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    College wrestler Dickeson killed in car crash

    Lane Dickeson, a redshirt freshman wrestler at Notre Dame College of Ohio last season and two-time Tennessee high school state championships medalist, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Sunday. He was 19.

    The 2015 Wilson Central High School graduate was at the wheel of his Subaru when he apparently lost control, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The vehicle left the road at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday and struck a tree outside Mt. Juliet, Tenn.

    Lane Dickeson
    Dickeson spent the 2015-2016 academic year as a redshirt freshman at NCAA Division II Notre Dame College in suburban Cleveland, but had made plans to transfer closer to home to Middle Tennessee State and wrestle there, according to multiple media reports in Tennessee.

    As a high school wrestler, Dickeson medaled twice at the TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) Class AAA state tournament, as runner-up at 126 pounds in 2014, and placing sixth at 138 his senior year. He was a four-time state championships qualifier, a two-time region qualifier, and a three-time AAU All-American. Dickeson finished his prep career at 187 victories, placing him eighth all-time at Wilson Central.

    "Lane was one of the most successful wrestlers I've coached," WCHS head coach John Kramer told the Wilson Post. "Not just at Wilson Central but throughout my 28-year career.

    "Lane was part of that group that came up to Wilson Central and put program on the map. He will be greatly missed and remembered forever."

    Visitation will be at 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Bond Memorial Chapel, 1098 Weston Drive, Mt. Juliet, and 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Cooks United Methodist Church, 7919 Lebanon Road, Mt. Juliet. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Cooks United Methodist.

    In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the Wilson Central wrestling program. Members of the Wilson Central wrestling team will serve as pallbearers.

    In addition, an online memorial fund has been established to help Lane Dickeson's family with funeral expenses. As of Monday evening, approximately $750 of the $10,000 goal had been raised.

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