The “big house” of Rabobank Arena proved too much for the Fantastic Four of Calaveras County. All four local state wrestling qualifiers ended their outstanding wrestling year earlier than they had dreamed.
“This is State, only the best-of-the-best are here,” said Bret Harte Head Coach Zack Abernathy. “Nanik and Sherrow had a great year and simply qualifying out of our Masters is an accomplishment in itself. We had thought we could win a couple today and even dreamed of the medal stand, but this is a tough place to make it in.”
“There is not much that separates any of the wrestlers here. You have a standout that gets first, but this is the top 40 of the state. You don’t get here by chance. The only other thing is, how many great wrestlers ended their season at Masters,” said Abernathy. “When you look at who made the top 8 in each weight division most of them all have one thing in common – they come from big schools, or large metropolitan areas that have greater opportunities for year-round wrestling. Even though Nanik and Sherrow worked out year-round we just don’t have enough kids to make it a true year-round sport like other programs such as Bakersfield or Poway.”
For senior Devin Nanik, this isn’t the end of his wrestling career.
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