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Jordan Blanton, 2x Class A State Champion and 2007 Class AA Runner-Up from Richmond Burton, shares his thoughts and experiences

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Posted by Jordan Blanton on February 20, 2008
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Alright, I figured that I’d start doing my blog again for this off-season, so I’ll start it right now and give my thoughts on how the season went, and what is up ahead.

First off, I just want to thank everyone that was there sitting up in the “C” sections with my community. The support was unbelievable, and I thank God that I was so fortunate to have as many people as I did there supporting me.

Now that the season is over, I feel great. This season was an awesome experience, and with the coaching staff we have in the room, I made leaps and bounds from day one to the state tournament. Having coach Tyrone Byrd and John Murphy in our room this year along w/ Coach Wojcik and Lesniak (they’ve been there all four years) gave me such a huge advantage compared to years past, because the knowledge in the room was completely new and fresh. I developed in a lot of areas I had been lacking in, and I look forward to working with them this off season to learn even more.

Overall, I think the season was really successful. I think our schedule at R-B is getting a lot tougher, so it was nice getting pushed throughout the year with solid competition. The state series was especially nice, because I was pushed just about every round from my first regional match to the state finals. I think that played a huge role in preparing me physically and mentally for the state tournament type matches, where everyone is solid, and will push for 6 minutes.

I’m really excited for the next couple of months, because there will be a lot of great tournaments I’m looking to compete in. I haven’t heard anything about it yet, but I plan on wrestling in the Illinois v. Indiana Duals, Senior Nationals, and the FILA Junior Nationals. I will be training hard this off season, and switching off between ISI and IzzyStyle Wrestling.

If anyone has any questions or wants to know about anything else, just let me know. Thanks a lot, and let me know what you think!
Jordan Blanton

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