Wrestling Finishes Strong at States and New Englands: Nu Kwan Fair Advances to Nationals!

        Though Wrestling has toiled in the shadows of higher profile sports, the program has continued to prosper and achieve impressive results, despite the relatively small 'band of brothers' who participate each year. This season the Hornets were led by new head coach, Adam Arterbery, who got his wrestling experience in Oklahoma, one of the national hotbeds of the sport. Coach Arterbery is an instructor at the Connecticut Speed School, where he overseas the Wrestling Academy. He is also a doctor at Yale University in the Department of Pediatrics. Coach Arterbery was hard working and inspirational, and he was able to build a dynamic 14 man squad.
        Faced with giving up forfeits at 106, 113, 220, and 285 lbs. all year, the relatively young squad still finished with a 7-15 record, including going 1-3 at the Fairchester League tournament. The team record, however, does not reflect the excellent efforts and results of the individual wrestlers.
        The story of the season has to be freshman Nu Kwan Fair. Wrestling at 132 lbs., Nu Kwan finished the season at an incredible 14-1. He took 1^st Place at the Western New Englands (WNEISWA), the first freshman Hornet to be crowned state champion since the legendary Benji Kerzner in the late 1990s. Nu Kwan went on to finish 3^rd at New Englands (NEISWA), and has qualified for the upcoming Prep Nationals held at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
        The following wrestlers also distinguished themselves throughout the season: