Featured Athlete: Preston Mealy
Grade: 10 | Sport: Wrestling
April 20, 2021
Wingspan: When did you start wrestling?
Mealy: “I started wrestling this year.”
Wingspan: Who encouraged you to start wrestling?
Mealy: “Slater Eggen encouraged me to join wrestling and it’s been a life changing experience.”
Wingspan: What is the hardest part about wrestling?
Mealy: “The hardest part of wrestling is definitely wrestling our resident heavyweight Slater Eggen.”
Wingspan: What’s your favorite part about wrestling?
Mealy: “My favorite part of wrestling is the tournaments and facing new people each tournament.”
Wingspan: Who is your biggest role model?
Mealy: “My biggest role model is Slater because he has shown me the ropes and now I feel a lot more confident in sports.”
Wingspan: What is one thing people think about wrestling that isn’t actually true?
Mealy: “One thing that most people think is true but it isn’t is wearing a singlet isn’t that weird when you’re surrounded by others wearing the same thing.”
Wingspan: Do you have any superstitions?
Mealy: “Yes I have a superstition and it’s eating a pop tart before I go out and wrestle, if I don’t I feel I will lose.”
Wingspan: Do you have a pre-game routine?
Mealy: “My pre game routine is just calming myself down before I get on the mat and kill the kid in front of me.”