VIDEO - MEDBERY TAKES DOWN McCLURE
���If I can be quick and get
to my shots, it gives me an
advantage over some of
the other guys who may be
bigger and maybe a little
bit stronger,��� Medbery said.
state champion, to heavyweight, where he won
another state title as a senior.
Overall, he went 162-2 ��� his only two losses
coming during his freshman season.
Davis didn���t have any trouble finding Medbery,
who won 128 straight matches at Loveland High
School. That wrestling program also produced Tyler Graff, now a redshirt junior at Wisconsin.
Medbery wasn���t on Davis��� radar when he was recruiting Graff, who won four state titles.
���A year or so later, though, he was,������ Davis said.
���And we got on him early.������
Medbery was not only younger than Graff but
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still determining his career path.
���I really didn���t think about it then,������ Medbery
said about earning a college wrestling scholarship.
���I wasn���t really sure that I was going to wrestle in
college.������
He didn���t make that decision until the summer
leading into his senior year. At that time, he was
just beginning to scratch the surface as a football
player; a 250-pound fullback.
As a junior, he was recognized on the Denver
Post���s 4A all-state team.
As a senior, Medbery, who also played linebacker and defensive end, rushed for 1,969 yards. That
was punctuated by a school-record 315 yards in
Loveland���s 46-13 win over Niwot.
���We ran the ball a lot,������ he said. ���All up the middle.������
But he has no regrets. High school football
shaped who he is today. So did being an Eagle
Scout, which the 20-year-old Medbery said entailed ���a lot of hard work and perseverance.������
Is there any wonder that he���s a wrestler?
���I���m striving for a national title,������ Medbery said.
���You have to set your goals high.������
