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As an eighth grader and a third-year
varsity wrestler, Tom Kaminski
has taken a role in leading our young
wrestling team.
Wrestling in the 80-pound weight-class,
Tom has clearly established himself as a
top competitor for an individual
conference championship and amassed a
7-1 record.
He is currently leading the team in pins
and overall team points, which is
attributed to his determination and
practice at school and at home. As a
very experienced wrestler, Tom has taken
the responsibility of not only pushing
himself but also his teammates.
Whether in practice doing drills or on
match day, he is someone all the
wrestlers look up to. He is a coach’s
dream: a true team player. Each day he
works to improve his own skills while
raising other wrestlers to his own level
of training.
He is a natural leader on the mat and in
the classroom. Tom puts his heart into
every task he undertakes, whether it is
on the wrestling mat or academic
excellence. Though he is very focused
on wrestling, he still is able to
receive high marks in all his classes
and is an example to the rest of his
teammates to do the same.
He leads the team by example and is
concerned with everyone on the team
succeeding on and off the wrestling
mat. He has taken the role of the
emotional leader on the team, and though
he is not the biggest kid on the team,
he has one of the biggest hearts.
So for Tom it’s not the size of the dog
in the fight but the size of the fight
in the dog. |
