Taking the easy way out...

On a side note, while I was at Conor's freestyle tournament, I kept a close eye on the Junior 171 weight class.  This is the age and weight that Cale will be competing at, he is classified a first year "Junior" as he turned 16 in September.  Conor is a "Schoolboy" although he competed as a "Cadet" at the tournament.  Cale last wrestled at about 150 in the preseason this year.  After his knee surgery he has put on about 15 pounds or so.

There were 16 competitors in the class.  At least seven of them were state medalists or qualifiers and I recognized the names of another seven or so as no slouches.  A kid that was recently ranked in the top 30 in the nation did not place in the top 4 of the weight class that day.

Cale's return to competitive wrestling should be interesting.  The May 14th qualifier he will be attending is about 10 miles down the road from that one.  I would imagine a lot of the same kids will be there.  So much for easing back into it.