He's intense in practice, and he brings that to the mat.

He's a great leader, and he has a great work ethic. He helps the younger guys get ready for practice and keeps them motivated.

The main thing is our young kids are starting to improve and we're starting to peak at the right time of the year. We're getting a lot of hard work and push from the young kids. Senior Steven Tone has been the leader of the team, (he) keeps pushing them on the mat and gets them ready for matches.

I've been playing for 10 years and I've had a lot of practice, so I expect to do well. But I didn't expect to be doing this well.

That was our main goal, to keep everybody in the (practice) room. When guys start leaving (because their individual season has ended), it hurts everybody.

We'll celebrate tonight and then it's practice tomorrow.