But the expectation of the wrestlers themselves, academically speaking, is quite the same.
The F&M wrestlers are not only committed to top-tier academics, but also to the highest level of collegiate wrestling.
Furthermore, F&M begins every season at a disadvantage. I'm referring of course to the school's inability to award athletic scholarships.
As a humble spectator and sports writer, it's frankly quite an amazing feat that F&M wins at all. The facilities, the budget, the recognition--it's all less than that of other schools, yet these boys are putting in just as much, if not a bit more hard work than those on other teams.
It's tough enough to be a varsity athlete at F&M, but to do what any single wrestler on the Dips' squad does, it takes heart; it takes determination, pertinacity and a whole lot of patience.
This past weekend, F&M went 1-2. It was a hard fought trio of matches, and if anyone was thinking of getting down on themselves, bear in mind that proportionally, F&M is the mightiest of any school we face, and that in due time, the results will ensue all the hard work you've all invested.
Just for your amusement though...
Student Undergraduate Enrollment:
Franklin & Marshall College - 2,363
Sacred Heart University - 4,173
Brown University - 6,118
Boston University - 15,977
F&M held its own against these three larger, and more well-funded schools, and there is no denying the Dips are on the straight-and-narrow this year, progressing in huge leaps towards the team's goal of capturing the E.I.W.A. Championship.
I think one thing is certain though. If F&M wrestling were to join the rest of the college's varsity teams in the Centennial Conference, a championship trophy would be sitting in the office of Coaches Rogers & Greenberg at the end of the year.
Pretty impressive if you ask me.
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