Tom Mashek Quotations

It looks like it will be a close one. Hopefully we can win at least seven matches. If we play our cards right, it could come down to bonus points.

His kneecap is not tracking right. There is a 30 percent chance he will need surgery. If he can go, he will. We have a backup and a couple other guys, but without him it will be difficult.

We wanted to be aggressive. We can't sit back and let things happen. I really liked our aggressiveness. We really went after it.

That swung the momentum around in our favor. We were favored in the last four matches, but momentum is a funny thing.

I'm glad he's going to get his 300th win. He deserves it.

I'm proud of the kids who have wrestled for me these last four years. They've put in a lot of time. This being an individual sport has never entered into it for me. I never let any one wrestler think they are better than anyone else.

I'm proud of R.D.. He keeps moving ?til something good happens. He hasn't had a lot of matches, so it's hard to coach him. He just got into a scramble and landed on top.

They got him in a position where Travis hasn't been in this year, using the duck under.

They are as solid as I've seen them in a long time. They are good position wrestlers. They are very, very solid. They are always well?coached. My hat's off to them. We wrestled great today. It's a credit to them. Why get upset when you got beat by a better team. We didn't lose it. They came out and won it. The good thing is we won't see them anymore this season.

I take full blame for that match. Kyle wasn't ready to go after the break. Give all the credit to their kid - he's well-coached.