Jack Dechow stands outside the wrestling room in the Jim Jarret Athletic Building. He has a big bruise under his eye, but he cracks a smile. Dechow recalls the first time he wrestled ODU alum Billy Curling at Granby Camp.
“It was my first taste of collegiate wrestling. He put a whooping on me,” Dechow laughs. “That was my welcome to college moment.”
Since then, Dechow has hit the mat running. He stands alone in 184 weight division for the Old Dominion wrestling team this season.