to discipline myself.
Pre-meet/game/match ritual: Before my matches I pray with either my friends or my parents, just to try to stay calm and it helps me be respectful with my opponents. It helps me get ready mentally and physically before a match.
Special item/snack: Peanut butter crackers with a sandwich.
Best memory: Whenever we got former olympian wrestler, Jake Herbert, to help us with our technique.
Hot take on the sport: Wrestling has the hardest conditioning out of every sport in high school.
Favorite song: Typically I listen to the band Skillet, my ideal song from them is Monster.
Proudest moment: Whenever I was down by 10 points on one of my matches, I came back in the last 30 seconds of the match and pinned my opponent.
Hardest thing in practice: The hardest thing is whenever I have to cut weight to drop weight class and have to put in a little extra conditioning for practice to make sure I make weight over the weekend.
Biggest motivation: Give it everything you got because you’re only gonna be able to do this once in your whole high school career.
Are you planning on doing your sport in college/future: I would like to take on jiu-jitsu.
