A visit with WPIAL wrestling champion Ian Oswalt
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Background Info: Burrell wrestler Ian Oswalt (41-2) has a collection of gold medals and he's only a sophomore. Oswalt has won two WPIAL Class 2A individual wrestling titles. The first came as a 113-pound freshman, the second last week at 120 pounds. He also placed fourth in the PIAA last year. Oswalt has also celebrated two WPIAL Class 2A Team Tournament titles with his Buccaneer teammates. Burrell has won 13 consecutive WPIAL team titles. Oswalt is the top seed at 120 pounds at this weekend's Class 2A Southwest Regional Tournament. Ian Oswalt's thoughts on winning his first WPIAL invidiviaul title "I wasn't surprised to win as a freshman. I had confidence in myself, and my coaches had confidence in me. It was a great feeling." Oswalt's thoughts on winning his second WPIAL title "To get two in a row is the next step to my ultimate goal of becoming a four-time champion. I'm halfway there. It's a pretty big deal for me." Oswalt's thoughts on winning two WPIAL team titles with his Burrell teammates "I was more excited when my team won wpials becuase everybody is super excited. Not all kids get a chance to win a team wpial title. It's more exciting becuase you work with your teammates all year long to reach that goal. To win something like that together its more special." |