Tristian Yeager – Athlete Biography

Ayanna Davis

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June 20, 2016

Tristian Yeager is a sophomore and a first  year wrestler for Jefferson-Morgan.

Tristian’s favorite thing about wrestling is that you get have fun. He likes having something to do on his free time. He also likes that he gets to stay in shape.

Home matches are Tristian’s favorite. ‘I like them because I get more support, said Yeager.” He says it is always nice to look up and see your family supporting you.

His favorite move to do on someone is the helicopter. Tristian wrestles in the 145 pound weight class and he also plays other sports and goes to the gym to stay in shape during the off season.

Everyone looks up to someone in life. Tristian looks up to Cary Kolat. “He is an amazing wrestler and a all around good person, said Tristian.” Mr. Lesko is also someone he admires.

Tristan spends about 2 hours out of each week practicing for wrestling.This is not as much time as he would like to, but he’s working on getting more hours in.

“I wanted to try something new to help me stay in shape, said Yeager.” He wants to be fit and he thought that wrestling would be the sport for him.

Even though Tristian is only a sophomore, he still plans on pursuing wrestling after graduation if he can. He has put a lot of hard work into this sport and doesn’t want to stop.

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