EDMOND — When Andy Schneider is coaching his young wrestlers at Edmond North High School, and sometimes even the older ones, he regularly finds himself using former Husky standout Derek White as an example for something.
Proof that wrestling technique can be valuable, even necessary, for heavier wrestlers? Schneider points to White.
Proof that you don’t have to be constantly cutting weight to be a successful wrestler? He points to White.
Proof of what hard work can do? He points to White, the kid who walked into Edmond North’s wrestling room a gangly 119-pound freshman nearly nine years ago, but on Thursday, will take the mat as the top-seeded heavyweight at the NCAA championships at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.