{"id":2520,"date":"2007-03-21T09:12:23","date_gmt":"2007-03-21T14:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2007-03-21T09:17:06","modified_gmt":"2007-03-21T14:17:06","slug":"wrestling-movie-screens-at-hs-senior-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrestlingpod.com\/wrestling-news\/w2520\/wrestling-movie-screens-at-hs-senior-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrestling Movie Screens at HS Senior Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>New wrestling film to screen at High School Senior Nationals Wrestling<br \/>\nChampionship and Convention.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>VERITAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veritas is a feature-length film documenting Lehigh University&#8217;s<br \/>\n2004-2005 wrestling team and the story of Jon Trenge, who strives to<br \/>\nachieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Wrestling Champion<br \/>\nfor his hometown school. Jon&#8217;s freshman season is cut short when<br \/>\ndoctors discover an eye condition so serious that he is told he should<br \/>\nnever wrestle again or risk losing his eyesight permanently. Jon<br \/>\nrefuses to accept his doctor&#8217;s warning and is determined to find a way<br \/>\nto wrestle. After undergoing five eye surgeries, he wears homemade<br \/>\nprotective goggles designed by his father and nearly achieves his goal<br \/>\nhis sophomore and junior seasons losing in the National Finals.<\/p>\n<p>Jon defeats a former National Champion to earn the most wins in<br \/>\nLehigh&#8217;s storied wrestling history, but many of his opponents<br \/>\nintentionally attack his protective goggles injuring and frustrating<br \/>\nhim. Jon retaliates and gets disqualified from two matches. However,<br \/>\nJon overcomes this setback by using it as an opportunity to learn<br \/>\nabout himself and grow as a person. He returns to competition<br \/>\ninvigorated, and the pursuit of his childhood dream ultimately helps<br \/>\nhim become the man he wants to be.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a special screening during the High School Senior<br \/>\nNationals Wrestling Championship and Convention from Mar, 29-01, 2007<br \/>\nin Virginia Beach, VA. Date and time to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>View the teaser online: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Veritas-Movie.com\">http:\/\/www.Veritas-Movie.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New wrestling film to screen at High School Senior Nationals Wrestling Championship and Convention. VERITAS Veritas is a feature-length film documenting Lehigh University&#8217;s 2004-2005 wrestling team and the story of Jon Trenge, who strives to achieve his childhood dream of becoming a National Wrestling Champion for his hometown school. 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