Craig Gudorf
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Every high school wrestler has a story about losing weight.
The stakes are high because if you can't make weight for your match, you don't wrestle that night.
And if you don't wrestle, your team might lose.
But this isn't a story about a wrestler losing weight.
In fact, it's just the opposite.
So let me set the stage for you.
I'm on a bus with my high school team.
We're going to a neighboring school.
We all get in line because you have to get on a scale in front of a referee to weigh in and validate that you are actually achieving your weight class, that you don't weigh too much.
I get on the scale that night.
You see, I'm wrestling 185 that night.
I'm three and a half pounds underweight.
Except then my coach speaks up and he says, hey, ref, I changed my mind.
Craig is actually going to wrestle heavyweight tonight.