Lincoln Railers Wrestling honors six seniors

[January 30, 2020] 

The Railers Wrestling Team honored six seniors on Tuesday night at Roy S. Anderson Gymnasium just ahead of the dual with Effingham and Mattoon.

Those seniors recognized along with family members were Jake Benninger, Trevor Bree, Austin Daniels, Jayden Graham, JT Guzzardo and Brandon Sweitzer.

Coach Justin Dietrich had nice things to say about his seniors and their accomplishments after the dual, in which Lincoln defeated Effingham 63-3 and then lost to Mattoon 46-24.

“I’ve really enjoyed the last four years with this group,” said Dietrich. “One of the best and hardest things about my job as a coach is to help raise them up, and then turn them out into the world. But I know we did our job right if they go out courageously with their heads held high.

"I’m thankful for these guys staying in the fight with us coaches and believing in our program. When this group came in as freshman, our program was coming off a 5-18 season record. Their freshman year they got to 8-15 and then we’ve had three straight winning seasons. We are currently 14-8 with one dual left, which is the most wins we’ve had in a season since I’ve been the head coach.

"This group is leaving our program better than they found it, and that’s one of the most respectable things a high school athlete can do for their program.”

Congratulations, Seniors!!

[Teena Lowery]