{"id":2130,"date":"2006-04-06T05:46:44","date_gmt":"2006-04-06T10:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2130\/"},"modified":"2006-04-06T05:46:44","modified_gmt":"2006-04-06T10:46:44","slug":"nius-will-mcdermott-shares-his-ncaa-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2130\/nius-will-mcdermott-shares-his-ncaa-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"NIU’s Will McDermott Shares His NCAA Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star throws down with McDermott<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Ben Gross Northern Star<\/p>\n

DeKalb, IL (CSTV U-WIRE) — Will McDermott, a name that is unknown now, could be a staple in NIU wrestling in a couple years.<\/p>\n

McDermott was redshirted for his freshman season, but he did see action in tournament play.<\/p>\n

The Northern Star had a chance to talk to the 141-pound Mundelein native about his tournament experience, the only wresting movie known to man and why he likes Dashboard Confessional.<\/p>\n

Northern Star: What brought you to NIU?<\/p>\n

Will McDermott: What brought me to NIU was when I started looking for colleges my junior year.<\/p>\n

I was looking for wrestling. All I cared about was Division I, a good program and to be pretty close to home. I looked on Web sites and read about who was good, and Northern came up No. 23 and it was no question.<\/p>\n

NS: How was your first season? What was it like for you?<\/p>\n

WM: We had some open tournaments as a team that I did OK in. I took second in two tournaments that we went to.<\/p>\n

Basically they say you’re a redshirt; you don’t get to carry a bag or wear the singlet but [you] go to tournaments. So we would drive ourselves, pay for gas, pay for hotels and wrestle in as many tournaments as possible.<\/p>\n

NS: Interesting. So you guys have to do extra work to participate in tournaments. Do a lot of redshirt freshmen do this?<\/p>\n

WM: For the most part, no. There were a couple guys who really wanted to get better, and they went to all the tournaments.<\/p>\n

But for the most part, [the redshirts] only went to the ones that were required. There were two that were required and the others were optional.<\/p>\n

NS: What’s the hardest thing about wrestling?<\/p>\n

WM: There’s two things. One is the time commitment, and the other one is the endurance it takes. I’ve done a lot of sports, and I’ve never been in one that makes your lungs burn as bad as wrestling.<\/p>\n

NS: Let’s get to know the real Will. What types of music do you listen to?<\/p>\n

WM: I like pretty much everything. Dave Matthews Band, Dashboard Confessional, the usual college stuff.<\/p>\n

NS: Is there any music that gets you pumped up before a match?<\/p>\n

WM: Senior year I got really into Dashboard. So I would play that CD on loop before tournaments.<\/p>\n

Read the entire article at northernstar.info<\/a><\/p>\n

NS: What’s your favorite movie?<\/p>\n

WM: I like “Office Space “and “Vision Quest “for anyone who knows anything about wrestling, but I like “Office Space “the best.<\/p>\n

NS: “Vision Quest?”<\/p>\n

WM: It’s the only wrestling movie out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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