FORT WASHINGTON -- vwin德赢娱乐 wrestling is ready to return to the mat for its third season under Head Coach John Staudenmayer. The Patriots open their season on 12月. 2 when they host The Battle of Germantown. 

“This year we’re really excited,施陶登迈尔说. “我们带来了几个孩子. We have kids coming up from eighth grade, 他们带来了很多炒作, and backing that hype is exciting to us. We are ready to go, and we’ve got them working hard.”

Three wrestlers who qualified for National Preps a season ago -- Jhais Williams ’25, 杰克·巴伦，26岁, and Robert Leeds ’25 – return for the 2023-24 season and will be looking to bring home some hardware this year after returning empty handed at the end of last year. While the end results were not what the team had hoped, Staudenmayer said that the experience the group had a year ago has helped set the bar for this season. 

“去全国赛, 站在证人席上, maybe being a National Prep Champion, 被美国, 这就是我们所追求的,施陶登迈尔说. “I feel like we have a good group of guys who can make some noise and fit into those goals.”

The Patriots have a loaded schedule starting with the Battle of Germantown and will be competing in a tournament or invitational almost every weekend in 12月ember and January. In addition to the season-opening tournament, Staudenmayer highlighted Beast of the East (12月. 16-17)，逃离岩石(1月. 13-14), and the Coal-Cracker Invitational (Jan. 19-20) as competitions that he is looking forward to. 

“Those four are grinders,施陶登迈尔说. “Our schedule matches up with the No. 1 team in the country, relative to where we go and what tournament we’re at. We’re going to see wrestlers that are nationally ranked, maybe three times a month. It’s all to test them and for them to see what the best of the best is.”

After four tournaments to start the year, the Patriots get into Inter-Ac competition on Jan. 5 when they host Springside Chestnut Hill Academy. After that, the league stretch continues with Malvern Prep (Jan. 美国圣公会学院(1月12日. 哈弗福德学校(1月18日). 宾州特许大学(Penn Charter)(2月26日). 2). The season culminates with the Prep State Tournament on Feb. 2月16日至17日，以及2月11日的全国预选赛. 23-24. 

With the start of the season right around the corner, Staudenmayer feels like his team is ready to get started.

“There’s no other way to do this than to work hard,施陶登迈尔说. “There is no way around sweat equity and even the younger kids know that. 每个人都有一个伟大的基础, we don’t have to go in and teach them what a proper stance is, we’re already building on what they have, and helping them build their confidence."