Lou Ann,

Thank you for introducing the topic and article. It was a very good story on Jacob. It is also great to get a positive story on high school wrestling on the front page of the sports section. Terez Paylor of the Kansas City Star did a good job finding the story and reporting on it.

My wife and I are pretty proud of all the hard work Jacob has done over the last year in losing all that weight and preparing himself for this wrestling season. His coaches at Aquinas led by Lorne Parks have really helped him progress this past year. Clint Slyter has been an addition to the Aquinas staff this season and he is really being a great big man coach for Jacob this year. Sean McCarthy of STA Kids Club worked Jacob hard in the spring and summer. Jacob is also making some good academic progress this year and my wife and I are very proud of him for that too.