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Iowa State's Jon Reader, left, rolls Iowa's Ryan Morningstar, during the 165-pound match in the semifinals of the Division 1 NWCA National Duals wrestling competition in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. (Rick Tibbott / The Waterloo Courier)

Iowa State’s Jon Reader, left, rolls Iowa’s Ryan Morningstar, during the 165-pound match in the semifinals of the Division 1 NWCA National Duals wrestling competition in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Waterloo Courier, Rick Tibbott)

Question: I was a fairly good wrestler in high school through my first year in community college, where I was stuck behind a teammate who had been an all-Northern California wrestler in my weight class. Photos like this make me realize how absurd wrestlers can look on certain holds. How about you? Did you ever wrestle for your school? Or do you like wrestling now?

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