Athlete of the Week: Drew Wiechers, Centerville

Drew Wiechers

Drew Wiechers

Name: Drew Wiechers

School: Centerville

Grade: Junior

Age: 17

Sports: Wrestling

Claim to fame/honors: Won GWOC championship this year; placed sixth at state at 152 pounds; member of the Business Academy at Centerville High School

Bet you didn’t know … I’ve been wrestling since kindergarten

Words you live by: Opportunities don’t happen, you create them

Toughest opponent: Jake Marsh, Marysville

Biggest influence: My dad and Craig Kuhr, both have had a big impact on my life as a wrestler and as a person

Match-day rituals: After I weigh in, I always have mini chocolate donuts from a gas station

What’s on your bedroom walls: Soccer jerseys, wrestling medals

When I’m bored I like to … play FIFA

Favorite movie: Hacksaw Ridge

Person who would play you in a movie: Seth Rogan

Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Favorite musical artist: Drake

I can’t live without: My family

I can live without: Cutting weight

Event you’d like to attend: World Cup soccer

Favorite book: Where the Red Fern Grows

Favorite home-cooked meal: Chicken on the bone

Favorite restaurant: Skyline

Favorite smell: Early morning pancakes and bacon

Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Store where you’d like a shopping spree: Pacsun

Vegetable you won’t eat: Carrots

I’d love to trade places for a day with … Bill Gates

Whose mind would you like to read? Jordan Belfort

Place where you’d love to travel? Italy

Talent you’d like to have? Fly

Favorite school subject: History

Favorite athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo

Favorite team: Manchester United

Favorite Olympic sport: Wrestling

Something in the world I’d like to change: Rude people

Favorite sports moment: Winning the GWOC tournament in the last second

Favorite junk food: Ice cream

Best thing about wrestling: No one else to blame but yourself and you can’t run it away and blame it on someone else

In 10 years, I hope to be … successful person and a family man

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