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#6	Anonymous Coward August 6 at 7:11pm Great story...work hard and it will come reply
#5	I Agree August 5 at 8:13pm Joe Jamison? Andy Lausier? Is he serious? Add that to the difficulty getting in to Princeton, and you have an uphill battle to say the least. reply
#4	WHY WHY WHY August 5 at 8:08pm Why does Ayers have such a mediocre (at best) coaching staff? How is he going to attract the better wrestlers in the country like that? Harvard Cornell UPenn all have a better coaching staff. He has no chance at suceeding there. reply
#3	Real Deal August 4 at 1:15pm Great Interview Flo! reply
#2	Doglist August 4 at 10:02am Love his story. Great motivation for all kids. Especially, after experiencing the pain of defeat. reply
#1	Tiger71 August 3 at 12:41pm Ayres left the Grace Hall mats as an all-american and as Lehigh's leader in all time wins ( I think this second point is right). He had 120 wins for Lehigh, of which at least 5 were over NCAA finalists. His victories included 16 wins over all-americans. Not bad for a kid who didn't place in high school. He also won the Easterns, where his lowest place was 3rd, and his two second place finishes came against a national champ and an NCAA 3rd placer (who probably ought to have won). Upside indeed. Can he find a few more like him? We'll even take someone who did place in hs. :) reply

Chris Ayres

Ayres Had An Upside

August 3, 2009

Chris Ayres never placed in the New Jersey state wrestling tournament, but managed to be a DI AA at Lehigh. Coach Ayres explains the maturation process, being a mat rat and what upside is. Coach Ayres also talks about all of the factors and ingredients to reaching AA status at Lehigh.

About Chris Ayres

Organization:	Princeton Wrestling
Current School:	Princeton
College:	Lehigh University
High School:	Newton High
Bio:	Chris Ayres never placed in the state tourny in New Jersey, but did a year of post graduate school at Blair and then found a home at Lehigh where he found his stride and became an AA for the Mountain… + See More + Chris Ayres never placed in the state tourny in New Jersey, but did a year of post graduate school at Blair and then found a home at Lehigh where he found his stride and became an AA for the Mountain… + See More - See Less - Chris Ayres never placed in the state tourny in New Jersey, but did a year of post graduate school at Blair and then found a home at Lehigh where he found his stride and became an AA for the Mountain Hawks, which was then followed by a five year coaching career under Greg Strobel. In 2006 Coach Ayres took the reigns at Princeton and is working to get the Tigers back on track.