Mat mates and mentors

High School wrestlers become sport and life role models en route to earning a varsity letter

As part of the requirements of earning a varsity letter in wresting, Windom/Mountain Lake Cobra Wrestling Squad Co-Head Coaches Nick Kulseth and Travis Elg (former Cobra wrestlers themselves), is spending time working with members of the Cobra Youth Wrestling Club during their practices.

Following are a few photographs from the Tuesday, January 28, 2014 practice in the “old gym” at Mountain Lake Public High School. This evening, a trio of seventh-grade wrestlers (Josiah Gardiner, Jesse Jepsen and Zachary Spinks), along with eighth-grade grappler (Jeff Wright) and Co-Head Coach Kulseth, were on hand, helping the young wrestlers learn their skills – as well as taking additional steps towards lettering in the sport in which they participate and love.

zachary spinks
ZACHARY SPINKS, RIGHT, a seventh-grader at Mountain Lake Public High School and member of the Cobra wrestling squad, gives some tips to a couple of Cobra youths at their practice.

 

jesse jepsen
THE T-SHIRT Jesse Jepsen is wearing says it all for someone deeply involved in the winter sport – “Keep calm and keep wrestling.” Jesse, a seventh-grade student at Mountain Lake Public High School and Cobra wrestler, was assisting at a recent practice of the Cobra youth squad.

 

josiah gardiner
A THIRD MOUNTAIN Lake Public High School seventh-grader and high school wrestler, Josiah Gardiner, right, keys in on a couple of youth Cobras to give them some pointers. Not pictured, but also helping at the recent practice was Jeff Wright, Cobra wrestler and in the eighth-grade at Mountain Lake Public High
School.

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