MALE
Dawson Combest, Columbus East junior wrestler
Combest pinned his first two opponents and scored a technical fall in the 132-pound title match to win Most Outstanding Wrestler honors in Saturday’s Columbus East Invitational.
His performance last week: “I feel like I wrestled well. I definitely tried to stay in my positions, which I feel like I completed, and I tried to incorporate more offense and score as fast and as many points as I possibly could in the time given.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I always eat a peanut butter and jelly (sandwich).”
Favorite drink: “Sweet tea”
Favorite food: “Steak”
Favorite book: “Into the Wild”
Favorite class: “Weights”
Role model: “(Former Ohio State wrestler) Logan Stieber”
Best advice: “Intensity isn’t for everyone, but neither is success.”
Athletics goal: “I want to wrestle Division I in college.”
If you could travel anywhere: “I want to go back to Aruba. It was beautiful. It was the nicest place I’ve ever been or seen.”
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Tori Chandler, Hauser junior basketball player
Chandler, an exchange student from Australia, scored 22 points in a win against Edinburgh and 10 points in a loss to Triton Central and had 20 points and five steals in Saturday’s win at West Washington.
Her performance last week: “I think at practices, everyone hustles, and that sets us up to do well in the game. My performances have been a result of great teamwork and effort.”
Do you do anything special to prepare? “I always go home and nap before each game. Then before tipoff, I always eat almonds.”
Favorite drink: “Mocha frappucino”
Favorite food: “Tacos”
Favorite book: “’Paper Towns’ by John Green”
Favorite class: “(Physical education) or math”
Role model: “Matthew Dellavadova”
Best advice: “Be so good people can’t ignore you.”
Athletics goal: “I always like to be a player everyone wants on their team on and off the court.”
If you could travel anywhere: “The Greek Islands because they’re absolutely breathtaking, and there would be so many places to explore.”
