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Cael | Nathaniel Rasmussen, Black Shoe Diaries Head Coach Cael Sanderson, then 125 lb starter Luke Lilledahl and 149 lb starter Shayne Van Ness met with the media ahead of the NCAA Championships, which get underway at noon on Thursday, March 19 in Cleveland, OH. Cael Sanderson – Head Coach Seven top seeds and the strength of the program Yeah, obviously I got a lot of great kids. Seeds are just the way I always look at it, if the coaches could—although the coaches aren’t on the seating committee—it’s like, who’s the last guy in the bracket you want to wrestle?

That’s really what the seeds are. Our guys earned that by just wrestling hard this year, being consistent, and obviously wrestling in a tough conference. It’s just a great opportunity to go wrestle for a national championship and this only comes around once a year.

It’s a good week to be excited and wrestle with some enthusiasm. (00:00 – 00:52) Expectations from outside sources: burden or blessing? I don’t know, I don’t really think about it too much.

I just know what each individual’s goals are and we are just trying to help them be the best they can be in the big moments. Obviously, the nationals is a big moment. In a week, we’re going to be back here at Rec Hall training again, getting ready for the next thing.