Ron Taha, Dick Cramer, and Bill Keller all wrestled for K-State during the 70's. I remember hearing the story about a determined K-State wrestler that hitch-hiking to Nationals...

My last year as head coach for the K-State Club team we got stuck in traffic on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. We were on our way to the quarter finals after a break in rounds. I phoned the Head Executive Director to inform him of our circumstances. We then made the decision to get out and run the last 6 or so miles with wrestling shoes in hand in 40 degree rain. I watched as my team chased down their medals against all odds in the freezing rain not knowing if they would make it. They never hessitated and never looked back. Once traffic broke I anxiously searched on the way to the venue, but not one wrestler was found. I ran into the arena and looked from the second level and found my guys drilling hard, soaking wet, with one goal in mind...win! I got on the floor and grouped them up. Speechless the only thing that I could mutter with confident tears was that nothing and nobody is going to get in our way...I believe we won 6 out of 7 that round.

Joey Heersche, Keaton Taylor, Thomas Pipes, Tim Dunham, Nick Newell, Joey Martinez, Asha-Abu-Ali... You guys are warriors, I will never forget that day.

How's that for fiction