Josh,

I was so proud and happy for your son last night. I think that Jacob and Jake have been battling since the 7th grade. They have always had great competitive matches but have always maintained a mutual respect for each other. Because of these battles I felt very confident going into that decisive heavyweight match even though I knew that Jake was giving up a lot of weight and I knew he was facing a good heavyweight. Jake Woten comes to the big game to battle and he more than proved it last night. He gave it his all last night. That was really a clutch victory for himself and Team Kansas.

If it does prove to be his last competitive wrestling match it was a great way to end his wrestling career. Personally, I would love to see him back in wrestling. I could see him pursuing both football and wrestling in college depending on what division he ends up playing football at. I know some NAIA schools like Baker University encourage dual sport athletes like Jake to participate in more than one sport. So I could see Jake possibly going that route in the future. I think he could be a good college 285 wrestler and football player. He obviously loves wrestling. Jacob really enjoyed being Jake's teammate and drilling partner this past week too.