By Hayden Swope
Kolton McElwain of Goddard placed fifth at the state meet last season, and he’s ready to lead his young wrestling team this year to the best of his abilities.
“I’m most excited about this year is getting back in the room and working with the young guys since we are a young team this year,” McElwain said.
McElwain stayed active during the offseason, training both on his own and at camps to sharpen his skills.
“During the offseason I worked out when we had open rooms and went to fox fitness and worked out over there a lot and I went to Ohio and wrestled at the Jeff Jordan camp,” McElwain said.
Focused on refining specific technical skills to improve his performance on the mat, McElwain trained to perfect it.
“One thing that I wanted to improve on was moving my feet better,” McElwain said. “I worked on this by really focusing when I was drilling and really having my coach watch it so he could fix the problem.”
With ambitious goals for both himself and his team this season, McElwain is excited to see where this season takes him.
“My goal this season is to win my second state title and my goal for my teams is to push everyone to be better and win another team title,” McElwain said.
McElwain hopes to continue wrestling, and is still deciding on his future career.
“My future plans are to continue wrestling in college and go to school for automotive tech or join the United States Marine Corps,” McElwain said.
