I don't take offense at the post as it has been a concern of mine. Jeff Vesta is a wonderful young man who deserves to have someone to wrestle.

Just a note, today, I actually saw Nate for the first time in 2 weeks. I won't go into a ton of detail other than to say we appreciate the prayers and encourage those things to continue. I actually spoke to Nathan about this event.

Nathan did tell me that he was going to wrestle Friday night and that he had a way to get there and pay for his USA card. (he is still not at home and we are practicing "tough love.")

I would hope Nathan wrestled as this was a dream of his ever since he was in the 7th and 8th grade when we first attended. He even had the opportunity as a kids wrestler to walk in with a high school senior one year. He sat in the corner of Joe Cornejo when Joe wrestled Danny Grater. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you what Nathan will do for certainty. I would recommend that the organizers make direct contact with him at his cell phone number 316-208-4132, or his girlfriends number 316-312-3644. If they don't speak to him or hear back from him right away, I believe Jeff deserves an opponent. It is not fair to Jeff, or any other possible wrestler.

Again, he indicated to me that he would be there, but no specifics were shared. I also shared with him that it was likely that the event organizers may try to reach him, and that he needed to respond when they did.