2008 Woodie Awards
Wrestling is topping from the bottom
Mens' Wrestling struggles for sixth place finish
Gina Murray
Date created: 10/25/04 Section: SPORTS
Coach Creighton couldn't hide his dissatisfaction about the loss after the game.
"I am disappointed. I do not feel good about the loss," Creighton said. "Fresno came ready. I don't think we were quite ready for this level of competition. We were supposed to meet last week and they pulled out so I don't know what the coaches were thinking. We still have a lot of work to do."
Creighton got his satisfaction at the West Valley Invitational on Oct. 16 where his Trojans took 6th place out of 20 teams from junior colleges all over California.
Austin Torres was the only champion from that tournament. Alexis Lara took second place.
"My goal for finals is to walk away with a third place trophy. I'm being more realistic since we are ranked 6th now," Creighton said. "We don't have the talent to win on talent alone. There are a lot more teams who have wrestlers with more experience, but they're not better coached."
Coach Creighton says that everything they are doing now is preparation for finals on Dec.11. He believes he has a few strong wrestlers who will take trophies at the state finals.
Creighton still has high hopes and confidence in his team, stating very confidently that they will beat West Valley College on Oct.21 and Santa Rosa on Oct.22.
"We are a better team than both of these teams," Coach Creighton said. "I feel good about us."
The men's wrestling team's dual record is 2-2 right now. They took 5th in the Sacramento City invitational, 1st in the Modesto Invitational Tournament, and 6th in the West Valley Invitational.
"I am disappointed. I do not feel good about the loss," Creighton said. "Fresno came ready. I don't think we were quite ready for this level of competition. We were supposed to meet last week and they pulled out so I don't know what the coaches were thinking. We still have a lot of work to do."
Creighton got his satisfaction at the West Valley Invitational on Oct. 16 where his Trojans took 6th place out of 20 teams from junior colleges all over California.
Austin Torres was the only champion from that tournament. Alexis Lara took second place.
"My goal for finals is to walk away with a third place trophy. I'm being more realistic since we are ranked 6th now," Creighton said. "We don't have the talent to win on talent alone. There are a lot more teams who have wrestlers with more experience, but they're not better coached."
Coach Creighton says that everything they are doing now is preparation for finals on Dec.11. He believes he has a few strong wrestlers who will take trophies at the state finals.
Creighton still has high hopes and confidence in his team, stating very confidently that they will beat West Valley College on Oct.21 and Santa Rosa on Oct.22.
"We are a better team than both of these teams," Coach Creighton said. "I feel good about us."
The men's wrestling team's dual record is 2-2 right now. They took 5th in the Sacramento City invitational, 1st in the Modesto Invitational Tournament, and 6th in the West Valley Invitational.
