But I'll have to get in there and show them what's happening. Grant, a member of the Largo High based Southern Maryland Wrestling Club, won the county, Class AA Region III and Class AA state titles this past school year at 115 pounds and SMWC head coach Bruce Gabrielson said he thinks Grant might fare almost as well in Indianapolis. It was the first time a Maryland wrestling team has won the title. Gabrielson credits the ascension of his team from also-ran status to a national contender to the strong wrestling tradition in this area. Plus there are so many clubs around.
Kids come up to our level with experience.
This is not the product of one person. It is the product of fertile ground. But having Gabrielson as coach doesn't hurt either. But this year we are more consolidated. Chris Toth, Grant's teammate at Largo and a first-year member of SMWC, is another of the promising SMWC wrestlers who will compete this weekend.