abuhu0704
I respectfully request your post be changed. The Goddard team did not throw their 2nd place trophy on the floor!!! The trophy was sat down on the mat in front of our team.
The team refused to have their picture taken with the trophy without their teammate (Fisher) present. Brent Fisher was understandably caught up in the emotions of the moment feeling as though he had let his teammates down and was avoiding the public eye.
In fact, our team showed alot of class! As I went to get Brent to the mat for pictures the team decided to bring the trophy to him. The entire team excused themselves to the outer tunnel where we took numerous team pictures with the trophy and Brent included.
I will not go into the comments made by Manhattan wrestlers and cheerleaders during this time. I also don't harbour any bad feelings since they didn't know what was taking place. I applaud Manhattan for their efforts this weekend. They showed up and wrestled well and deserved the state title. I am happy for Coach Gonz and his team and very happy with the way my team wrestled in response to the controversy. I don't agree with what happened. However, I told my team we will not make excuses and will focus on the positive. Four individual champions and a 2nd place finish. A great accomplishment in and of itself.
Any negative comments on this forum about the Goddard or Manhattan wrestling teams, coaching staffs, etc. regarding this weekend will only be made by uninformed people.
Respectfully,
Brett Means
GHS Wrestling
Last edited by bmeans; 02/25/07 05:25 PM.
