I commend Jeff Peterson on accomplishing more than most at the state tournament. Yes, Jeff came on pretty strong on the net but put things in the proper context. I think quite likely because of his confidence, he was able to do what not very many people from Oskaloosa has ever done. He wasn't wrestling for some powerhouse team with tradition. He wrestles for a school where atheletics in general are very poor and only one other wrestler in school history ever placed at state. If he didn't understand how good some of the other kids were, it isn't his fault. In the world Jeff lives in, he doesn't see big time competition. The school struggles to compete at all.
I Really thionk Jeff accomplished more than most of the other kids at state this week given what he had to work with. He did win a medal and he was competing and wrestling hard in the semi-finals. There have been many pretty good wrestlers from great programs that have never done this. I am sure at Oskaloosa high school, Jeff is a big deal and I salute you for helping to start a tradition at your school.