Athlete of the Week: Michael White INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Michael White is the No. 1 ranked wrestler at 190 pounds in the state of Indiana. White was the runner-up at state last season, and was sixth in the state as a sophomore. White did not even start wrestling until his freshman year a t Lawrence North, and is now committed to Oklahoma State, one of the premiere programs in the country. “I was determined, and I feel like that’s the step, that leap, is what made me keep getting better every practice and every week, and I was coming out of it getting better, because I knew hey, I can probably be something in this sport,” White said. “From day one, you could tell he was a really hard worker and willing to fight from whistle to whistle, which you can’t really coach that,” Lawrence North wrestling head coach Jacob Aven said. “You could tell he was willing to fight the whole time, so really he just had to learn the technique and some wrestling IQ stuff, and once he figured that out, it’s been winning matches.” As a senior White has taken on a leadership role with some of the younger wrestlers on the team. “He does a great job in here helping out the younger guys, showing them technique and mentoring them, showing them what it takes to be an elite wrestler.” For more on Michael White, watch the video above. ...read more read less