Have you ever wondered what your toughest challenge is as a player?

Wrestlers have to prepare themselves mentally and physically for each season to be able to compete at the highest level on the mat.

Wrestling is a brutal sport, but if you work at it and put in time at practice, your hard work will certainly show on the mat. You will also generate incredible friendships and unbreakable bonds with your teammates.

Central Catholic Coach Ian Ferguson was asked why people should get more involved in wrestling. In response, he said, “Wrestling should be considered one of the hardest sports. If you can wrestle, you can do anything.

There’s a deeper meaning hidden behind Coach Ferguson’s response. If you can make it through the long, brutal wrestling season, you can make it through the tough, hard blows of life.

Coach Ferguson said that his favorite part of coaching is when a wrestler genuinely buys into the sport, and his new-found confidence shows on the mat.

When everything you learn in practice connects on the mat against your opponent, it makes you feel a sense of pride for leaving it all out on the mat.

For Coach Ferguson, wrestling is both a team and an individual sport. When wrestling for the team, you are wrestling for points and trying to figure out the best way to help your team. When wrestling individually, you are trying to best your opponent, clean and simple.

Team Captain Max Kimbrough, ’23 spoke about his love for the sport. He wants to keep working on his craft so that he can keep getting better and better.

Kimbrough also discussed his hopes of becoming a role model for the young wrestlers who are new to the team. Kimbrough hopes to lift up his teammates in practice and at matches.

If you are interested in learning more about Central Catholic’s wrestling team, please reach out to senior Max Kimbrough or Coach Ian Ferguson.