By Cooper Chadwick
Minneapolis’ senior Kegen Wheeler, a wrestler at 120 pounds made the switch his senior year from 113 pounds and is excited for his final year of high school wrestling.
“I am most excited to accomplish my dream of being on the podium at the State tournament with the help of not only my blood family, but also my family on the mat, including coaches and teammates,” Wheeler said.
During the offseason, even though Wheeler did not have a mat he spent a lot of time preparing for his senior year.
“I do light workouts to gain muscle. Although I never had access to a mat, I always had friends to help keep me in shape with weightlifting. While also doing cardio, such as running around town, using the treadmills, or even going out to run around the lake,” Wheeler said.
Last summer Wheeler was invited to wrestle in Kansas City at the Summer scuffle event, where he worked on a lot of different techniques in preparation for the season.
“I feel an area that I would need to improve on would be either my reaction time or the little things in my technique that always seems to decide my match. I worked on reaction time a small bit while at the firing range, getting ready for trap shooting, and also drills to get myself prepared for my future career as a United States Marine. I also worked on my technique while wrestling in Kansas City,” Wheeler said.
