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Originally posted by CoachEd:
Akin wrestled Nick Simmons and won in the finals of the challenge tourney. He looks excellent! Can't wait for tomorrow. Also, tell Mini Me that we saw T.C. at dinner and told him we know little Furches. He looked great as well. We had a nice talk with him. More of you should take the time to come to the trials. It is awesome.
Ms. Jenni Man oh man. Tell T.C. great job and that me and Nate are yelling for him. Ought to get all of the guys like Eric, TC and others together before the matches and have a little prayer for Tylers memory.
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Anyone know how eric has done against henson?
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55 kg/121 lbs. Freestyle
FIRST MATCH OF BEST OF THREE SERIES
55 kg/121 lbs. Freestyle
Sammie Henson, St. Louis, Mo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Eric Akin, Gardner, Kan. (Cyclone WC), 1-0, 6-0
1st period
Henson, one point on Akin step-out, 1:48 left, 1-0 Henson
2nd period
Henson, one point low single takedown, 1:14 left, 1-0 Henson
Henson, one-point ankle lace turn, 0:59 left, 2-0 Henson
Henson, two point ankle lace turn, 0:55 left, 4-0 Henson
Henson, two point ankle lace turn, 0:46 left, 6-0 Henson (tech fall for period)
SECOND MATCH OF BEST OF THREE SERIES
Sammie Henson, St. Louis, Mo. (Sunkist Kids) dec. Eric Akin, Gardner, Kan. (Cyclone WC), 4-0, 4-1
1st period
Henson, single leg takedown, 1:12 left, Henson 1-0
Henson, two point tilt and one point hold, 1:04 left, Henson, 4-0
2nd period
Akin, one-point low single takedown, 1:39 left, Akin, 1-0
Henson, one point spin behind takedown, 0:59 left, 1-1
Henson, two-point tilt and one-point hold, 0:50 left, 4-1 Henson
HENSON WINS SERIES, TWO MATCHES TO NONE
Richard D. Salyer
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Man he is always soo close...
Hey Butt-Head what did people do before they invented TV?
Don't be stupid Beavis there's always been TV, there's just more channels now.
Oh yeah, heh heh hehe... progress is cool. Heh hehe heh
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I heard from Eric tonight and in his usual humble manner gave credit to Sammie Henson in being the better man today. He said Sammie has to be the strongest guy that he's wrestled and he just had a hard time matching the strength.
Overall he seemed like he was pretty pleased due to the fact his whole family went up and saw him and that he wound up as runner up. Not to shabby especially when a lot of people weren't giving him credit.
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I would say that the guy has earned the right to be fresh. Makes sense to me.
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Well, I arrived back in Kansas at 2:00 pm and had some honey do's to tend to! Ames was great! The Silver Coaches College was great! The Kansas wrestlers performed great!
Personally, I am so proud of Eric! He battled like a warrior. Clearly was the dominant man on Saturday and Sammie was the man on Sunday. A bit of a sidenote ... in Eric's first match with Sammie he suffered a dislocated finger. He took a few seconds and had the doctor reduce it and returned to action. In true Akin style, he never complained about this or tried to make any excuses. Henson beat Akin and the amount of respect each showed the other (they are both 34) was truly heart-warming!
Are you making a POSITIVE difference in the life of kids?
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Eric Akin is a class act! He wouldn't complain and I found out this evening the only time he ever quit or forfeited out of a tournament was against Zach Roberson. Eric had already secured a spot at the Nationals and wanted to give Zach an opportunity so he could also experience it. Eric Akin won't complain, because he has learned something from wrestling. Know what he was doing today? Back on the job working like a regular guy.
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Hi ! I just wanted to say a huge "Thanks" to you guys for all your support this weekend, and all the other "weekends" Eric has wrestled! The Kansas Wrestling Community is just awesome. You all don't even know how much your support means to me, Eric and our children. We had a good time in Ames watching Eric, our daughters thought it was cool when some kids wanted Eric's autograph  I also want to say "thank you" again to Neil Erisman for making the trip w/Eric, and taking good care of the "old" guy this weekend. I was thinking the other day about Eric's "age", I honestly believe that wrestling has kept him "young", he's still "got it" and we are so proud of him.... and like Mike mentioned, he was back at work Monday morning, battle wounds and all. thanks again! steph akin
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... and I was already to get my tickets for Budapest! Like I've said, I can't tell you how truly inspirational Eric's efforts were.
And, Neil's efforts too! It was kind of a "vu ja de" experience hearing Neil coaching from the corner.
And, Zach!
I spent the entire weekend with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye watching the Kansas guys compete!!!
Are you making a POSITIVE difference in the life of kids?
Randy Hinderliter
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Eric will always be the best in my (and Garret's) book!
You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. -- Joseph Goldstein
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Now it's time for an Olympic run in 2008!
Yours in wrestling,
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Eric has always been a great inspriration, and mentor to all our Kansas kids. Zach has always looked up to Eric, and has a great relationship with Eric and his family. Eric is a true proffesional in all ways, and as we know, all of Kansas looking up to him, and all his wrestling knowledge and abilities. Eric has always been what I call a blue collar wrestler, working regular jobs just like a great deal of us, and still having a close and loving family. Steph and the kids can be very proud of Eric, like everyone here in Kansas is proud of Eric. Go Kansas Wrestling, Fantastic job Eric, see you at the next event. Tim, Zach & Mel
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Bobby Leer?!?! Good gravy I didn't know he was around wrestling any more. Who does he coach for. Wasn't he from Kapun High School
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