Session 1 Quotes - NCAA National Championships
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Ted Witulski (TheMat.com)
03/21/2002
Session 1 quotes David Douglas, Arizona State, 141? (on spladle that broke open match against David Hoffman, VA Tech) "It's from the Harvey Twister days. I've got long legs so it works for me." Jack Spates, Coach of Oklahoma, on team's bonus point start "We're a pinning team." Brian Smith, Coach of Missouri, on J.P Reese's win over Iowa's Luke Moffit "We're not worried about being a team of the future. We know we belong here right now. We've been working at looking at Iowa as being just Iowa." Mark Conley, Navy, after win over Grant Hoerr (Wisconsin) " I showed him I can beat him when I won down in Texas. That's just win number one." Thom Ortiz, head coach of Arizona State, on difference from being an assistant and now as a rookie head coach "Now it's on my won-loss record." Mike Duroe, assistant coach at Penn, on Joe Henson "He's a lot better wrestler than he has been seeded." Bryan Snyder of Nebraska, after his first round match "I'm not going to talk until this is all over. I'm just letting the reporters know." Unseeded Nate Baker of Minnesota, 165 "I wasn't moving like I should have been, but it is still a win. I didn't want to be Minnesota's first loss here." Yoshi Nakamura, Penn, on why he can use his legs so well on takedowns "Judo I guess. I get my hips in tight. I allow myself to get into positions that other people don't trust." Joe Heskett of Iowa State, on waiting for his next match. "There's too much waiting. Too much anxiousness. I'm not thinking about anything but my next match against Minnesota." Bart Chelesvig, assistant coach at Wisconsin, on Grant Hoerr's loss to Conley (Navy) "It was an important match. We knew we could get in on his legs. We just didn't finish the takedowns." Tyler Nixt, Iowa on his next match against Ty Wilcox of Oklahoma State "I've beat him before. This time I would like to put him on his back." Greg Jones, West Virginia, No. 2 seed a 174 pounds as a freshman "I think I earned my seed. I see myself in the finals and will give my best shot to be there." Josh Millard, Lock Haven, on upsetting No. 9 Pat Popolizio of Oklahoma State "God is awesome. It's just about belief." Nick Preston, Ohio State, after 197 pound win, and projected semis match against Cael Sanderson "I'm in the best shape I have ever been in. I'll give it everything I've got. I'm confident. I don't know what side of history I will be on."