Junior Colin Heffernan poses for a portrait, Nov. 28 in the Wrestling Practice Facility on the campus of Central Michigan University.
Colin Heffernan could have done what everyone expected him to do. He made his own path instead.
Now he is one of Central Michigan’s top wrestlers. He sits at 23-5 this season, and is ranked No. 7 nationally and No. 2 in the Mid-American Conference in the 157-pound weight class.
Heffernan’s father, John, and uncle, Jim, were both standout wrestlers at Iowa.
The Heffernan’s connection with the sport began in Cleveland, where John, Jim and their oldest brother, Matt, were state champions at St.