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Out Loud with NCHS wrestler Steve Ross
NORMAL -- Steve Ross appears to fit the description of a person with a liking of uniqueness. Not only does the Normal West wrestler want to major in biomedical engineering in college, but his favorite meal at school is a Monte Cristo. What exactly is that? “I really don’t know what it is,” the senior said. Before the 160-pound wrestler ran off to the cafeteria for his favorite sandwich, the Pantagraph caught up with a young man who hopes to walk on either at Knox College or SIU-Edwardsville next year. Q: How difficult is it to maintain weight, especially with it being Thanksgiving? A: “It’s really kind of hard because you really have to watch your weight and watch what you eat, especially since our (season) is starting a lot sooner than in the past. It’s a lot harder. … You have to give up on certain foods you want to eat.” Q: What do you think your Thanksgiving meal will consist of? A: “A lot less than I’d want it to. I’m going to try to lose a couple more pounds right before Thanksgiving so I can eat more.” Q: How much strength and endurance do you need to participate in wrestling? A: “You need quite a bit of endurance, and you need strength to be able to go the full six minutes. On occasion, you get a close match that goes into overtime.” Q: How do you feel after you pin a guy? A: “I usually feel pretty good. Then you just start focusing on what you could do to improve on that match and how you could do better in your next match.” Q: When you were younger and you visited Santa Claus at the mall, what did you ask for? A: “Whatever was new. Whatever new game system came out. I remember one year wanting to have a (Nintendo) 64 and a laptop (computer) and a trampoline — whatever was popular at the time.” Q: Which character from “Family Guy” would you rather be — Stewie Griffin or Brian Griffin? A: “I would probably choose Stewie just because you know he’s going to be really smart when he gets older.” Q: Former Iowa State University wrestler Cael Sanderson went 159-0 during his college career. If you could ask him for one piece of advice, what would it be? A: “I’d probably ask him how much time he really spends in the wrestling room and the weight room per day, per week.” Q: Why does biomedical engineering spark your interest? A: “I really like to help people. I’m not really good enough or smart enough to be a doctor. I think working with prosthetics and helping people better their lives is something I’m definitely interested in.” Q: Can you recite the Pledge of Allegiance by heart? A: “I could.” Q: Do you ever have to be a chauffeur for your younger brother (Brad, 15) and sister (Brittany, 11)? A: “Right now, I do.” Q: How neat is it being the oldest sibling? A: “It has its advantages and disadvantages. You’re the oldest, so you’re the first one to do everything. You usually don’t get much leniency.” Q: How do your parents react while you are wrestling? A: “They kind of keep to themselves. They usually bring a video camera, and they’ll be recording (the match), and you can hear them talking and saying things during the match under their breath.” Q: If you could wrestle anyone in the world, who would it be? A: “I want to go with (former University of Iowa wrestling coach) Dan Gable. To be able to say you wrestled him would be pretty cool.” Know a varsity athlete who would make a fun “Out Loud” candidate? Send a suggestion to dmakarewicz@pantagraph.com. Get area high school sports scores and statistics at Varsity Sports. E-mail this story | Print this story | Search archives | RSS Show comments |  Hide comments | Hide comments on all stories |
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