KCWrestlersMom posted this on the high school forum this week:
Sad news. R.J. Nill had a torn meniscus. He had surgery today, they were able to successfully repair it. He will be on crutches three to four weeks, but unfortunately will be out for the season. He should be able to return to normal sports activities in three to four months.
Best wishes to R.J. for a speedy recovery, and congratulations on his great season!
I had mentioned RJ Nill above as having a 15% chance at the time of my post of accomplishing the feat. At that time he was undefeated in his freshman year and had won several big tournaments. He lost two matches at another big meet after I made my post so I would have lower his chances to 5% after the losses. Still the possibility of injury also shows how difficult it can be to win four in a row. I know Adam Venegas of Olathe North last year appeared to be a sure thing to win his second 6A Heavyweight title in a row as he was enjoying an undefeated Senior year. Unfortunately he also was injured warming up with another wrestler the night before the State meet started.
It is fun to speculate about it but practically it is very difficult to do no matter how good they are.
