Recent content by MCooley
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Recruiting
Thanks guys. Austin had a great visit this past weekend and loved the coaching staff. After watching him wrestle in the room on Sat, Coach Dresser stated they would match Pitt’s offer or more if that was the sticking point. So the coach did what he could, staff and wrestlers were great and... -
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Must see places in Ames?
Absolutely.. both ISU and Pitt are very similar in that regard.. new coaching staffs within the last year, brought in to change the culture, attitude and direction of the wrestling teams. That's part of the draw for sure; being part of the rebuilding process. -
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Must see places in Ames?
We will be visiting this weekend. Looking forward to it. One obstacle that might be tough to overcome is the Pitt coaching staff has been courting my son hard and just made him an incredible offer.. but he is coming to Ames with an open mind..so we shall see. -
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Must see places in Ames?
Thanks for all the replies. Very appreciated, will do some research and see what fits into the schedule -
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Must see places in Ames?
The Russian kid from NMH.. he was pretty sure he was going to be able to win even hobbled, but wasn’t the case. Austin lost to M.Beard the weekend before in PA Preps, 8-4..which was his biggest deficit loss of the year. -
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Must see places in Ames?
Still got the tech fall, but the damage was done.. Just did some lifting and rehab until Northeast Regionals. Was at 205ish, but we toured Rutgers the day before and slept in.. he had no idea what he weighed when he stepped on the scale and ended up extremely light for 220, but he just wanted to... -
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Must see places in Ames?
Yes, Austin Cooley is my son. He actually strained his hamstring during practice the week of prep nats, but tried to wrestle anyway as there were a few coaches there to watch him, along with Coach Dresser... he tweaked it again in the qtrs when the other kid hit a leg pass on that leg, so... -
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Must see places in Ames?
ok, I guess I should have been more clear. We're not big into food places, so wasn't looking for those types of places. I was looking for more well known places that aren't food places. -
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Must see places in Ames?
I'm bringing my son out at the end of the month to meet with the coaches, roll around for a day on the mats and take a tour.. Are there any "must see" type places in Ames that we should try to get to see in the short time while there? Any suggestions? Thanks.