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“I wrestled smarter than everyone else,” Marnin said. “The Southeast Polk summer practices really helped me out a lot.” Marnin still had one goal ahead of him to complete the Triple Crown. Once again, it was time to regroup and refocus. “After I won Greco, I had to stay focused,” Marnin said. “I did- n’t want to get too excited and ruin my shot in freestyle.” Marnin completed the Triple Crown with a third dominating performance. He went 7-0 with five pins and a technical fall. He pinned Tate Orndorff of Washington in 3:23 in the final to com- plete the Triple Crown. Three of his pins came in under a minute.
“Going into both of my finals matches, I was a little worried because I hadn’t seen either one of my opponents during the tournament. I had to try to get a feel for each guy’s strengths. In both matches I persevered and ended up winning both of them,” Marnin said. “It was really amazing the way all of this worked out really. Going in I expected to place. But coming out on top is pretty awesome.”
“Not too many people have done that. It’s really exciting for him,” Christenson said of Marnin winning the Triple Crown. “It’s one of the most prestigious things you can do. You have to have the mental toughness to be able to go through the grind, espe- cially at Fargo. He wrestled 14 matches in five days. To have a dominating performance like that ... that’s something you just don’t see at heavyweight that often.” Marnin, who is an all-state offensive lineman in football, is the
starting heavyweight at Southeast Polk this season. Scanlan transferred to Wyoming Seminary Prep School shortly after the school year began. It has proven to be beneficial to both as Marnin and Scanlan have blossomed into two of the top heavy- weights in the nation.
“It’s one of the most prestigious things you can do. You have to have the mental toughness to be able to go through the grind, espe- cially at Fargo. He wrestled 14 matches in five days. To have a dominating performance like that ... that’s something you just don’t see at heavyweight that often.” - SE Polk Coach Jason Christenson
“I heard rumors that he was going to do it and then I stopped seeing him at school all of a sudden,” Marnin said. “I’m happy about it. I get the spot now, so I get to compete in all the meets and tournaments.”
Marnin is 23-3 this season and is coming off a runner-up fin- ish at the Cheesehead Invitational Jan. 3-4 at Kaukauna, Wis. Marnin proudly displays his trophies from the Triple Crown, but he knows it’s time to put the past behind him and focus on the future, one he hopes holds a state championship for him in late February in Des Moines. “I can’t live on past accomplishments. If I do, I’m going to fail,” Marnin said. “I know people are gunning for me every time I step on the mat. My coaches have been working with me to diversify my offense. I want to win a state title this year.”
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