Baylor School wrestler Nick Corday has won high school championships in two states and has a No. 13 national ranking, but the 113-pound junior takes nothing for granted when he steps on the mat.
Corday leaves his campus housing early each morning to lift and train before classes begin. After school, he drills with his teammates and has even challenged himself by inviting three-time Tennessee state champion Daniel Uhorchuk of Signal Mountain and Uhorchuk’s brothers Caleb and Ethan for extra training time together.
“Wrestling has always been good for me because it is always a grind. What you put into it is what you get out of it,” said Corday, who has committed to Army, where his future teammates are set to include Daniel Uhorchuk and Cleveland’s Trae McDaniel.
“I am motivated to be the wrestler I can become, and that goes for my teammates and others like Daniel. We are always trying to be the best and create the best group. We love to compete and win. Baylor has been the perfect program for me.”
Corday tries to take advantage of his opponent’s mistakes and make each match as short as possible, something he did at last year’s TSSAA Division II state traditional tournament as he won the 106-pound bracket with a trio of first-round pins. He also won a state title in Georgia as a freshman at Buford High School.