He said there has never been a wrestler from Texas make the Olympic team. It's not often you have to beat so many seeds in a tournament. By far his weight divisions had the most competitors - there were 68. In the second round, Slay defeated Garrett Kitchingham of Napa Valley, Calif., in 24 seconds. And in the semifinals, Slay decisioned Sean Bormet of Ann Arbor, Mich., 3-0.
Some day is here.
It was obvious in the first period Dolph and Slay had wrestled each other many times in the University of Pennsylvania room. He coached me for four years and he is one of my best friends. But that's the way the cookie crumbles. I had to get the job done for my friends, my family and the state of Texas. In the opening match, Slay and Dolph failed to set up a productive shot for a takedown during the conservative three-minute first period.