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For some high school athletes, sports are all about the thrill of a win. For others, it is an extracurricular activity just to have fun.

But to Ellensburg High School senior Jake Gordon, it turned into a motivation to lose weight and get back in shape.

Gordons journey

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Gordon wrestled in middle school, then joined the high school wrestling team as a freshman and wrestled for a season and a half. He took a year off during his junior season to concentrate on his academics, but when he returned to the team, he was too heavy to participate in any weight class.

I started the season out weighing 330 and the highest weight class was 285, Gordon said. Ive always been known as Big Jake to my friends, but I wanted to wrestle again, so I worked my butt off.

Gordon attended practices and work-out sessions with the team, but he did not want to just watch and root on his teammates from the sidelines. He wanted to be out there, helping them win matches.

The first thing I did was go out and get a gym membership, Gordon said. I was practicing hard trying to get that weight off, but I knew I had to do more. Working out an hour and a half during practice wasnt going to cut it.

During the weight-loss process, on a match week, Gordon sat on the stationary bike and pedaled 10 miles after practice if he was close to making weight.

He also changed his eating habits by eating more salads, drinking fruit smoothies and controlling his hunger.

I just wouldnt eat lunch because I knew if I was going to go out, I was going to eat McDonalds or Taco Bell, Gordon said. Before I left the house in the morning Id eat breakfast and then go home and eat.

Another hurdle

A month and a half into the season, Gordon planned on wrestling in the Bulldogs home tournament, the Ray Westberg Invitational on Jan. 14. One hour before weigh-ins he was a single pound too heavy.

According to the Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association, high school wrestlers must not only pass the body weight portion where you must be at or under your desired weight class, but must also pass a hydration test reading from 1.000 to 1.025.

Instead of giving up, Gordon ran upstairs to the gym and jumped on the bike.

I rode 12 miles on the bike with a sweatshirt on and tightened the strings around my face, Gordon said. By the time of weigh-ins I was a half-pound under.

He lost his first-round match to Selahs Adrian Valdovinos but it was the first match in almost two years where his family and friends could watch and root him on.

I was so proud of him when he came to me and wanted to do that, said his mom, Alisha. I was actually shocked how quickly he did it, only because losing weight isnt easy.

Gordon kept off the weight and went on to finish eighth in the district tournament when he pinned Prossers Steve Garcia in 1:50.

He wanted to give up many times.

I thought a lot of times about just not showing up to practice and saying to myself, I dont need to wrestle but later in the season I realized how many people came out just to see me wrestle, Gordon said.

Now that wrestling is over, Gordon has hung up his singlet, but looks back on it as a lifestyle change. He lost 45 pounds over the course of the season and said he feels like he has much more energy.

I would have regretted it if I didnt wrestle, Gordon said. During the season and cutting all that weight was hard and I was negative about it, but now that it is over I wish the season was longer. It was awesome.

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