Athlete of the Week: Hunter Curren
Hunter Curren in action.
Hunter Curren is a varsity wrestler at Bellwood-Antis. He wrestles at 135 lb. Recently, he got his first win at the varsity level and because of this he is the BluePrint’s Athlete of the Week.
BluePrint: How did you get involved with wrestling?
Hunter: My friend Kaylob Tatsch told me to do it. I’ve always been opportunistic and I’ll try anything once.
BluePrint: What’s your favorite thing about the sport?
Hunter : The competition. Its all one on one and its not a team effort so all of your success is all you.
BluePrint: How do you plan to improve from last season as an individual and as a team?
Hunter: Individually I plan to lift and get stronger. As a team I want to inspire the freshman interested in wrestling to move up and get the experience of varsity wrestling.
BluePrint: How do predict your season will go?
Hunter: Hopefully a lot better than last season. I just want to win. I didn’t even win last season so I’ve already achieved my goal.
BluePrint: Are you interested in wrestling the rest of high school? College?
Hunter: I plan on wrestling until I graduate high school and then enlisting in the military.
BluePrint: What aspect did you on most of the offseason?
Hunter: Speed. You have to be quick to be successful as a lower weight class in wrestling too. I worked a lot on speed.
BluePrint: Do you have to cut weight? How hard is that?
Hunter: Yes. It is extremely hard especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas because I have to diet to make weight.
BluePrint: Do you think you can make a run at a championship this season?
Hunter: Not this season seeing that it is only my second year wrestling but I feel like if I keep working at this rate by my senior year.
