Dragon Athletics
Dragon Wrestling had a lot to celebrate at this year's district championship. After 13 out of 14 boys and six out of seven girls qualified for the regional meet and they walked away with the district title, the Dragon wrestlers received yet another honor after the district awarded coach Joe Hathaway with the District 4-6A Coach of the Year award.
“We had a really strong team coming into district,” coach Hathaway remarks. “I wasn’t really thinking about an award or anything, but I knew our team up was set up to be successful. That’s just one of those things that comes with it.”
This isn’t the first time coach Hathaway has earned the recognition, as he’s won almost every year since he started coaching Carroll ISD wrestling in 2010. The only exceptions were his first year of coaching and 2014.
With 19 of his wrestlers heading to regionals this weekend at the W.G. Thomas Coliseum in Birdville ISD, Hathaway credits his team for its success, saying none of this would be possible without all of the hard work they put in.
“I’m excited that the team performed as well as they did,” Hathaway expresses. “I’m proud of all of the effort the kids put in and that we’re taking care of business from top to bottom.”
For wrestlers that qualify during the regionals meet this weekend, their next stop is at Berry Center in Cypress for the 6A state championship. To learn more about Dragon wrestling’s season, go online at SLCWrestling.com.