The club will meet from 5:45 to 7:45 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays and 7:30 to 8:50 p.m. on Thursdays in the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center Room 213. The first meeting is this Wednesday.
Sophomore Clayton Farr may have found his calling in computer technology, which is his current major, but when he came to Ball State he still felt like there was something missing.
He had wrestled all throughout high school, but by the time he began his freshman year at Ball State, the university's wrestling club had been dissolved. This year, unable to let his passion go, Farr decided it was time to revive the club.
Farr first brought the idea to a friend who had never wrestled before. It took some convincing, but Brian Nichols, a sophomore accounting major, agreed to be vice president of the club.
They began working out together and trying to eat healthier in preparation for the new club, as well as filling out the necessary paperwork, gathering officers and members and starting training so they’d be certified in CPR.
“It’s been two years since I’ve wrestled," Farr said. "Getting back into it is a little rough.”
Farr is also working on getting a Bronze Coaching Certificate. This certification will give him more in-depth training in coaching. The certification is required for teams to be able to compete in some events. Farr, however, will not be coaching the team.
The official coach of the wrestling club is Ben Hoover, a graduate student studying actuarial science.
Hoover began his wrestling career in fifth grade and continued on through college where he won several titles. He has coaching experience as well and is always eager to find ways to be involved in wrestling, so he was thrilled when he found out Farr needed his help.
“I feel at home on the mat and look forward to getting to work with individuals wanting to become better athletes,” Hoover said.
The club will meet from 5:45 to 7:45 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays and 7:30 to 8:50 p.m. on Thursdays in the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center Room 213. The first meeting is this Wednesday.
This semester, Farr and Nichols decided the club’s goal would be to work on teaching members how to wrestle and figure out where they are in knowledge, skill level and physical fitness. No prior knowledge or experience is required for this club, so it is important to them to make sure everyone knows how to wrestle safely before competing.
Farr will also be working on creating connections with other schools to line up matches for when the club is ready to compete.
They believe the team could be ready to compete as early as next fall, depending on the amount of progress they make with the current members and the amount of experienced freshmen who join later on.
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