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Hard work pays off
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osted at
4:57 pm by Mike =
Cane,
Herald Writer
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verett
High School senior Jake Anstett signs an NCAA National Letter of Intent
Thursday morning at Everett High, accepting a full-ride scholarship to
wrestle for New Mexico Highlands University. Everett wrestling coach Brien
Elliott looks on.
This blog=
title
is one of those obvious sayings, right? But earlier today I saw a good
example of how true it is.
This morning Jake Anstett, a senior at Everett High,
signed an NCAA National Letter of Intent to wrestle for New Mexico
Highlands University (Las Vegas, N.M.).
This year Anstett was the Class 3A state runner-up in the 285-pou=
nd
weight division. He was also a two-time district champion and a 2008 regi=
onal
champ.
After Anstett signed his letter of intent, Everett wrestling c=
oach
Brien Elliott wrote a familiar phrase on a large banner that Anstett
plans to take to college. The message: Hard work pays off.<=
br>
In this case, Anstett's commitment to
wrestling and schoolwork earned him a free college education. He s=
aid
he received a full-ride scholarship (70 percent athletic and 30 percent
academic) to compete for Highlands, a Division-II program that is a membe=
r of
the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
Anstett thanked his parents and coaches, who he said pushed him to
put in the extra effort that led to his success.
It's been an eventful week for Anstett. Last night he was one of =
the
candidates honored at the annual Walsh-Platt Scholarship presentation<=
/b>.
To read about that celebration of remarkable student-athletes click here.
Anstett's family members were also in the spotlight last night. Paige Anst=
ett,
Jake's sister, sang the national anthem and Jake's parents, Ken and Debbie
Anstett, were named Everett High's Mom and Pop of the Year.=
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