Manchester Invitational

We made our way to Manchester College today to watch North Central's team and Trenton! Tyler was able to go with us, along with my parents and David. Alayna and her dad even got to come watch. With it being only over an hour away we wouldn't miss the opportunity. North Central did not bring all their starters so Trenton was able to go 141 lbs. We were a bit concerned when we first saw him. His knee had been very badly bruised and looked swollen. He explained that it happened in practice and would probably get it checked out next week. Trenton had 13 wrestlers in his weight class and would face the #2 seed first round (Matt David from CU). Trenton had a great match winning 10-7 strong. Next up, Josh Patterson from Trine. Josh was a former teammate at Penn during Trenton's freshman and sophomore year so we were no stranger to this young man. Trenton won 12-3 but the match left his knee feeling very sore. The trainer wrapped it in ice and Trenton decided to continue. He wrestled Brandon Burkett of Heidelburg Student Princes the next round. He lost 6-7. Unfortunately, Trenton was called on an illegal move right off the bat (which we blatantly saw the other kid do as well) and he was hit with 1 penalty point. Trenton ran a takedown clinic and basically Burkett stalled the entire rest of the match. With Trenton's knee feeling pretty bad at this point and the trainer again escorting him off the mat to the table, the coach decided this tournament was not worth the risk of injuring his knee anymore than what it was. Trenton would forfeit the remaining matches (two more) to finish him out at 6th place. Very proud of him today. It was so nice to see him and it made it even more hard for me to leave him knowing he was in pain. Great wrestling today. It made my day being able to watch. Let's pray for the best about his knee when he sees the trainer on Monday. North Central placed 2nd overall at the tournament!